Train for Free
Funded care training, Level 2, 3, or 5
Polaris Gateway Care offers fully-funded training to learners across England. No course fees, no hidden costs. Choose the level that matches where you are right now, apply in minutes.
Choose your level
Every level is delivered by experienced trainers, aligned to Skills for Care standards, and supported by named tutors. Apply now and we will be in touch within one working day.
Entry-level
Level 2
An introduction to working in adult care. Designed for new starters and people changing careers, no prior experience needed.
- Communication and dignity in care
- Health, safety, and personal wellbeing
- Working as part of a care team
- Foundations for the Care Certificate
Duration: 6-9 months (typical)
Apply for free trainingPractising care workers
Level 3
For experienced care workers ready to deepen their practice and take on more responsibility, including senior carer routes.
- Person-centred support planning
- Safeguarding adults at depth
- Mental capacity, equality, and inclusion
- Reflective practice and supervision
Duration: 9-12 months (typical)
Apply for free trainingLeaders & managers
Level 5
For senior practitioners moving into management roles, service leadership, governance, and team development.
- Leading and managing a care service
- Resourcing, rotas, and quality assurance
- Continuous improvement and staff development
- Safer recruitment and onboarding
Duration: 12-18 months (typical)
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Who can apply?
- Aged 16 or over and living in England.
- Have the right to work or study in the UK.
- Ready to commit time to study, assignments, and where relevant workplace practice.
Other training
Care Certificate & mandatory training
Alongside the funded Level 2/3/5 routes, we deliver the Care Certificate and the full mandatory training stack for new starters, refreshers, and provider-wide rollouts.
The Care Certificate
The recognised induction standard for adult social care in England, covering all 15 standards through structured learning, workplace assessment, and competency sign-off.
The 15 standards we cover
- Understand your role
- Your personal development
- Duty of care
- Equality and diversity
- Work in a person-centred way
- Communication
- Privacy and dignity
- Fluids and nutrition
- Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disability
- Safeguarding adults
- Safeguarding children
- Basic life support
- Health and safety
- Handling information
- Infection prevention and control
Mandatory training
The core training stack for care-sector workers, for individuals topping up, for providers rolling out across a whole workforce. Aligned to Skills for Care Core Skills and current best practice.
Modules
- Safeguarding Adults (Levels 1-3)Annual / role-based
- Safeguarding ChildrenAnnual / role-based
- Moving & HandlingAnnual
- Infection Prevention & ControlAnnual
- Fire SafetyAnnual
- Food Hygiene (Level 2)Every 3 years
- Basic Life Support & First AidAnnual
- Equality, Diversity & InclusionOn induction + refresher
- Information Governance & GDPRAnnual
- Mental Capacity ActAnnual
- Dementia AwarenessOn induction + refresher
Providers receive named learner reporting, course certificates, and renewal tracking so your training matrix stays current.