Whether you are new to the industry or looking to refresh your knowledge, the Level 2 Care Certificate could be the Catalyst you are looking for. Throughout this course you will gain essential knowledge and skills to support you, in topics such as safeguarding, duty of care, person-centred approaches and many more and it will strengthen your current understanding of your role and responsibilities.

If you are selecting this course you are likely to work in frontline care roles such as

• Support Worker

• Care Assistant

• Domiciliary Care Worker

• Personal Assistant

• Key Worker

• Re-enablement Worker

• Mental Health Outreach Worker

(this list is not exhaustive)

You could work in a variety of specialist areas such as learning disability, mental health, drug and alcohol misuse, homecare, dementia and end-of-life care. This qualification will require a workplace observation and completion of workbooks which will cover the following units:

• Understand own role

• Personal development

• Duty of Care

• Equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights

• Work in a person-centred way

• Communication

• Privacy and dignity

• Nutrition and hydration

• Awareness of mental health and dementia

• Adult safeguarding

• Safeguarding children

• Health, safety, and principles of basic life support.

• Handling information

• Infection prevention and control

• Awareness of learning disability and autism.

Course Requirements

- Work placement (paid or voluntary)

- Age 19+

Level 2 Adult Care Certificate