The Care Certificate

Aims

The 3 Day Care Certificate is a key component for all new Health Care Support Workers (HCSW) and Adult Social Care Workers (ASCW). It is CSTF aligned. Replacing Common Induction Standards training this course applies across the health and social care sector and ensures knowledge competencies across the new 15 fundamental standards.

Course Content

These 15 standards will be delivered across 3 days including practical and theory based training.

Course Content

The 15 Care Certificate Standards covered across the 3 days and through Home Study are:

• Understand your role

• Your personal development

• Duty of Care

• Equality and diversity

• Work in a person centered way

• Communication

• Privacy and dignity

• Fluids and nutrition

• Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disability

• Safeguarding Adults

• Safeguarding Children (as per Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health 2014 guidelines)

• Basic Life Support (as per current UK Resuscitation Council guidelines)

• Health and Safety

• Handling Information

• Infection prevention and control

Safer People Handling and Personal Care will be delivered on the second day of each course
Assessments of all students knowledge evidence will take place on day three