Level 2 Certificate The Principles Of Care Planning
Course Overview
In the care sector, it's important that residents and patients are treated with a caring and friendly approach. This course will help you to develop personally and professionally and evidence your competency to employers.
You will learn about person-centred care and the best ways to provide support with everything from nutrition and hydration, to personal hygiene and continence care.
Entry requirements
There are no formal entry criteria, however it is advisable that learners already have a Level 2 or equivalent qualification (Five or more GCSE/O levels grade A*-C, one A level, two or three AS levels, NVQ Level 2).
Funded via the Adult Education Budget. To be eligible for the adult education budget, learners must be over 19 years old at the start of the current academic year, have lived in the UK for 3 or more years and live in a non-devolved area (You must not live in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Greater London, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midland, West of England or Sheffield City Region). Not funded for Scotland, Wales and Ireland
Key Information
A short, accredited Distance Learning Qualification completed within 12- 16 weeks. Self-Study Knowledge Based Qualification with the support of a subject specialist trainer. Choice of Paper and Online Resources and Assessments Method subject to availability. The sooner you complete one course the sooner you can move onto another. Ideal for continued professional development in your area of expertise, to gain prior knowledge for future employment or for your own personal interest in the subject.
Experience in the workplace is not essential as this is a knowledge-only qualification.
Programme Content
Unit 1 - Understanding Person-Centred Thinking and Planning
Unit 2 - Care Planning for the Care Worker
Unit 3 - Understanding Nutrition and Hydration in Health and Social Care Settings
Unit 4 - Principles of Supporting an Individual to Maintain Personal Hygiene
Unit 5 - Understanding Continence Care
Unit 6 - Principles of Supporting Sleep
Progression opportunities
Learners may wish to progress onto another distance learning course in another subject for example in Personal Care, Falls Prevention, End of Life or Dementia Awareness.
Where can you work?
This course is ideal for those working in the Health and Social Care Sector.
