The Care Certificate was developed for new and inexperienced health and social care support workers. It helps to standardise their induction training, covering the core statutory and mandatory training subjects.
We recommend that those who are new to health and social care sectors should complete the Care Certificate, rather than other refresher mandatory training packages.
The Care Certificate
The Care Certificate is an agreed set of standards that define the knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of specific job roles in the health and social care sectors. It is made up of the 15 minimum standards that should be covered if you are 'new to care' and should form part of a robust induction programme.
The Care Certificate was developed jointly by Skills for Care, Health Education England and Skills for Health.
The Care Certificate standards
The Care Certificate has 15 standards, which are listed below:
- 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.
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