Course overview
Lending your support to the care of those in need can be an incredibly rewarding experience. From assisting with their day to day activities, to simply being a figure of support and safety; you can harness our CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Health and Social Care to achieve a solid foundation of knowledge, as well as a deeper understanding of your role expectations and responsibilities.
This course has been exclusively created by CACHE qualifications (who specialise in care and education sector courses) who with the help of leading industry experts and specialists, have ensured that every requirement from future employers has been met.
In this intensive 1-year distance learning course, you can experience the flexibility of being able to learn on your own terms, without having to attend any classes. Instead, you can complete this course from the comfort of your own home and adapt it to fit around your existing work responsibilities.
No stress. No deadlines. Simply the freedom to expand your qualifications, kick start your career, and enrich your knowledge of this field.
From exploring the importance of equality and diversity, to understanding the principles of health and social care; by the end of this home-based course, you will know how to tailor your care to suit the preferences, culture and beliefs of your patients, as well as be able to apply person-centred approaches in a real-life setting.
What you'll learn
With a keen focus on personal development, safeguarding and legislation/regulations; this 3 unit course takes just 240 hours to complete and will both expand your knowledge base on health and social care, as well as test your competency and comprehension.
With every unit you complete, you will be asked to take this theoretical knowledge and apply it to potential real-life scenarios that you may encounter during your career.
More importantly, you can use this course to go on to further vocational training and placement opportunities.
This course will:
- Earn you a nationally recognised qualification in health and social care
- Allow you to study when, where and how you want and at a pace of your choosing
- Give you the freedom to study and manage your work life
- Allow you to add a valuable qualification to your arsenal, free of stress, deadlines and exams
- Jumpstart your career in this fascinating field
Recognition
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Duration study load
All students are provided with 12 months to complete their course, however, you are able to complete at a faster pace without any additional costs. Some of our students have managed to complete in as little as 3 months!
Entry requirements
No prior knowledge or experience is needed in order to enrol on this course. Similarly, as this is only a knowledge-based course, you don’t need to be working within a health or social care environment to apply. All we ask is that you are at least 16 years old.
Course features
- Money-back guarantee – 14 days money-back guarantee*
- Flexible, simple learning – Study at your own pace in your own space without pressure
- Personal expert support – Full 1-2-1 tutor support on all courses every step of the way
- Price matched courses – We price match guarantee (plus 5% extra off on top)
- Dedicated support – We are open 9 am – 10 pm, 7 days a week to help our learners
- Payment plans available – spread the cost of your course over 12 months
- Free business course – Free business start-up short course with every purchase
Assessment
This distance learning course is assessed using a series of written assignments that will test your knowledge of the course materials. These will need to be submitted to your tutor online, who will then mark and supply you with valuable feedback.
No external examinations are required, meaning you can focus solely on the completion of your assignments as you study from home.
No external examinations are required.
Support
We take pride in providing our students with unlimited support, so whilst your course may be home-based you never have to feel alone. From our detailed course materials and comprehensive study guides, to the continuous support of our student support team; at every opportunity, we will seek to help you.
Our personal tutors are comprised of industry experts who at a click of a button, will always be on hand to lend you their advice, guidance and instruction.
How long will my certificate take to arrive?
Unlike other providers, Association of Learning uses a fast track system to get your certificate to you within six weeks (our average is two weeks).
Subjects
Qualification Number: 601/8854/6
- Understand equality, diversity and inclusion in health and social care
- Legislation, policies, procedures and codes of practice in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Understand discrimination
- Approaches to challenging discrimination
- How the health and social care practitioner’s own values, beliefs and experiences can influence the delivery of care
- Understand person-centred practice
- How person-centred practice is used to support individuals
- Impacts of person-centred practice on individuals
- Ethical dilemmas that may arise when balancing individuals’ rights and duty of care
- Understand human growth and development across the lifespan
- The life stages of human growth and development
- Social, emotional, cognitive and physical development within each life stage
- Holistic development
- Understand influences that impact upon human growth and development
- The nature versus nurture debate in relation to human growth and development
- The medical model of health and well-being
- The medical model of health and well-being Factors which impact upon human growth and development
- The importance of recognising and responding to concerns regarding an individual’s growth and development
- Understand significant life events across the lifespan
- The impact that significant life events may have on an individual
- Understand how health and social care services meet the care needs of individuals throughout the lifespan
- How health and social care services meet the care needs of individuals through the life stages
- Legislation, policies, procedures and codes of practice in relation to the safeguarding and protection
- Understand the role and responsibilities of the health and social care practitioner in relation to safeguarding
- How the health and social care practitioner safeguards individuals and themselves
- Understand types of abuse
- Signs, symptoms, indicators and behaviours which may cause concern
- Factors that contribute to an individual being vulnerable to harm or abuse
- Understand action to be taken by the health and social care practitioner in response to evidence or concerns that an individual is at risk or has been harmed or abused
- The responsibilities of the health and social care practitioner in relation to whistleblowing
- The boundaries of confidentiality in relation to the safeguarding, protection and well-being of individuals
- Understand the benefits of working in partnership in relation to safeguarding and protection
About Association of Learning
Association of learning offer quality courses which are compliant with current regulations and updated on a regular basis. Our team have a combined knowledge of 25 years in the learning sector, leading the way with progression.
Our systems are built around the latest e-learning technology to provide the best learning experience. If we can't beat our competition, we'll provide your learning free of charge on like for like courses.
Our Mission
“To modernise learning, making it affordable and achievable to all. Increasing quality, connecting people and working hard to make sure our learners complete”
