Care Certificate

This three-day Official Care Certificate training course is suitable for new and experienced carers in the industry.

Course Length. 3 days

Introduction

This three day, certificated course is the Government’s ‘Skills for Care’ determined requirement for those who are new to care, or established carers who need to formalise and certificate their care experience. Covering all the Core Standards of the full Care Certificate, our training team will work with you to ensure that the training reflects the ethos, client group and policies and procedures of your organisation.

Course Contents

Day One:
What is The Care Certificate?
The Six C’s
Role of the Worker
Confidentiality – The Data Protection Act and Caldicott Principles
Agreed Ways of Working
Care and Support Plans
Raising Concerns and Whistleblowing
Equality and Diversity
Mental Capacity Act and DoLS
Risk Assessment and Lone Working

Day Two:
Policies and Procedures
Worker Development
Record Keeping
Nutrition and Hydration
Communication
Health and Safety
COSHH
Fire Safety
Food Hazards and Poisoning
Infection Control

Day Three:
Understand your role
Your personal development
Duty of care
Equality and diversity
Work in a person centred way
Communication
Privacy and dignity
Fluids and nutrition
Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disabilities
Safeguarding adults
Safeguarding children
Basic life support
Health and safety
Handling information
Infection prevention and control

Course Outcomes

Your staff will be equipped with a knowledge of the core standard of care and how to apply them to their role and those within their care.

Successful completion of this training course will result in the award of a CPD accredited certificate covering all aspects of the above course contents.