Oliver McGowan, 18, died at Southmead hospital in Bristol in 2016 after being given a drug he was allergic to despite repeat warning from his parents.
The government has announced funding of £1.4m to develop and test the new training package.
Training is not currently mandatory and varies, a government spokesperson said.
The targeted programme will be "named in memory of Oliver McGowan and in recognition of his family's tireless campaigning for better training for staff" a government spokesperson said.
It will draw on case studies which "capture exactly why NHS and social care staff need learning disability and autism training" the spokesperson said.
An independent review is to be carried out into Oliver McGowan's death.
