The Centre for Infections delivers high quality training in communicable disease control for professionals working in a variety of disciplines related to health protection. Training is delivered in partnership with colleagues working in other parts of the HPA, in the wider NHS and in academia. Our in-house courses cater for people working in virtually every discipline with a part to play in communicable disease control. The length of courses ranges from half a day up to two to three weeks.

• BioNumerics for New Users
  Bioinformatics training workshop
  Added/updated: 18 March 2010
  
• BioNumerics - Sequence Analysis with BioNumerics
  Bioinformatics training workshop
  Added/updated: 18 March 2010
  
• Biosafety: Biosafety level 1 course for Biological safety officers (ISTR accredited)
  This course has been designed by the ISTR to provide entry level training for Biological safety officers in a broad range of subjects.
  Added/updated: 15 December 2009
  
• Biosafety: Principles and practices of working at ACDP Containment Level 2
  This course gives the delegate a review of the facility design, operational practices and safety management which contribute to working safely in containment level 2 environments.
  Added/updated: 26 March 2009
  
• Biosafety: Principles and practices of working at ACDP Containment Level 3
  This course gives the delegate a systematic review of the facility design, operational practices and safety management which contribute to working safely in the containment level 3 environment.
  Added/updated: 3 December 2009
  
• Biosafety: Principles and practices of working at ACDP Containment Level 4
  This one day course gives the delegate a theoretical overview of the facility design, operational practices and safety management which contribute to working safely in the containment level 4 environment.
  Added/updated: 26 March 2009
  
• Hitch hikers' guide to microbiology
  Suitable for everyone, this course provides an explanation about germs and diseases in plain English
  Added/updated: 2 December 2009
  
• Infectious Diseases Course for CCDC Support Staff
  A course run by the Centre for Infections division
  Added/updated: 2 December 2009
  
• Internal Quality Audit Training
  A course designed to give participants a general understanding of accreditation standards (with particular emphasis on CPA) which they are likely to come across in a pathology laboratory and also an overview of quality systems
  Added/updated: 16 April 2009
  
• Introduction to EpiData Entry / Analysis
  Information on the introduction to EpiData Entry course and the introduction to EpiData Analysis course provided by the Statistics Unit of the HPA.
  Added/updated: 22 December 2009
  
• Introductory course on the epidemiology and surveillance of infectious diseases - 2010
  A five day course designed to provide an introduction to contemporary infectious disease epidemiology and surveillance
  Added/updated: 2 December 2009
  
• Introduction to Stata software course
  This course provides participants with an introduction to the Stata software. After completing the course participants should be able to import and manipulate data and produce graphs and summary statistics in Stata.
  Added/updated: 22 December 2009
  
• Outbreak Investigation: a practical course
  The course will update and refresh your skills in outbreak investigation and provide you with in depth knowledge of current investigatory methods. It will develop your skills and confidence in common statistical packages and software and give an in insight into the legal framework and much more. Space are limited on the two day course early booking is advised.
  Added/updated: 2 December 2009
  
• Quality Assurance Training
  The course is designed to give participants a general understanding of accreditation standards (with particular emphasis on CPA) which they are likely to come across in a pathology laboratory and also an overview of quality systems
  Added/updated: 16 April 2009
  
• Zoonoses: Surveillance, investigation and control
  The two day multi-disciplinary course will provide a unique insight into the importance of zoonotic surveillance, investigation and control.
  Added/updated: 1 February 2010