Level 4 Diploma in Infection Prevention & Control
The PIMS Level 4 Diploma in Infection Prevention & Control develops professional competence in recognising infection risks and supporting effective preventive controls in healthcare and community-care setti...
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Program Overview
The PIMS Level 4 Diploma in Infection Prevention & Control develops professional competence in recognising infection risks and supporting effective preventive controls in healthcare and community-care settings.
The programme covers transmission routes, hand hygiene, PPE, environmental cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation awareness, waste management, isolation, surveillance, outbreak response, incident reporting and practical infection-control audits.
What You'll Learn
- Infection Prevention Fundamentals
- Chain of Infection
- Modes of Transmission
- Direct and Indirect Transmission
- Airborne and Droplet Transmission
- Hand Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Environmental Cleaning
- Disinfection and Sterilisation Awareness
- Healthcare Waste Management
- Infection-Risk Assessment
- Hazard Identification
- Isolation Procedures
- Barrier Nursing Awareness
- Patient Cohorting Awareness
- Infection-Control Documentation
- Surveillance Awareness
- Outbreak Response
- Incident Reporting
- Practical Infection-Control Audits
Empowering professionals with knowledge, practical understanding and stronger workplace skills.
PIMSWho Should Attend?
This PIMS Infection Prevention & Control programme is suitable for Healthcare Assistants, Nurses and Allied Health Personnel, Infection-Control Support Personnel, Hospital Safety Officers and Community-Care Personnel.
Key Benefits
After completing the programme, learners should be better prepared to:
- Develop infection-prevention competence
- Strengthen transmission-control knowledge
- Improve PPE and hygiene practices
- Develop infection-risk assessment
- Improve outbreak-response awareness
- Strengthen infection-control documentation
Assessment & Evaluation
- Assessment Type: Written examination, practical infection-control project and viva.
- Format: Multiple-choice questions, applied case studies, hands-on infection-control project and oral defence.
- Total Questions: 60 theory questions plus 1 practical project and 1 viva.
- Passing Score: 70%.
- Duration: 4–6 weeks (80–100 hours total).
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