Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF)
The Highfield Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF) supports learners working in adult social care and health care settings, by delivering with specific knowledge, skills and understanding.
This Highfield Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF) qualification also prepares those who intend to work in any area of health or social care.
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About the qualification, Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF)
This recognised qualification is accredited by Ofqual to be made available to learners in England and Northern Ireland.
The learner doesn't need to provide evidence of a work placement to study this recognised qualification.
No previous knowledge required.
Qualification Name - Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF),
Awarding Body: Highfield Qualifications, (also known as Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance Ltd or HABC).
Approved Training Provider: Courses For Jobs Ltd
Ofqual Qualification number: 600/3825/1
Ofqual Learning aim reference: 60038251
Credit value: 20 credits
Assessment method: Portfolio of evidence, with support from assessor and tutor
Guided learning hours (GLH): 179 hours
Total qualification time (TQT): 200 hours
Estimated Completion time: 2 months
Maximum Completion time: 12 months
There are 9 mandatory units to study;
see below the unit titles and their Ofqual-accreditation numbers.
1 - Principles of communication in adult social care settings - L/602/2905
2- Principles of personal development in adult social care settings - L/602/3035
3 - Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings - H/602/3039
4 - Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care - A/601/8574
5 - Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings - H/601/5474
6 - Understand the role of the social care worker - A/602/3113
7 - Understand person-centred approaches in adult social care settings - J/602/3180
8 - Understand health and safety in social care settings - R/602/3179
9 - Understand how to handle information in social care settings - Y/602/3118
How to use this qualification
The Highfield Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF) delivers 20 credits of Ofqual-accredited learning and development for anyone working or aspiring to work in any part of the health and social care sector.
Employers, managers, trainers, can use this qualificatio as part of their staff induction, staff training and re-training, and ensuring all staff are trained to be competent.The qualification units can also be used as standards for group training and staff supervision. The certificates of completion means that the employer can provide evidence in staff files for each completed learning activity.
Individuals arranging their own learning and development can use this qualification to ensure they are qualificed, up to date and competent for their job.The certificates of completion makes it easy for the person to provide evidence of each completed learning and development activity.
Who is this qualification for?
This Highfield Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF) is suitable for anyone aspiring to start a career in the relevant field, such as:
- Health Care Assistant
- Mental Health Social Worker
- Elderly Care Worker
- Mental Health Care Worker
- Homecare Assistant
- Daycare Worker
- Residential Support Worker
- Health visitors
- Care Assistant
- Care Support Worker
- Mental Health Care Worker
- Midwife
- Nursing Assistant
- Occupational Therapist
- Rehabilitation Counsellor
- Mental Health Care Worker
- Social Care Worker
- Assistant Practitioner
- Healthcare Assistant
- Home Care Worker
- Child Support Worker
- Social Worker
- Care Worker
- Mental Health Care Worker
- Psychologist
- Counsellor
How to pay including monthly instalments
There are two ways to pay:
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Click on Add to Cart.If you are enrolling more than 1 learner, on the Cart change the number from 1 to the number of learners you want to enrol.
After completing payment, the buyer will receive a link to a downloadable acknowledgement explaining the next step.The buyer will be contacted by email within 24 hours of payment, to obtain the names and details of each learner.
The process of enrolment is as follows:
Once the buyer replies to the email request and provides the requested details, each learner gets a separate Learner Account on the Learning Management System (LMS), gets enrolled into the relevant learning resources, and a login email is sent to each learner with instructions on how to use their unique express sign-in link to login and access their learning account.
Qualification Approvals
This qualification is recognised and approved by:
Ofqual (the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation)
CQC (Care Quality Commission) the regulator in England
Skills For Care - the sector-skills body for social care.
Skills For Health - the sector-skills body for health care.
Completion certificates provided
The learner gets two types of certificates (all included in the fees paid, so no extra payment needed):
Course Provider certificates
- Digital certificate of completion for each unit completed, issued by Courses For Jobs Ltd.
Awarding Body certificates
- Digital certificates, issued by the awarding body, Highfield Qualifications
- Hard copy certificates, issued by the awarding body, Highfield Qualifications. The original hard-copy certificates are sent to the learner by guaranteed registered mail, because it is the only original and cannot be lost.
Entry requirements and Expected Conduct
Entry requirements and Expected Conduct
There are two main entry requirements
- Being able to read
- An honest person who does not cheat or deceive others.
Being able to read and comprehend learning resources written in English is a minumum entry requirement.
If a person cannot or will not read information provided to them, then that person will not meet this minimum requirement.
The ability to read is initially assessed by the learner's ability to read the full information published on this public page and being able to understand the contents.
An honest person who does not cheat or deceive others.
Anyone who wants to work in care must be of good character, as defined by the Fit and Proper Person Employed, which is Regulation 19 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Regulation 19 states that to be of good character, the person must have the character traits of honesty, trust, reliability and respect.
This is assessed by the honesty shown by the learner when completing assignments.
Honesty during assessments means no cheating and no deception, including not using AI to write assignment answers, and not copying the learning resources into answersheets and passing that off as your own knowledge when it is not.
How long will it take to complete
The qualification can be completed within 9 weeks.
This depends on the learner.
If a learner is diligent and does their studies and assignments on time, then they will complete on time.
If the learner neglects their studies and does not complete their coursework or their assignments, then those will remain undone until the learner does them.
Assessments
Assessments are by tutor-marked assignments and case studies.
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