Immunisation Foundation for Registered Healthcare Practitioners - 5th, 12th and 19th June 2026.
Open to Registered Healthcare Practitioners only.
Blended in-person and virtual training.
Delegates need to attend both the in-person and virtual training sessions to complete the course, and submit pre-learning and an online assessment.
Presented by Specialist Immunisation Educators, Tricia Smith and Emma Edwards.
This course is suitable for Registered Healthcare Practitioners only. If you have any queries about the suitability of this course please contact Learning and Development Centre before making a booking.
This course meets the national minimum standards for immunisation training
Course content will include:
- Immunity and the different types of vaccines and how they work
- Legal aspects of vaccination, including delegation, consent and patient specific directions
- Childhood vaccinations
- Epidemiology of influenza, pneumococcal and shingles diseases.
- Influenza, COVID, pneumococcal and shingles programmes for 2025/2026.
- The importance of the cold chain
- Consultation process and risk assessment
Course Details:
Friday 5th June 2026 - 09:30 to 16:00
In-person training day: a buffet lunch is provided for all delegates. Please state any dietary or access needs on your booking form.
Venue: Fresha Exeter, 23 Bittern Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter EX2 7LW
Free parking is available for delegates at the venue and refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
Friday 12th June 2026 - 09:30 to 13:00
Virtual Live Training Session
Venue: Zoom
Friday 19th June 2026 - 09:30 to 13:00
Virtual Live Training Session
Venue: Zoom
All delegates are required to complete the eLearning section in the handbook before the first taught session. At the end of the course there will be a final assessment. Further information will be sent out prior to the start of the course. Please allow at least an hour after the final teaching session to complete the online assessment. Without the pre-learning and completed online assessment, delegates will not be able to pass this course.
Resources will be distributed to delegates by email, including competency documents that will enable completion of the practical requirements in practice with a mentor.
Parts of this course is being run virtually . Details of how to join the meetings will be emailed to you closer to the event.
These are interactive teaching sessions. It is expected that delegates joining the virtual teaching session will be in a quiet environment in which they can use a camera and a microphone to communicate with the rest of the group. Inability to communicate with others during the sessions may lead to the course not being successfully completed.
If you no longer require your place on this course place cancel it so that there is availability for other delegates. To cancel a booking please log into your Learning and Development Centre account, go to the Training Hub course list and click on the orange box next to the course name.
All
delegates must have their own booking made through the Learning and Development Centre
website to join the meeting. The name on your Zoom account should be
recognisable as the name on your booking. If we cannot identify
delegates they may not be admitted to the session, or certificates may not be
issued after the event.
If you have any questions please contact the team: [email protected]
