Infection Prevention and Control

Chains of infection, precautions and the practice that breaks them.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Micro-organisms in plain language
2. 1.2 The chain of infection
3. 1.3 Routes of transmission
4. 1.4 Who is most at risk
1. 2.1 The precautions that apply to everyone
2. 2.2 Risk assessment before a task
3. 2.3 Respiratory and cough etiquette
4. 2.4 Safe handling of blood and body fluids
1. 3.1 Why hands are the main route
2. 3.2 The moments when hands must be cleaned
3. 3.3 Technique, soap and alcohol rub
4. 3.4 Skin care, nails and jewellery
1. 4.1 Choosing the right protection for the task
2. 4.2 Putting it on in the right order
3. 4.3 Taking it off without contaminating yourself
4. 4.4 Masks, respirators and fit
1. 5.1 Cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation
2. 5.2 Cleaning schedules and who owns them
3. 5.3 Managing a spillage
4. 5.4 Linen and laundry
1. 6.1 Segregating waste correctly
2. 6.2 Safe use and disposal of sharps
3. 6.3 Needlestick and exposure incidents
4. 6.4 Storage and transport of waste
1. 7.1 Source isolation and protective isolation
2. 7.2 Transmission-based precautions
3. 7.3 Recognising an outbreak
4. 7.4 Working through one
1. 8.1 Antimicrobial resistance and stewardship in outline
2. 8.2 Staff immunisation
3. 8.3 Audit and surveillance
4. 8.4 What you are personally responsible for, every shift

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Job-ready from the first module Everything here is a task you will actually be asked to do at work, not theory you will never use.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.