Level 2 Certificate in Adult Social Care
Course overview
This 6-session course, delivered over 3 months (with 2 sessions per month), offers a thorough introduction to the core principles and best practices in adult social care. Each session focuses on key topics aligned with essential units, providing participants with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver effective care in various settings. The course emphasises a person-centred approach, safeguarding practices, and understanding the complex needs of service users.
Who is suitable?
The objective of this qualification is to support a role in the workplace, such as adult social care workers. The content of the qualification covers core content that applies to the adult social care sector.
This qualification is supported by Skills for Care, the sector skills council for the adult care sector in England.
What will you learn?
This course is split into 15 manageable units:
Unit 1: The Principles of Understanding Own Role
Unit 2: Personal Development in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 3: The Principles of Duty of Care in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 4: Promoting Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 5: Promoting Person-Centred Practice in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 6: Promoting Effective Communication in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 7: The Principles of Privacy and Dignity in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 8: Promoting Nutrition and Hydration in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 9: Awareness of Mental Health and Dementia
Unit 10: The Principles of Adult Safeguarding
Unit 11: Understand the Principles of Safeguarding Children
Unit 12: Promoting Health, Safety and Principles of Basic Life Support
Unit 13: Effective Handling of Information in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 14: The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
Unit 15: Understand Learning Disability and Autism
Who is suitable?
The objective of this qualification is to support a role in the workplace, such as adult social care workers. The content of the qualification covers core content that applies to the adult social care sector.
This qualification is supported by Skills for Care, the sector skills council for the adult care sector in England.
What will you learn?
This course is split into 15 manageable units:
Unit 1: The Principles of Understanding Own Role
Unit 2: Personal Development in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 3: The Principles of Duty of Care in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 4: Promoting Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 5: Promoting Person-Centred Practice in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 6: Promoting Effective Communication in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 7: The Principles of Privacy and Dignity in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 8: Promoting Nutrition and Hydration in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 9: Awareness of Mental Health and Dementia
Unit 10: The Principles of Adult Safeguarding
Unit 11: Understand the Principles of Safeguarding Children
Unit 12: Promoting Health, Safety and Principles of Basic Life Support
Unit 13: Effective Handling of Information in Adult Social Care Settings
Unit 14: The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
Unit 15: Understand Learning Disability and Autism