Category: Learning

Learn what a mentor does, the benefits of becoming a mentor, the main types of mentoring, and how to be a great mentor in this comprehensive guide.

Are you supporting a loved one as an unpaid carer? Here are five care courses to help build skills and confidence, available for free from FuturU.

Need something more from social care training than just reading and listening? Find out how active learning can make study more engaging and memorable.

Brush up on your knowledge and be confident in your daily practices with these 6 free CPD-accredited online infection prevention and control courses.

Are you a good listener? Active listening techniques could make you an even better one, as well as a more supportive manager. Find out how in this article.

What is employee appreciation and why should it matter to care home team leaders? Find out here and get practical tips for appreciating employees.

Difficult conversations with employees aren’t much fun for either party. Here’s how to make difficult conversations at work more comfortable and constructive.

Understanding what motivates employees can boost retention, performance and teamwork. Here’s how to understand motivation in your social care team.

A good social care worker has more than just ‘hard’ technical qualifications. Here’s how to uncover a candidate’s essential soft skills at interview.

Soft skills are a key ingredient in every successful social care team. Find out how to attract, identify and hire people with the right soft skills.

Sharing honest feedback can bring huge benefits to a care home team. But what is a feedback culture and how can care home leaders create one? Find out here.

Soft skills play a crucial role in workplace success. But what are soft skills, and which ones are essential to a career in social care? Find out here.

Struggling to get an interview for jobs in care? Improve your care worker CV with our 5 top care worker CV tips (and 3 common mistakes to avoid).

As a people manager, you have the opportunity to inspire your team to plan a career around their real passions. In this article, we’ll explore how to do just that.

From accessibility and flexibility through to engagement and cost-savings, here’s six benefits of e-learning for care organisations.

Whatever your role, it’s crucial to equip yourself with the skills needed to provide the very best care. Here’s 8 skills every healthcare worker needs in 2024.

FuturU’s Head of Learning Innovation, Mark Story, takes us on a fascinating journey into the world of human behaviour and decision-making.

Here’s six courses for healthcare workers available entirely for free from FuturU that’ll help you take your skills and confidence to the next level.

From mental health awareness to mealtime assistance and fire safety, this article outlines six skills your care home needs to thrive and how to get them with FuturU.

Carving out time to learn is easier said than done, but if you want to make real progress at work, it’s a non-negotiable. Here’s how to create a learning habit.

FuturU offers a wide range of advanced courses for nursing, covering everything from Acquired Brain Injury to Dementia. Discover our top picks for nurses here.

From moving & handling to fire safety, discover the seven essential training courses that every care worker needs to complete, available for free from FuturU.

Vicki Kot, Learning Experience Design Manager at FuturU, takes a deep dive into the power of storytelling and how it can improve knowledge retention in learning.

In this article, Vicki Kot explores the significance of story narratives in learning. Find out how storytelling can aid in the retention of information.

Learning can be challenging, especially when the benefits are not immediate. In this article, Mark shares some of the best ways to stay motivated while learning.

Feeling curious? Unpack the concept of curiosity with Mark Story, explore its role in learning and personal growth, and how it can help us shape a brighter future.

Learning is a skill. You can be good at it or bad at it but crucially, you can get better at it. Mark Story shares four ways you can become a better learner.