Level 3 Award in Infection Control in Health Care
The PIMS Level 3 Award in Infection Control in Health Care develops advanced support and supervisory competence in infection prevention across healthcare settings.The programme covers microbiology, transmission...
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Program Overview
The PIMS Level 3 Award in Infection Control in Health Care develops advanced support and supervisory competence in infection prevention across healthcare settings.
The programme covers microbiology, transmission, standard precautions, PPE, environmental hygiene, waste and sharps management, infection-risk assessment, outbreak response, monitoring, staff awareness and infection-control documentation.
What You'll Learn
- Infection-Control Principles
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Microbiology Fundamentals
- Pathogens and Reservoirs
- Modes of Transmission
- Standard Precautions
- Hand Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Environmental Cleaning
- Disinfection Procedures
- Clinical-Waste Segregation
- Sharps Management
- Outbreak Identification
- Outbreak Containment
- Infection-Risk Assessment
- Hazard Evaluation
- Infection-Control Monitoring
- Staff Training
- Patient Awareness
- Confidentiality
- Infection-Control Documentation
Empowering professionals with knowledge, practical understanding and stronger workplace skills.
PIMSWho Should Attend?
This PIMS Infection Control programme is suitable for Healthcare Assistants progressing into supervisory roles, Clinical Support Supervisors, Care-Team Leaders and Infection-Control Support Personnel.
Key Benefits
After completing the programme, learners should be better prepared to:
- Develop advanced infection-control competence
- Strengthen outbreak-management knowledge
- Improve risk-assessment skills
- Develop staff-training competence
- Improve infection-control monitoring
- Strengthen documentation practices
Assessment & Evaluation
- Assessment Type: Practical assessments, written examination and portfolio review.
- Format: Multiple-choice questions, infection-control simulations, documentation tasks and oral discussion.
- Total Questions: 50 theory questions plus multiple practical tasks.
- Passing Score: 70%.
- Duration: 10–14 weeks (160–200 hours).
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