Association of Healthcare Trainers (AoHT) Membership
Royal Open College is a member of the Association of Healthcare Trainers (AoHT), a UK non-profit membership association for people and organisations that deliver healthcare training. As a member, we have agreed to follow the AoHT Code of Ethics and Conditions of Membership, so learners on our healthcare and care courses study with a provider held to a published ethical standard.
Organisation | Association of Healthcare Trainers (AoHT) |
Type | UK non-profit membership association for the healthcare training sector |
Royal Open College status | Member, committed to the AoHT Code of Ethics |
What it covers | How we operate as a healthcare training provider |
Most relevant to | Health and social care, care support, safeguarding, infection control, medication awareness, moving and handling, first aid |
What Is the Association of Healthcare Trainers?
The Association of Healthcare Trainers describes itself as one of the UK’s largest non-profit membership associations for those training within the healthcare sector. It was founded by healthcare trainers, for healthcare trainers, and its members include independent trainers, training providers, care providers, charitable trusts and professional bodies.
Every member agrees to the AoHT Code of Ethics. According to AoHT, this helps members show learners, customers, staff, regulators and inspecting bodies that the way they deliver healthcare training is guided by a clear ethical framework. Members receive a certificate of registration, use of the member logo and a listing in the AoHT directory.
What AoHT Membership Brings to Royal Open College Learners
The unique value of AoHT membership is ethical accountability in healthcare training. Care work involves vulnerable people, so the standards of the provider behind your training matter as much as the course content. Our membership gives you:
- A published ethical benchmark: we have committed to the AoHT Code of Ethics, which sets out how members should conduct themselves when training people for healthcare roles.
- A provider you can check: AoHT members appear in the association’s directory, so you can confirm our membership independently before you enrol.
- Sector-specific credibility: AoHT focuses only on healthcare training, so our membership connects us directly with the professional community that trains care and health workers.
- Training that respects real care settings: our healthcare courses are written with patient dignity, safe practice and professional responsibility in mind, in line with the ethical approach AoHT promotes.
- Reassurance you can share with employers: care employers and inspectors look for providers that operate ethically, and our AoHT membership is a clear signal of that commitment.
How AoHT Membership Supports Course Quality
AoHT is clear that it does not provide, accredit or approve the training its members deliver. Its role is to hold members to ethical conduct. At Royal Open College, we pair that ethical commitment with our own quality approach, which includes:
- clear course information, so you know what you will learn before you enrol
- structured learning outcomes for every healthcare course
- practical, care-focused content linked to real workplace duties
- assessment-based learning that checks your understanding
- digital certification on successful completion
- regular review and updating of course materials
Who Benefits Most from Our AoHT Membership?
Our AoHT membership is most relevant if you are training for, or already working in, roles and settings such as:
- Healthcare Assistant, Nursing Assistant or Care Assistant
- Support Worker or Senior Care Worker
- residential care homes and domiciliary care
- NHS-style clinical environments and private healthcare
- community support services
Whether you are preparing for your first care job, completing refresher training or building CPD knowledge, studying with an AoHT member means your provider has committed to ethical, responsible healthcare training.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Royal Open College a member of the Association of Healthcare Trainers?
Yes. Royal Open College is a member of the Association of Healthcare Trainers (AoHT) and has agreed to follow the AoHT Code of Ethics and Conditions of Membership.
What does AoHT membership mean for Royal Open College courses?
AoHT membership shows our commitment to ethical conduct as a healthcare training provider.
What is the AoHT Code of Ethics?
It is a set of ethical principles and membership conditions that every AoHT member agrees to follow. It helps members show learners, employers and inspecting bodies that their healthcare training is delivered responsibly.
How can I check Royal Open College’s AoHT membership?
You can search for Royal Open College in the member directory on the official AoHT website.
Which Royal Open College courses does AoHT membership relate to?
It relates to how we operate across all our healthcare and care training, including health and social care, safeguarding, infection control, medication awareness, moving and handling, and first aid awareness.
Study Healthcare Training with Confidence
Royal Open College’s membership of the Association of Healthcare Trainers shows that we take the responsibility of training future care professionals seriously. Combined with our structured, flexible online courses, it gives you a trustworthy route into healthcare and care work. Explore our health and social care courses to take your next step.
