Care Certificate | Standard Module

Care Certificate - Standard Module

The Care Certificate - Standard Module provides a foundational understanding of the essential care standards for health and care professionals. This comprehensive module is designed to support professionals in delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care in various healthcare settings.

This module aligns with the UK’s Care Certificate standards and is specifically designed to cover a range of critical areas. It includes key topics such as safeguarding, basic life support, infection prevention, and handling information, ensuring professionals meet the essential requirements for providing high-quality care.

Developed by Leading Healthcare Experts

Created by the UK’s trusted bodies in care, this elearning has been designed by Skills for Care, Skills for Health, and NHS England Elearning for Healthcare to support each care standard. You can be confident that this module meets the highest standards for care training, delivering a world-class elearning experience.

Study at Your Own Pace

The interactive and engaging content is available online, allowing you to study whenever and wherever suits you best – whether at home, at work, or on the go. The short, focused modules allow you to progress at your own pace, while tracking your learning journey, so you can dip in and out as needed. This flexibility makes it the ideal choice for busy professionals looking to enhance their skills and knowledge.
 

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How You Will Benefit from This Module

The Care Certificate | Standard Module covers the critical theoretical knowledge needed for health and care professionals. Designed to support both induction and ongoing development, this module takes learners through essential care standards, offering a strong foundation for further practical application in real-world settings.

With a comprehensive curriculum, you will gain in-depth knowledge of vital care practices, including:

• Understanding your role in the care setting
• Safeguarding adults and children (Levels 1 & 2)
• Basic life support (covering adults, newborns, and children)
• Health and safety practices in care environments
• Infection prevention and control procedures
• Handling information securely
• Equality, diversity, and person-centred care approaches

Additional courses on personal development, duty of care, communication, privacy and dignity, and mental health awareness round out the full spectrum of care training.

Each course module builds on core principles, preparing you to implement high standards in practice. Several practical scenarios throughout the course help reinforce the theory, ensuring that you are equipped to handle various real-life situations in the care environment.

Upon successful completion of all modules, you will be equipped to demonstrate your proficiency in the standards required for professional care practice.

Plus, the module includes additional resources and materials to support learning in specific care settings, as well as offering support for those assessing care professionals in the workplace.