Course Duration: 50+ minutes
This CPD-certified Stress Management in Offices for Managers training course will give users a greater understanding of stress management in office environments.
The course outlines how to spot the symptoms of stress, identify common workplace stressors and establish control measures to protect staff, ensuring they can deliver their best at work.
| Course Duration | 50+ 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:
Covers the fundamentals of workplace stress, including its severity, adverse outcomes, legal obligations of employers and how managers can recognise signs of stress.
Explains how to identify hazards, evaluate potential harm, implement stress control measures and record and review findings.
Outlines common factors that contribute to workplace stress: workplace demands, staff control over work, employee support, workforce relationships, understanding roles, and workplace changes.
The course certificate includes:
A CPD-certified 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.
Work-related stress, anxiety and depression are significant issues in the UK, affecting 914,000 workers annually according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). This figure accounts for more than half of all cases of work-related ill health. In 2021/22 alone, 17 million working days were lost due to work-related ill mental health.
HSE’s statistics also revealed that higher rates of stress were reported in professional and technical occupations, with a lack of managerial support being cited as a key factor.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 both place a legal duty on employers to ensure their employees’ overall health, including their mental well-being.
Specific duties include:
Failure to fulfil these duties may result in legal consequences and financial penalties.
By completing this stress management training online, managers can support their legal obligations while also gaining the knowledge to create a more supportive and productive work environment.
This online training programme equips managers with practical strategies to identify and handle workplace sources of stress, letting them support their staff’s overall well-being and productivity.
It exclusively looks at stress management within an office environment, covering strategies specific to this work environment. Managers learn how to proactively tackle stress and create an office where employees feel calm, supported and able to do their best.
Workplace stress refers to the physical and emotional strain employees experience when they are unable to cope with job demands and pressures.
Workplace stress has been proven to negatively affect employee performance. This course empowers you to effectively address workplace stress, which can significantly enhance employee performance, productivity and overall well-being.
There are many different strategies to reduce stress in your workplace, such as providing resources for stress management and promoting a healthy work-life balance. It’s also essential to address the sources of stress in your office. This course will help you successfully use a range of strategies to create a healthier, low-stress office environment.
Common signs include decreased productivity, increased absenteeism and mood swings. Extended periods of stress can also cause physical symptoms such as headaches or sleep disturbances.
Effective communication helps you understand the issues harming your employees’ mental health, offer support and collaborate to find solutions, ultimately reducing workplace stress
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