Mandatory Training
It’s important to understand at this stage that the phrase
‘mandatory training’ can mean two things. In cases where
mandatory and statutory training is differentiated,
mandatory training is of the type that an employer
believes is essential to carrying out the role safely and
effectively, but it isn’t necessarily legally required or
a matter of compliance. Statutory training on the other
hand would be training that must legally be completed, so
that the organisation is meeting their obligations when it
comes to governing bodies such as the CQC, or laws such as
the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA).
However, in the care industry, it’s very common for the
term ‘mandatory training’ to refer to any kind of training
that an employee must undergo, whether it is training
deemed essential by the employer for the purposes of
effectively carrying out the role, or it’s training that
must legally be completed. If you’re ever unsure about
which definition is being used, check with the employer,
authority or training provider. However, confusion between
the two terms is usually unimportant, as in all scenarios
it means training that has to be taken.