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Epilepsy Awareness (VTQ)

Understand more about Epilepsy and Seizures, the types of available treatment and how Epilepsy affects people.
CPD Certified Online Training Approved by Skills for Care

Epilepsy Awareness (VTQ) at a glance

  • 2-year nationally recognised certificate
  • 1 hour and 4 minutes of engaging video training
  • Video access for 8 months
  • Printable wall certificate
  • CPD time credit conformation
  • Follows latest UK Resuscitation and ERC guidelines
  • Free weekly video refresher
  • Evidence Based Training certificate
  • Videos include subtitles
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Online Course: £24.95 + VAT

We have been recognised as an endorsed provider from Skills for Care, earning the prestigious distinction as a Centre of Excellence within training and health & social care.

Understanding and Caring for People with Epilepsy is important for any workplace or home setting where caring for someone with Epilepsy. By understanding this condition you will be able to offer better care. This course is the basic course in Epilepsy, we also have a course that includes all the subjects of this course but also includes the administration of rectal Diazepam and a course for Buccal Midazolam.

This course follows the guidelines of the Joint Epilepsy Council (JEC) and the certificate is valid for two years.

This qualification and most of the other ProTrainings qualifications are Endorsed by TQUK to show our commitment to extra levels of compliance and quality assurance.

Companies, organisations or agencies are encouraged to contact us for group discounts and information about onsite training and how our system can be used to track and monitor your staff training.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

  • Healthcare
  • Social care
  • Education 
  • Families and individuals 

This course comes with 2.0 hrs (4.0 class) of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 1 hours and 4 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

  • What is Epilepsy
  • Prevalence
  • Causes of Epilepsy
  • Diagnosing Epilepsy
  • Seizure Types
  • Seizure Triggers
  • Diagnosis and Management
  • Recording Seizures
  • First Aid
  • When to call an Ambulance
  • Status Epilepticus
  • SUDEP
  • Anti Epileptic Drugs
  • Consequences of having Epilepsy