Level 2 Understanding Dignity and Safeguarding in Adult Social Care Certificate

Part Time

Course Overview

This TQUK qualification is useful for anyone who wants to learn the importance of dignity and safeguarding in adult health and social care environments.

The course can support learners wishing to progress to further training or employment within the sector to understand the duty of care and safeguarding aspects of the ‘National Minimum Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England’.

Course Content

This course consists of the following four mandatory units:

Understand safeguarding in adult health and social care
Principles of dignity in adult health and social care practice
Understand the duty of care in adult health and social care
Understand dilemmas and public concerns in adult health and social care

Entry Requirement

There are no specific prior learning requirements to take this course, but you may find it helpful if you’ve already achieved a level 1 qualification within the health and social care area.

In order to complete this distance learning course at no charge you will need to match the following entry criteria:

Are a resident of the EEU (European Economic Area) and have been for at least 3 years
Will be undertaking your learning within England
Are aged 19 or above
If you are 19-23 years old you must have already achieved a level 2 qualification or equivalent
If you are 24+ there are no formal entry requirements for this course but you will find it helpful to have a good standard of English and maths

Assessment

Studying via distance learning means you can choose when and where you study.

We recommended allowing a minimum of 3 hours per week to study this course in your own time.

This course is available via:

Paper based learning materials with online assessment
Online materials with online assessments

Where does this course lead to

This course supports progression to and within employment for the following job roles and workers:

Care Assistant or Worker
Personal Care Assistant
Adult Social Care Relief Team Worker
Night Care Assistant
Key Workers in residential, domiciliary or daycare settings
Re-enablement Worker
Healthcare Support Service Worker
Clinical Healthcare Support Worker
Healthcare Assistant

This course supports progression to further learning in the following areas:

Level 2/3 Health and Social Care (Adults) for England Diploma
Level 2/3 Clinical Healthcare Support Diploma
Level 2/3 Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care Certificate
Level 2/3 Working in the Health Sector Certificate
Level 3 Principles of End-of-Life Care Certificate
Level 3 Stroke Care Management Certificate
Level 3 Allied Health Profession Support Diploma
Intermediate/Advanced Level Apprenticeship, Health & Social Care
Intermediate/Advanced Level Apprenticeship, Health, Clinical Healthcare Support.