Course Duration: 25+ minutes
This CPD-certified Coping With Stress at Work training course explains how stress can affect office workers and offers practical advice for managing it in healthy and safe ways.
Employers and employees both play a vital role in managing stress to improve working conditions for all involved. This course provides a fundamental understanding of stress, its effects, and when it can be a problem. It also equips users with healthy ways to manage stress at work.
| Course Duration | 25+ minutes |
|---|---|
| Approval body | CPD |
| Format | Fully online |
| Assessment | Multiple choice |
| Certification | Same-day digital certificate |
| Certificate Valid For | 3 years |
This course contains the following sections::
The course certificate includes:
A CPD-certified training certificate will be available for download and printing instantly upon course completion.
Users must complete an assessment before earning their certificate.
The end-of-course test is:
A score of 80% is required to pass.
An astounding 79% commonly experience work-related stress, according to a recent study of British workers. That makes it the most common type of stress in the UK. Only 1% declared having never experienced stress at work, while 17% reported stress as a rare occurrence for them.
As stress is a workplace hazard, employers have a legal duty to conduct a stress risk assessment and ensure appropriate controls are in place to reduce the risk of stress to an acceptable level. Where necessary, stress awareness training should be provided so staff understand this hazard and are able to protect themselves appropriately from it.
While stress from pressure or demand at work is generally normal, excessive stress can cause health issues. Employers have a legal duty to protect employee health and safety.
As stress can affect health so drastically, employers should help employees cope with stress in the work environment. This will lead to a healthier, happier and more productive workplace overall.
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