Care training that fits around every shift

Bite-sized training for care homes, home care and supported living, on any carer's phone with no work email needed. Automate inductions and refreshers, and keep a training matrix an inspector can read.

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See it in action

Built for every kind of care service

See how leading care providers use 5Mins to keep standards high, from the first shift to the next inspection.

Residential care

Win the show round with a team that's ready

Families check your rating before they visit. Give every carer short, engaging training they finish on their phone, so standards stay high on every shift.

  • Safeguarding, medication and falls training in microlessons
  • Enrollment by role, home or specialty, on autopilot
  • Reporting that gives you evidence for inspections
Domiciliary care

Consistent standards on every home visit

Your carers work alone, between visits and across wide areas. Training that lives on their phone keeps confidence and standards consistent, wherever they are.

  • No classroom days or travel to the office
  • Quizzes, leaderboards and accredited certificates
  • Real-time tracking and smart reminders for every branch
The problem

Why traditional care training falls short

Inspectors expect staff to understand safe practice, not just click through a module.
Most training can't show that.

See what this looks like with 5Mins AI

Courses that run for hours

Carers won't sit at a laptop between shifts. Long click-through courses feel daunting, so training gets put off.

The training matrix confuses inspectors

Each home and branch tracks training its own way, so it's hard to show who has done what before an inspection.

Policies nobody reads

Policies and guidance run to long PDFs that carers rarely read, so updates after an incident don't reach the people who need them.

Slow, inconsistent inductions

High turnover means constant inductions, and new carers wait too long to feel ready for their first shifts.

One platform

Safer care today, and skills for tomorrow's roles

Bring compliance, induction and development together in one platform built for deskless care teams.

Complete care compliance

Role-specific, bite-sized training with a live training matrix, certificates and expiry tracking.

  • Safeguarding, infection control, medication and moving and handling
  • Courses grouped by the Care Certificate standards they support
  • Accredited (including RoSPA), with automated refreshers
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Induction and career pathways

Clear learning journeys, from a carer's first shift to care management.

  • Role-based induction for every new starter
  • Pathways from Care Worker to Senior Carer, Team Leader and Care Manager
  • Events for practical sessions, tracked alongside online lessons
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Made for deskless care teams

A TikTok-style feed that drives 6-10x higher engagement than a legacy LMS.

  • Sign in with a mobile number and company access code, no work email needed
  • iOS and Android apps for learning on any shift
  • Points, streaks, leaderboards and certificates
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Zero admin

Automate care compliance and get time back for care

Spend less time chasing training and more time supporting your teams. 5Mins handles enrollment, reminders and reporting for you.

  • Enroll new starters and schedule refreshers by role, service or cohort
  • Remind staff by email and push notification before due dates
  • See who's completed, at risk or overdue across every service
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Recurring enrollments re-assigning an annual safeguarding refresher to care staff automatically

Enroll new starters and re-enroll staff for refreshers automatically, based on their role and service.

Policies & procedures

Turn your care policies into video microlessons

Medication policies, infection control procedures and safeguarding guidance change often. AI Studio turns approved documents into trackable microlessons for every service.

  • Most documents become a video microlesson in about 10 minutes
  • Publish in 20+ languages at the same time for multilingual teams
  • Hugo AI Assistant answers staff questions using your microlessons and policies
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Care conversations

Practice the conversations that matter in care

Knowing the policy is one thing. Using it with a worried relative or a colleague who needs support is another. Roleplays give care teams a safe space to rehearse before the real thing.

  • Respond to a concerned family member
  • Raise a safety concern with confidence
  • Get a score and coaching feedback after every attempt
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Use cases

How 5Mins transforms care training

Inspection readiness

A live training matrix shows who is completed, in progress, at risk or overdue. Every enrollment and completion is kept on record, with reports and certificates ready when an inspector or commissioner asks.

Annual refreshers

Re-enroll staff automatically on the renewal cycle you set, with reminders before every due date.

Policy and guidance updates

Turn a policy or incident learning into a microlesson with AI Studio, then roll it out to every service at once, with an e-signature to confirm it has been read.

Blended practical training

Schedule in-person sessions with Events and record attendance. Log external certificates with expiry dates, alongside online lessons.

Animation 5a: Safeguarding refresher rollout
Why switch

5Mins vs traditional care training

What changes when care training fits into 5 minutes a day.

 5MinsTraditional training
Content formatTikTok-style microlessonsLong e-learning or classroom days
Device experienceMobile first, with iOS and Android appsDesktop or classroom first
AccessMobile number sign-in, no work email neededWork email or shared logins
Time to competenceDays to weeksWeeks to months
EngagementGamified, with 6-10x higher engagementLow, with drop-off after 15 minutes
CustomizationReady-made care courses plus your own policiesOff-the-shelf only
Admin burdenAutomated and inspection-readyManual and spreadsheet-based
RetentionHigh, reinforced with quizzes and practicePoor, with training fatigue
ScalabilityPersonalized by role and serviceOne-size-fits-all
Results

More learning. More time for care.

One platform for compliance, induction and development, used in 80+ countries.

95%+completion rates
60-80%less training time
3-5xfaster onboarding

Reported platform-wide figures. Outcomes vary by organization.

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Free download

Download the full Health & Social Care catalogue

Every Health & Social Care course in one PDF, from safeguarding and medication to dementia, mental health and end-of-life care, with courses grouped by the Care Certificate standards they support. Share it with your registered manager or training lead.

Free PDFAccredited (including RoSPA)Care Certificate mapping
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Free download

Download the Care Training Catalogue

See how 5Mins supports care homes, domiciliary care and supported living, from compliance and induction to AI Studio, Roleplays and reporting. Share it with your registered manager or leadership team.

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Your questions answered

Frequently asked questions

Everything care providers and training leads need to know about training with 5Mins.

What care training does 5Mins offer?

5Mins covers safeguarding adults and children, infection control, medication practice, moving and handling people, dementia, autism and learning disabilities, mental health, food safety and first aid, plus the Care Certificate and general workplace compliance like GDPR and fire safety. Courses are accredited (including RoSPA), split into microlessons of about 5 minutes, and kept up to date as guidance changes.

Does 5Mins support the Care Certificate?

Yes. Our Health & Social Care catalogue groups courses by the Care Certificate standards they support, from duty of care and person-centered care to safeguarding, infection control and handling information. The Care Certificate also requires workplace assessment, so our courses support your induction program rather than replace the observation and sign-off your assessors carry out.

Can care workers without a work email use 5Mins?

Yes. Staff can sign in with a mobile number and a company access code, so carers without a company email can still learn. Microlessons work in the browser and on the 5Mins iOS and Android apps.

How does 5Mins help care providers prepare for inspections?

Every enrollment and completion is recorded with dates, attempts and certificates, including for staff who have left. The compliance dashboard works as a live training matrix: it shows who is completed, in progress, at risk or overdue for every person and course, across every service. Learning Records and certificates are ready to show an inspector, commissioner or your board.

What completion rates does 5Mins achieve?

95%+ across the platform. Microlessons of about 5 minutes, reminders before due dates, and points, streaks and leaderboards keep care teams engaged, with 6-10x higher engagement than a legacy LMS.

Does 5Mins work for domiciliary care teams?

Yes. Microlessons take about 5 minutes and work on any phone, so home care workers can learn in planned learning time wherever they are, without traveling to a classroom. Reminders arrive by push notification and email, and managers see progress for every branch in one place.

Can we record face-to-face practical training too?

Yes. Use Events to schedule in-person sessions and record attendance, and log external certificates with expiry dates. Use 5Mins for theory and refreshers, and keep practical sign-off with your assessors.

What about agency or bank staff who change often?

Automations enroll new people by role as soon as they're added, and refreshers recur automatically. Staff can be added by CSV or synced from your HRIS.

How does pricing compare with cheaper care course libraries?

Compare the cost per completed course, not per seat. Short microlessons get completed, and customers save up to 20 hours a month on training admin. Free access needs no credit card.

We're tied into a contract. Can we still start?

Yes. Start with AI Studio to turn your policies into training now, and move your course library over at renewal.

How long does it take to roll out 5Mins across our services?

Most customers are live in 2-4 weeks. Staff can be added by CSV or synced from your HRIS, and automations enroll new starters in the right training for their role from day one.

Can we turn our own policies and procedures into training?

Yes. Upload a policy, procedure or guidance document and AI Studio turns it into a video microlesson, most in about 10 minutes. You can publish in 20+ languages at the same time for multilingual teams, track who has completed it, and add an e-signature so carers confirm they've read it. Your documents are never used to train AI models.

How do Roleplays work for care teams?

Staff practice realistic conversations with an AI character, out loud or by typing, then get a score and coaching feedback. Care teams use Roleplays to rehearse conversations with worried relatives, raising a safety concern and coaching a colleague. Start from a ready-made scenario, or describe your own and AI builds it.

Is 5Mins secure for care providers?

Yes. 5Mins is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant, with data hosted in the EU and encrypted with AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.2+ in transit. Your data is never sold, and roles and permissions control who sees what.

Does 5Mins cover mandatory training for care home staff?

Yes. 5Mins covers the core mandatory topics for care staff, including safeguarding adults and children, infection control, medication practice, moving and handling people, fire safety, first aid and GDPR. Automations re-enroll staff on your refresher cycle, and the compliance dashboard works as a live training matrix for every service.

Give your care teams training that fits the shift

Microlessons, automatic reminders and inspection-ready records, with 95%+ completion across the platform. See why care providers trust 5Mins to keep their teams safe, skilled and compliant.