NCFE
Level 2
QN: 610/4131/2
Curriculum Active
NCFE CACHE Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NCFE. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 290 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
NCFE
Syllabus Units
15 Units
Guided Hours
290 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Awareness of learning disability and autism
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the needs and experiences of people with a learning disability and autistic people
- Understand how to meet the communication and information needs of people with a learning disability and autistic people
- Understand reasonable adjustments which may be necessary in health and care delivery
- Understand how legislation and guidance supports people with a learning disability and autistic people
2
Awareness of mental health conditions and dementia
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the needs and experiences of people living with mental health conditions or dementia
- Understand the importance of early identification of mental health conditions and dementia
- Understand aspects of personalised care which support an individual living with a mental health condition or dementia
- Understand the reasonable adjustments which may be necessary in health and care delivery for an individual living with a mental health condition or dementia
- Understand how legal frameworks and guidelines support individuals living with a mental health condition or dementia
3
Communication in adult social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of effective communication in the workplace
- Understand how to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals
- Understand how to promote effective communication with individuals
- Be able to use appropriate communication with individuals and support the safe use of communication aids and technologies
- Understand the principles and practices relating to confidentiality
4
Duty of care in adult social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand duty of care, duty of candour and individual rights
- Understand the support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care
- Be able to deal with comments and complaints
- Know how to respond to incidents, errors and near misses
- Be able to deal with confrontation and difficult situations
5
Equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights in adult social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights
- Be able to work in an inclusive way
- Know how to access information, advice and support about equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights
6
Handling information
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to handle information
7
Health, safety and principles of basic life support
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in the work setting
- Understand risk assessment
- Understand medication and healthcare tasks
- Be able to handle hazardous substances
- Understand how to promote fire safety
- Understand how to work safely and securely
- Be able to move and assist individuals and/or objects safely
- Understand procedures for responding to accidents, sudden illness and providing basic life support
- Know how to manage own mental health and personal wellbeing
8
Infection prevention and control (IPC)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prevent the spread of infection
9
Personal development in adult social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to agree a personal development plan (PDP)
- Be able to develop own knowledge, skills and understanding
10
Privacy and dignity in adult social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles that underpin privacy and dignity in care
- Be able to maintain the privacy and dignity of the individuals in their care
- Be able to support an individual’s right to make choices
- Be able to support individuals in making choices about their care
- Understand how to support active participation
- Be able to support individuals in active participation of their own care
11
Safeguarding adults
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to apply the principles of adult safeguarding
- Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of ab
- Know how to respond to suspected or disclosed ab
- Understand how to protect individuals from harm and ab
- use (locally and nationally)
- Understand restrictive practices
12
Safeguarding children
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to safeguard children
13
Support individuals to meet nutrition and hydration needs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of food safety
- Understand the principles of nutrition and hydration
- Be able to support individuals to meet nutrition and hydration needs
14
Understand own role and responsibilities in adult social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own role
- Be able to work in ways that have been agreed with the employer
- Understand working relationships in adult social care
- Be able to work in partnership with others
15
Work in a person-centred way
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand person-centred values
- Understand working in a person-centred way
- Understand the meaning of mental capacity when providing person-centred care
- Be able to support the individual to be comfortable and make changes to address factors that may be causing pain, discomfort, or emotional distress
- Be able to support the individual to maintain their identity, self-esteem, spiritual and overall wellbeing
- Be able to support the individual using person-centred values
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/4131/2
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NCFE
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jun 2024