iCQ
Level 2
QN: 610/6284/4
Curriculum Active
iCQ Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Northern Ireland)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by iCQ. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1036 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
iCQ
Syllabus Units
37 Units
Guided Hours
1036 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation, policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication
- Know about common types of medication and their use
- Understand procedures and techniques for the administration of medication
- Prepare for the administration of medication
- Administer and monitor medication
2
Causes and Spread of Infection
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the causes of infection
- Understand the transmission of infection
3
Communication and Information Sharing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of communication
- Be able to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals
- Be able to reduce barriers to communication
- Be able to apply principles and practices relating to handling information
- Know how to respond to complaints
4
Continuing Professional Development in the context of Health and Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is required for competence in own work role
- Be able to work in ways that are agreed with the employer
- Be able to work in partnership with others
- Understand personal development
- Understand the role of regulation
- Be able to participate in personal development
- Know how to manage own stress
5
Contribute to supporting group care activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the place of group care activities in the care and support of individuals
- Be able to contribute to the development of a supportive group culture
- Be able to contribute to the implementation of group care activities
- Be able to contribute to the evaluation of group care activities
6
Contribute to supporting individuals in the use of assistive technology
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the range and purpose of assistive technology (AT) available to support individuals2.
- Be able to contribute to the use of selected assistive technology
7
Contribute to the support of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of multiple conditions and/or disabilities on individuals
- Know the support available for individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
- Be able to contribute to the support of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
- Be able to evaluate own contribution to the support of an individual for an activity
8
Dementia Awareness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand dementia
- Understand models of dementia
- Know types of dementia and their causes
- Understand an individual’s experience of dementia
9
Health and Wellbeing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own responsibilities and the responsibilities of others relating to health and safety in the work setting
- Understand the use of risk assessments in relation to health and safety
- Be able to reduce the spread of infection
- Be able to move and handle equipment and other objects safely
- Know how to store
- use and dispose of hazardous substances and material
- Know the principles of a balanced diet
- Understand how to plan and promote a balanced diet in health and social care settings
- Understand the principles of hydration
- Know how to prevent malnutrition
- Understand your role in screening and monitoring nutrition and hydration
- Know the importance of special dietary requirements in health and social care settings
10
Introduction to personalisation in social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the meaning of personalisation in social care
- Understand systems that support personalisation
- Understand how personalisation affects the way support is provided
- Understand how to implement personalisation
11
Introductory awareness of models of disability
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the difference between the medical and social models of disability
- Understand how the adoption of models of disability impact on the wellbeing and quality of life of individuals
12
Meet Food Safety Requirements when Providing Food and Drink for Individuals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of food safety measures when providing food and drink for individuals
- Be able to maintain hygiene when handling food and drink
- Be able to meet food safety requirements when preparing and serving food and drink for individuals
- Be able to meet food safety requirements when clearing away food and drink
- Be able to store food and drink safely
- Know how to access additional advice or support about food safety
13
Move and position individuals in accordance with their care plan
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols in relation to moving and positioning individuals
- Understand anatomy and physiology in relation to moving and positioning individuals
- Be able to minimise risk before moving and positioning individuals
- Be able to move and position an individual
- Know when to seek advice and/or assistance from others when moving and positioning an individual
14
Prepare for and carry out extended feeding techniques
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand anatomy and physiology in relation to extended feeding
- Understand extended feeding techniques
- Understand legislation and agreed ways of working when using extended feeding techniques
- Be able to manage risks relating to extended feeding
- Be able to prepare for extended feeding
- Be able to carry out and complete extended feeding techniques
- Be able to maintain records and report on extended feeding
15
Principles and Values
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to establish informed consent when providing care or support
- Be able to work in a person-centred way
- Understand the implications of duty of care
- Demonstrate how to contribute to the support of positive risk taking for individuals
- Be able to encourage active participation, collaboration and well being
- Be able to support the individual’s right to make choices
- Know how to recognise signs of ab
- Know how to respond to suspected or alleged ab
- Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from ab
- Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of ab
- Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices
- Understand the importance of equality and inclusion
- Be able to work in an inclusive way
- Know how to access information, advice and support about diversity, equality and inclusion
16
Principles of supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation, policies and guidance relevant to individuals with a learning disability accessing healthcare
- Understand the function of different healthcare services that an individual with a learning disability may need to access
- Understand the role of professionals within different healthcare services that a individual with a learning disability may need to access
- Understand how plans for healthcare and regular health checks underpin long-term health and well-being for individuals with a learning disability
- Understand the issues that an individual with a learning disability may face when accessing a variety of healthcare services
17
Provide active support
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand active
- Be able to interact positively with individuals to promote participation
- Be able to implement person-centred daily plans to promote participation
- Be able to maintain person- centred records of participation
18
Provide support for journeys
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand factors to consider when planning support for journeys
- Be able to support individuals to plan journeys
- Be able to support individuals when making journeys
- Be able to review the support provided for individuals when making journeys
19
Provide support for mobility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of mobility
- Be able to prepare for mobility activities
- Be able to support individuals to keep mobile
- Be able to observe
- record and report on activities to support mobility
20
Provide support to manage pain and discomfort
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand approaches to managing pain and discomfort
- Be able to assist in minimising individuals’ pain or discomfort
- Be able to monitor
- record and report on the management of individuals’ pain or discomfort
21
Support independence in the tasks of daily living
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand principles for supporting independence in the tasks of daily living
- Be able to establish what support is required for daily living tasks
- Be able to provide support for planning and preparing meals
- Be able to provide support for buying and using household and personal items
- Be able to provide support for keeping the home clean and secure
- Be able to identify and respond to changes needed in support for daily living tasks
22
Support individuals at the end of life
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the aims and principles of end of life care
- Understand factors affecting end of life care
- Understand advance care planning in relation to end of life care
- Be able to provide support to individuals and key people during end of life care
- Understand the role of organisations and support services available to individuals and key people in relation to end of life care
- Be able to support individuals through the process of dying
- Be able to take action following the death of individuals
- Be able to manage own feelings in relation to the dying or death of individuals
23
Support individuals to access and use information about services and facilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know ways to support individuals to access information on services and facilities
- Be able to work with individuals to select and obtain information about services and facilities
- Be able to work with individuals to access and use information about services and facilities
- Be able to support individuals to evaluate the information accessed on services and facilities
24
Support individuals to live at home
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of supporting individuals to live at home
- Be able to contribute to planning support for living at home
- Be able to work with individuals to secure additional services and facilities to enable them to live at home
- Be able to work in partnership to introduce additional services for individuals living at home
- Be able to contribute to reviewing support for living at home
25
Support individuals to negotiate environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the factors that impact on an individual being able to negotiate their environment
- Be able to prepare to support an individual to negotiate an environment
- Be able to support an individual to negotiate an environment
- Be able to review support provided to an individual to negotiate an environment
26
Support participation in learning and development activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the factors to take into account when supporting individuals to take part in activities for learning and development
- Be able to support individuals to prepare for taking part in learning and development activities
- Be able to contribute to preparing the environment and resources for learning and development activities
- Be able to support individuals to take part in learning and development activities
- Be able to contribute to the evaluation of learning or development activities
27
Support the promotion of awareness of sensory loss
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of promoting awareness of sensory loss
- Understand the role played by self and others in promoting awareness of sensory loss
- Be able to provide information that promotes awareness of sensory loss
- Be able to use information to promote awareness of sensory loss
28
Support use of medication in social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislative frame
- work for the use of medication in social care settings
- Know about common types of medication and their use
- Understand roles and responsibilities in the use of medication in social care settings
- Understand techniques for administering medication
- Be able to receive, store and dispose of medication supplies safely
- Know how to promote the rights of the individual when managing medication
- Be able to support use of medication
- Be able to record and report on use of medication
29
The principles of Infection Prevention and Control
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections
- Understand legislation and policies relating to prevention and control of infections
- Understand systems and procedures relating to the prevention and control of infections
- Understand the importance of risk assessment in relation to the prevention and control of infections
- Understand the importance of using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the prevention and control of infections
- Understand the importance of good personal hygiene in the prevention and control of infections
30
Understand mental health problems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the types of mental ill health
- Understand the impact of mental ill health on individuals and others in their social net
31
Understand mental well-being and mental health promotion
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the different views on the nature of mental well-being and mental health and the factors that may influence both across the life span
- Know how to implement an effective strategy for promoting mental well-being and mental health with individuals and groups
32
Understand Physical Disability
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of differentiating between the individual and the disability
- Understand the concept of physical disability
- Understand how the challenges of living with a physical disability can be addressed
- Understand the importance of independence and inclusion for the individual with physical disability
33
Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislation and policies that support the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities
- Understand the nature and characteristics of learning disability
- Understand the historical context of learning disability
- Understand the basic principles and practice of advocacy, empowerment and active participation in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families
- Understand how views and attitudes impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and their family carers
- Know how to promote communication with individuals with learning disabilities
34
Understand the impact of Acquired Brain Injury on individuals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand Acquired Brain Injury
- Understand the impact on individuals of Acquired Brain Injury
- Understand the specialist communication needs of an individual with Acquired Brain Injury
- Understand the impact of challenging behaviour
- Understand the impact that personality changes can have on an individual and those providing support
35
Understanding autistic spectrum conditions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the main characteristics of autistic spectrum conditions
- Understand the concept of autism as a spectrum
- Understand how to contribute to the person-centred support of an individual who has an autistic spectrum condition
- Understand the behaviours exhibited by individuals with an autistic spectrum condition
- Understand how to communicate effectively with individuals on the autistic spectrum
36
Undertake agreed pressure area care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the anatomy and physiology of the skin in relation to pressure area care
- Understand good practice in relation to own role when undertaking pressure area care
- Be able to follow the agreed care plan
- Understand the use of materials, equipment and resources that are available when undertaking pressure area care
- Be able to prepare to undertake pressure area care
- Be able to undertake pressure area care
37
Undertake personal hygiene activities with individuals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols in relation to undertaking personal hygiene activities with individuals
- Know the anatomy and physiology of the skin, nose, mouth, eyes and ears in relation to cleansing
- Be able to prepare for undertaking personal hygiene activities with individuals
- Be able to undertake personal hygiene activities with individuals
- Be able to record and report the outcome of the personal hygiene activity
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/6284/4
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- iCQ
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Aug 2025