Open Badges
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) provides an Open Badges platform for bite-sized learning from various organisations, allowing you to earn digital badges for completed activities.
The Knowledge Network Open Badges
Search skills
Interactive Search Tips resource that covers: What do I need to know? Where should I look? How do I know if I can trust the information I’ve found?
Learning resources
Turas Learn is a digital learning platform developed by NHS Education for Scotland. Once you have registered for an account you will be able to access a wide range of eLearning modules to support your learning needs.
Register for a Turas account
Here is a small selection of what is available:
eLearning module providing an introduction to the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
Equality, diversity and human rights
Introductory learning resources for equality, diversity and human rights, developed to meet the essential learning needs of the health and social care workforce in Scotland.
Provides resources to support a range of information skills to continue your professional learning in the workplace.
How to search the literature effectively
A step-by-step guide to finding information and developing the skills for successful searching.
Mental health improvement, and prevention of self-harm and suicide
Resources for developing the knowledge and skills needed to promote good mental health and wellbeing across the whole population and to prevent mental ill health, self-harm or suicide.
Resources which cover areas such as care experience, quality improvement, spiritual care, personal outcomes, carers, openness and learning.
Supporting older people to live active, healthy lives
eLearning modules covering the benefits of physical activity for people experiencing care and guidance on managing challenges and common ailments.
Value based health and care for social care
Includes link to a Sway which covers how Value Based Health and Care can be applied in a social care context, including how the six commitments of Value Based Health and Care are considered through the lens of social care.