NCFE ​CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care

About this Course

This course is designed for those seeking to begin a career in social care or existing carers who wish to achieve a formal qualification in the care sector. Through this qualification you will learn the basic concepts of social care work and help to prepare for a career working with vulnerable people. Being a knowledge only qualification, students are able to study this course online to fit in around home life.

Study Time:	179 hours
Enrolment length:	12 months
Course Format:	Online
Entry Requirements:	None Specific

Upon completion of this qualification, students are awarded a Cache Level 2 certificate and an OLC Certificate. All certification fees are included in your course fees.

Qualification

To gain the full CACHE Level 2 Certificate in in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care you will need to submit, and pass, all of the tutor marked assignments.  There are nine assignments in the course and no need to purchase any textbooks as we provide all of the lessons and materials required to learn the syllabus. There is no formal exam and the certification fee is included in the course fees.

See the CACHE Qualification summary for this course here

See the Ofqual Qualification summary for this course here

Course Content

This course assesses the following criteria:

Unit 1: Principles of Communication in Adult Social Care

The unit introduces the importance of communication in adult social care settings, and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs and preferences in communication.

This unit will teach you to:

• Understand why communication is important in adult social care settings
• Understand how to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of an individual
• Understand how to reduce barriers to communication
• Understand confidentiality in adult social care settings

Unit 2: Principles of Personal Development in Adult Social Care Settings

The unit introduces the concepts of personal development and reflective practice, which are fundamental to adult social care roles.

This unit will teach you to:

• Understand what is required for good practice in adult social care roles
• Understand how learning activities can develop knowledge, skills and understanding
• Know how a personal development plan can contribute to own learning and development

Unit 3: Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

This unit introduces the concept of inclusion, which is fundamental to working in adult social care settings.

This unit will teach you to:

• Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion
• Know how to work in an inclusive way
• Know how to access information, advice and support about diversity, equality inclusion and discrimination

Unit 4: Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care

This unit introduces the important area of safeguarding individuals from abuse. It identifies different types of abuse and the signs and symptoms that might indicate abuse is occurring. It considers when individuals might be particularly vulnerable to abuse and what a learner must do if abuse is suspected or alleged.

This unit will teach you to:

• Know how to recognise signs of abuse
• Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse
• Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse
• Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of abuse
• Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices

Unit 5: Introduction to Duty of Care in Health, Social Care and Children’s and Young People’s Settings

This unit introduces the concept of duty of care and awareness of dilemmas or complaints that may arise where there is a duty of care.

This unit will teach you to:

• Understand the implications of duty of care
• Understand support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care
• Know how to respond to complaints

Unit 6: Understand the Role of the Social Care Worker

This unit provides the knowledge required to understand the nature of working relationships, working in ways that are agreed with the employer, and working in partnership with others.

This unit will teach you to:

• Understand working relationships in social care settings
• Understand the importance of working in ways that are agreed with the employer
• Understand the importance of working in partnership with others

Unit 7: Understand Person-centred Approaches in Adult Health and Social Care

This unit introduces the concept of person-centred support as a fundamental principle of social care.

This unit will teach you to:

• Understand person-centred approaches for care and support
• Understand how to implement a person-centred approach in an adult social care setting
• Understand the importance of establishing consent when providing care and support
• Understand how to encourage active participation
• Understand how to support an individual’s right to make choices
• Understand how to promote an individual’s well-being

Unit 8: Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings

This unit introduces knowledge and understanding of areas of health and safety required to working in a social care setting.

This unit will teach you to:

• Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings
• Understand the use of risk assessment in relation to health and safety
• Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness
• Know how to reduce the spread of infection
• Know how to move and handle equipment and other objects safely
• Understand the principles of assisting and moving an individual
• Know how to handle hazardous substances
• Know environmental safety procedures in the social care setting
• Know how to manage stress
• Understand procedures regarding handling medication
• Understand how to handle and store food safely

Unit 9: Understand How to Handle Information in Social Care Settings

This unit introduces knowledge required for good practice in recording, storing and sharing information in a social care setting.

This unit will teach you to:

• Understand the need for secure handling of information in social care settings
• Know how to access support for handling information in social care settings

This course can be taken over a 12 month period but you can complete it as fast or as slowly as you wish.

Online study and instant enrolment

All of our students are given access to our Online Campus through their own personal login and password. As soon as you complete your enrolment, you would have immediate access to your account which allows you to make a start working through the lessons. Tackle your assignments as your own pace and contact your tutor to access any help and support you need. The course itself is set out in a very simple layout, making it easy to work through the topics and complete your assessments.

Our Online Campus includes:

• Instant enrolment – access everything on your course from the moment you enrol.
• Personal account logins – login any time, 24/7.
• Full support throughout – message your tutor, use our online chat or give us a call.
• Online assignment submissions – upload work online from the comfort of home.
• Self-led learning – study at your own pace so you can pass much faster.
• Safe e-portfolio system – store all of your work in your account.
• Progression tracking – easily see what assignments you have left to complete.
• Details help centre – get instructions and guidance every step of the way.
• Unlimited attempts – submit as many attempts at your assignments as you need.

Unlimited assessment submissions

All of the assessments for this course are completed through our Online Campus. You can attempt each one as many times as needed to ensure you pass. After every attempt, your tutor will provide detailed feedback and tips on how you can improve going forward. Quickly see your progress during your studies by checking your progress bar and seeing the remaining assessments you need to complete.

Get full tutor support

Throughout your enrolment with the Online Learning College, you can access support at any time you need. All students are assigned a personal tutor who will mark all of your work and provide detailed feedback after every submission. Your tutor will be an industry expert with a full knowledge of the course content and will be able to help you at any point along your learning journey. One of the best tools at your disposal is your tutor – you can ask as many questions of them as you wish to and they will be happy to help at any time.

We also have a brilliant support team on hand and available through email, online chat and over the phone. This team is there to help with any questions which are more generic, such as providing support in submitting work through your account or getting your certificate when you have completed your course. We pride ourselves on ensuring the support you receive is the best in the business – help and guidance is fast and detailed every time you contact a member of the team.

Assessments

To pass this course learners must pass 9 assignments. These are completed after navigating through the corresponding lessons and writing your answers to assignment questions. Once these have been read and marked by your personal tutor, feedback and marks are provided to students which contain helpful tips to improve work in future assignments.

Enrolment Length

All of our courses are allocated plenty of time for students to complete their studies and all materials are self-led so that you can complete the course at your own pace, but you have access to the course on the Campus for 12 months from your enrollment date. Should you require additional time on one of our courses you can extend your enrolment by 30 days for an additional fee of £60. As well as this we operate a 14 day money back guarantee on every one of our qualifications- that’s how confident we are of how you will love studying with us!