About this course
Demand for adult social care is constantly rising as people who use the services are living longer, meaning there is an increasing need for quality providers of care.
This is a nationally recognised qualification created by industry experts to help learners develop and improve their knowledge and skills in adult social care.
Available paper-based and paper-based with online assessments, this course is a great opportunity to train your staff at no cost to your organisation.
- Upskill staff members
- Increase teamwork and morale as staff become more aware of how to communicate effectively and support colleagues
- The course offer can be used as a staff benefit or as part of a development scheme
- Increase the health, safety and security in the workplace as the course covers this.
- Gain a nationally recognised qualification
- Enhance both personal skills and professional development
- Courses are delivered as distance learning
- Personal tutors are assigned to ensure learners have the support needed.
This course is split into manageable parts. These are:
Part A
In this part, learners will gain an understanding of the importance of an individual's communication and language needs, and personal preferences. They will also learn how to reduce barriers to communication and understand the importance of continual personal development in adult social care settings.
The units covered in this part of the course are:
Unit 1: Principles of communication in adult social care settings
Unit 2: Principles of personal development in adult social care settings
Part B
Learners will understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion, examining the impact discrimination can have upon working practice and how to reduce it. They will also learn how to recognise signs of abuse and respond accordingly to reduce unsafe practice.
The units covered in this part of the course are:
Unit 3: Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings
Unit 4: Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care
Part C
This part introduces the duty of care required in a variety of health and social care settings, and helps learners understand the overall role of a social care worker. This part will also explain how to provide person-centred care, and why this approach is important in adult social care settings.
The units covered in this part of the course are:
Unit 5: Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
Unit 6: Understand the role of the social care worker
Unit 7: Understand person-centred approaches in adult social care settings
Part D
In this part, learners will cover many aspects of health and safety in a social care setting, and gain an understanding of their responsibility to work in safe ways. This includes manual handling techniques, control of hazardous substances and handling sensitive information.
The units covered in this part of the course are:
Unit 8: Understand health and safety in social care settings
Unit 9: Understand how to handle information in social care settings
