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“UK Employers Are Getting Mandatory Training Wrong” — Here Are the 7 Mistakes Experts See Every Week

Mandatory training in the UK is confusing, repetitive, and full of conflicting information.

But according to clinical experts who train thousands of staff every year, most organisations are making the same 7 mistakes — and it's quietly putting them at risk of failed inspections, non-compliance, or staff who don’t know what to do in an emergency.

If you’re an HR Manager, L&D Manager, or Health & Safety lead… read this before booking your next course.

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1. Most teams don't know which UK training is legally mandatory

Every workplace needs the "Core 3": Fire, First Aid, and Manual Handling. This applies whether you're a care home, manufacturer, NHS site, or office. Additional training depends on your specific environment.

Fire

First Aid

Manual Handling

It doesn’t matter if you’re a care home, manufacturer, NHS site or office — those three never go away.
Everything else sits on top of that, depending on your environment.

2. Managers guess what they need instead of using proper risk categories

Mandatory training isn’t “one-size-fits-all.”
It depends on your risk category:

Low risk: Offices

Medium risk: Care homes, retail

High risk: Manufacturing, warehouses, clinical environments

This affects:

How many Fire Marshals you legally need

Which first aid level applies

Which kind of manual handling is relevant

3. Many companies don't know the Fire Marshal & First Aid ratio

Here are the expert rules of thumb:

Low risk: 1 Fire Marshal per 50 people

Medium risk: 1 per 20

High risk: 1 per 15

And first aid levels vary too:

Offices → Emergency First Aid

Manufacturing → Full 3-day First Aid at Work

Care homes → More trained first aiders due to high clinical risk

Most providers never explain this — they just sell you a course.

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4. Booking “generic” training that ignores your environment

A care home, warehouse, and office have nothing in common — yet many providers teach the same slides to every workplace.
This is why staff forget everything the next day.
Training must match your:

Building

Staffing numbers

Risk profile

Equipment

Daily hazards

Otherwise you’re paying for a certificate, not actual safety.

5. Using trainers who’ve never handled a real emergency

A lot of trainers pass a theory qualification and call themselves experts.
Here’s the truth:
You cannot learn life-saving judgment from a textbook.
Real training needs real clinicians.
Kasorb’s trainers include:

Paramedics

ER nurses

NHS practitioners

People who’ve saved lives — not read about it.

6. Delivering manual handling that’s wrong for your setting

Manual handling is one of the most misunderstood topics.
The correct course depends on where you work:

Office / Manufacturing: Lifting boxes & equipment

Care Homes: Assisting people safely (never lifting them)

Factories: Machine safety, equipment handling, mechanical assistance

A “generic manual handling course” does not exist — and shouldn’t.

7. Forgetting the additional mandatory or statutory courses for your industry

The “Core 3” is only the starting point.
Every industry has its own mandatory or essential add-ons:

Care homes

Safeguarding

Medication management

Skin integrity

Mental capacity

People moving

Manufacturing

COSHH

Chemical safety

Eye washing stations

Risk assessment training

Offices

DSE training

Evacuation support (for people with mobility/hearing/vision needs)

If your provider isn’t telling you this, they’re not protecting you.

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So How Do You Know Exactly What YOUR Workplace Needs?

This is where most employers get stuck.The fastest way to figure it out?
The “Core 3” is only the starting point.

Use a training provider that:

Assesses your risk level

Tailors training to your building

Uses clinical instructors

Handles all documentation and certificates

Delivers workplace-specific scenarios

And that’s why thousands of UK employers rely on Kasorb.

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Tailored to your risk & building

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Compliance-ready documentation

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Kasorb: Mandatory Training That’s Built Around Your Workplace — Not a PowerPoint

Kasorb delivers:

Real clinicians (Paramedics, ER nurses, NHS staff)

Hands-on, interactive training

Workplace-specific sessions

Compliance-ready documentation

90%+ attendance rates

A flat group rate of £395 for up to 12 staff

Kasorb trains organisations across the UK including:

NHS

Priory

Care UK

Superdrug

Schools, care homes, manufacturers, offices

Hundreds of SMEs

It’s the fastest way to go from “I think we’re compliant” → to “We know we’re protected.”

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Your risk level

Your building

Your staffing numbers

Your industry regulations

Your daily workplace hazards

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“UK Employers Are Getting Mandatory Training Wrong” — Here Are the 7 Mistakes Experts See Every Week

Protect your staff and reputation

1. Most teams don't know which UK training is legally mandatory

2. Managers guess what they need instead of using proper risk categories

3. Many companies don't know the Fire Marshal & First Aid ratio

4. Booking “generic” training that ignores your environment

5. Using trainers who’ve never handled a real emergency

6. Delivering manual handling that’s wrong for your setting

7. Forgetting the additional mandatory or statutory courses for your industry

Care homes

Manufacturing

Offices

Want to know exactly which mandatory courses YOUR workplace needs?

So How Do You Know Exactly What YOUR Workplace Needs?

Use a training provider that:

Ready to Get Fully Compliant — Without the Guesswork?

Kasorb: Mandatory Training That’s Built Around Your Workplace — Not a PowerPoint

Need to Know Exactly Which Courses Your Workplace Requires?

👉 Click below to see exactly what mandatory training your workplace needs.

Request Your Staff Training.Our Team Replies Within 5 Minutes.

Request Your Staff Training.
Our Team Replies Within 5 Minutes.