Level 2 Certificate Understanding Dignity And Safeguarding In Adult Health And Social Care
Course Overview
Our level 2 certificate in Understanding Dignity and Safeguarding in Adult Health and Social Care will teach you about the key principles of dignity, duty of care and safeguarding.
This course also covers the dilemmas you might face when working in adult health and social care, the responsibilities you have to the people you care for, and what can happen if care principles are not properly upheld.
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 - Understand Safeguarding in Adult Health and Social Care
Unit 2 - Principles of Dignity in Adult Health and Social Care Practice
Unit 3 - Understand Duty of Care in Adult Health and Social Care
Unit 4 - Understand Dilemmas and Public Concerns in Adult Health and Social Care
Progression opportunities
Learners may wish to progress onto another distance learning course in another subject for example in Safe Handling of Medicines, Personal Care, Care Planning or Falls Prevention.
Where can you work?
This course is ideal for those working in the Health and Social Care Sector.
