📘 About Our Courses

Our Employee Screening and Vetting courses are created by VH Courses founders Graham and Vivianne Johnson, specialists in screening, vetting and compliance since 2006. With nearly two decades of hands-on experience supporting UK organisations, we designed this training to make complex screening standards clear, practical and easy to follow. Each course provides real-world guidance shaped by the challenges we have helped businesses navigate across recruitment, safeguarding, regulatory checks and workforce risk.

🎯 What You Will Gain

  • A clear understanding of UK screening standards such as BS7858, BPSS, CQC and sector-specific vetting

  • Confidence to apply best practice during recruitment, onboarding and ongoing employment checks

  • Practical skills to identify risks early and prevent unsafe hiring decisions

  • A solid grasp of legal duties including Right to Work, DBS requirements and regulatory obligations

  • Steps for building robust, compliant screening processes across your organisation

🏆 Why Chose Our Courses

  • Built by specialists who have worked in screening and vetting for nearly 20 years

  • Helps organisations reduce safeguarding, compliance and reputational risks

  • Ideal for HR teams, managers, security providers, recruiters and compliance officers

  • CPD-certified training with instantly issued, fully verifiable certificates

  • UKRLP registered and trusted by organisations across the UK

  • Designed to build confidence and competence in safe, compliant hiring

Screening and Vetting Compliance

  • £79

Airside Screening Standard and GSAT Training Course

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  • 13 Lessons

Learn the Airside Screening Standard and GSAT requirements with this CPD certified course built by industry experts since 2006. Understand aviation vetting, five year history checks, identity verification, threat awareness, insider risk and safe behaviour in secure airport areas.

  • £69

BPSS Security Screening Standard Course

  • Course
  • 13 Lessons

Learn how to complete BPSS screening with this CPD certified course built by industry experts since 2006. Understand identity checks, Right to Work verification, address history, criminality checks and employment screening requirements for safe, compliant recruitment.

  • £69

BS7858 Employer & Applicant Guidance Pack

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  • 2 files

This BS7858 digital guidance pack includes an Employer & Manager Handbook and an Applicant Screening Guide. It explains how BS7858 screening works in practice, what evidence is required, where responsibility sits, and how to reduce delays. Designed to support consistent, compliant and audit-ready screening processes.

  • £89

BS7858 Screening Standard Course

  • Course
  • 27 Lessons

Master BS7858 security screening with this CPD certified course built by industry experts with experience since 2006. Learn identity checks, employment verification, gap analysis and risk assessment to ensure full compliance and safer recruitment.

  • £85

BS8406 Event Steward Standard Course

  • Course
  • 25 Lessons

Learn how to complete screening for event stewards to the BS 8406 standard. This CPD certified course, built by industry experts with experience since 2006, teaches identity checks, history verification and suitability assessment for safe event operations.

  • £79

CQC Screening Standard Course

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  • 13 Lessons

Learn the CQC Screening Standard with this CPD certified course built by industry specialists since 2006. Understand identity checks, Right to Work, employment history, gap evidence, Enhanced DBS, barred lists and suitability assessments required for safe, compliant care recruitment.

  • £199

Complete UK Screening & Vetting Governance Toolkit

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  • 3 files

A complete digital screening toolkit for UK employers. Includes a screening policy and decision framework, an in-depth handbook explaining screening checks and interpretation, and modular example templates to evidence screening activity. Designed to support consistent, proportionate and audit-ready screening across roles and sectors.

  • £59

Continuous Employee Background Checks and Monitoring Course

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  • 13 Lessons

Understand continuous employee background checks with this CPD certified course built by industry experts since 2006. Learn how ongoing monitoring works, how to detect new risks, update suitability, manage disclosures and maintain safe, compliant workforces.

  • £89

Creating a Screening Policy & Framework Course

  • Course
  • 15 Lessons

Build a clear, compliant and effective screening policy with this CPD certified course. Learn how to create structured frameworks, define vetting standards, set risk-based requirements and ensure consistent decision-making across your organisation. Strengthen compliance, reduce hiring risks and develop a professional screening policy that supports safe and reliable recruitment.

  • £59

DBS Employer Decision Framework

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  • 1 file

A practical DBS Employer Decision Framework to support fair, proportionate and defensible decisions where DBS information is disclosed. Covers role relevance, safeguarding risks involving children and vulnerable adults, applicant engagement, risk assessment and clear decision recording. Designed to reduce legal risk and improve audit readiness.

  • £59

Digital ID & GPG45 Compliance Course

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  • 15 Lessons

Master digital identity verification and GPG45 compliance with this CPD certified course. Learn how to assess identity evidence, calculate identity profiles, recognise risk factors and implement accurate digital ID checks that strengthen recruitment, reduce fraud and support compliant onboarding across all sectors.

  • £79

FCA Screening Standard Course

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  • 13 Lessons

Learn the FCA Background Screening Standard with this CPD certified course built by industry experts since 2006. Understand identity checks, employment history, credit checks, financial integrity, regulatory references and suitability decisions for compliant FCA vetting.

  • £59

Fraud Awareness in Pre-Employment Screening Course

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  • 15 Lessons

Protect your organisation from deceptive candidates with this CPD certified course on fraud in pre-employment screening. Learn how fraudulent applications are created, how criminals exploit gaps in recruitment checks and how to recognise red flags, inconsistencies and manipulation early. Build stronger, safer and more reliable screening processes that reduce hiring risk.

  • £69

Global Background Screening Awareness Course

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  • 13 Lessons

Learn the essentials of global background screening with this CPD certified course built by industry experts since 2006. Understand international checks, documentation, risk, compliance and how to handle global employment and identity verification.

  • £69

Global Screening Standards Course

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  • 15 Lessons

Gain a clear understanding of global screening standards with this CPD certified course. Learn how international vetting requirements differ, how to navigate cross-border verification challenges and how to ensure compliant, risk-aware hiring for global teams. Strengthen your organisation’s ability to screen safely and consistently across multiple countries.

  • £69

PCI Screening Standard Course

  • Course
  • 13 Lessons

Learn the PCI Screening Standard with this CPD certified course built by industry experts since 2006. Understand identity checks, employment screening, fraud prevention, security awareness and compliance requirements for roles accessing payment card data.

  • £79

Pre-Employment Screening & Vetting Essentials Course

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  • 13 Lessons

Learn the essentials of pre employment screening with this CPD certified course built by industry experts since 2006. Understand identity checks, employment history verification, Right to Work, gap evidence and compliance fundamentals for safe and accurate recruitment.

  • £59

Preventing Hiring Fraud & Identity Fraud Course

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  • 15 Lessons

Protect your organisation from hiring fraud, false identities and forged documents. This CPD certified course teaches practical methods to verify applicant information, identify inconsistencies, detect fraudulent behaviour and build screening processes that prevent identity misuse across all recruitment environments.

  • £49

Right to Work Checks and Legal Requirements Course

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  • 13 Lessons

Learn how to carry out Right to Work checks correctly with this CPD certified course built by industry experts since 2006. Understand legal requirements, Home Office procedures, share code verification, document checks and compliance responsibilities for safe hiring.

  • £59

Right to Work Compliance Toolkit (UK)

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  • 1 file

A practical digital toolkit to support compliant UK Right to Work checks. Includes step-by-step process guidance, share code verification support, statutory excuse record templates, follow-up diarising guidance and common mistake prevention. Designed to help employers complete checks correctly, retain evidence and reduce legal and audit risk.

  • £59

Risk Assessment in Background Screening Employees Course

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  • 13 Lessons

Learn how to assess risk in background screening with this CPD certified course built by industry experts since 2006. Understand red flags, suitability decisions, evidence rules, documentation requirements and how to evaluate screening information with confidence.

  • £65

Sanctions, PEP and Adverse Media Screening Course

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  • 15 Lessons

Strengthen compliance and reduce organisational risk with this CPD certified course on sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening. Learn how to identify high-risk profiles, interpret complex screening results, recognise red flags and carry out reliable due-diligence checks. Build confidence in assessing global risks and making safer recruitment and compliance decisions.

  • £55

Social Media in Employment Screening Course

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  • 13 Lessons

Learn how to use social media safely and legally in employment screening with this CPD certified course built by industry experts since 2006. Understand online behaviour checks, risk indicators, compliance rules, privacy considerations and suitability assessments.

  • £49

Understanding DBS Checks (UK) Course

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  • 13 Lessons

Understand DBS checks clearly with this CPD certified course built by industry experts since 2006. Learn the differences between Basic, Standard and Enhanced checks, how barred lists work, how to interpret results and how to ensure safe, compliant recruitment decisions.