Drug & Alcohol Awareness

This Drug and Alcohol Awareness Training has been designed to equip employers, managers, and employees with the knowledge to recognise the signs and symptoms of substance abuse; to understand the effects addiction has on both physical and mental health; and to make clear the impact substance abuse has on a workplace and their legal responsibilities regarding it. It’s also RoSPA approved and CPD accredited for your reassurance.

Learning outcome: 

• Understand your responsibilities regarding drugs and alcohol
• Learn what can be done about the problem through people and policies
• Have a better understanding of the negative effects of drugs & alcohol

Content:

1. The Problem with Drugs and Alcohol: In this section we look at how drinking or drug taking can affect someone’s work. We look at responsibilities. We explain what substance misuse means and talk about who may be at risk of addiction and the factors which may influence this happening.

2. The Effects that Drugs and Alcohol Can Have on Health: This section concentrates on how alcohol and different types of drugs can affect health. It talks about alcohol units and addiction. It looks at the different categories and classes of drugs. And we summarise the most common drugs detailing their short and long-term effects.

3. People and Policies: What can be done about the problem? All organisations are different, so we’ve included a downloadable reference guide to help create a policy to suit YOU. We look at the signs of substance abuse. Finally, we suggest a variety of ways to cut down on drinking.

Available Language: 29 languages

Importance of training:

It’s important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.

Compliance: It’s important that you comply with the law and know the ways in which it affects you and the way you work.

Certificate (download and print):

Each of our courses ends with a multiple choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.

This Drug and Alcohol Awareness Training course concludes with a 20 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questionnaires guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.

As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.

What does my certificate include:

Your Drug and Alcohol Awareness Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.