NCFE
Level 3
QN: 600/0048/X
Curriculum Active
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NCFE. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 190 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
NCFE
Syllabus Units
9 Units
Guided Hours
190 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice
- Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care
- Know how to respond to complaints
2
Principles of communication in adult social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand why effective communication is important in adult social care settings
- Understand how to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of an individual
- Understand how to overcome barriers to communication
- Understand principles and practices relating to confidentiality
3
Principles of Diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion
- Understand how to work in an inclusive way
- Understand how to raise awareness of diversity, equality and inclusion
4
Principles of personal development in adult social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to reflect on practice in adult social care
- Understand the importance of feedback in improving own practice
- Understand how a personal development plan can contribute to own learning and development
5
Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 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.
6
Understand health and safety in social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings.
- Understand risk assessments and their importance in relation to health and safety.
- Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness.
- Understand how to reduce the spread of infection.
- Understand how to move and handle equipment and other objects safely.
- Understand the principles of assisting and moving an individual.
- Understand how to handle hazardous substances.
- Understand how to promote environmental safety procedures in the social care setting.
- Understand how to manage stress.
- Understand procedures regarding handling medication.
- Understand how to handle and store food safely.
7
Understand how to handle information in social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand requirements forhandling information in social caresettings
- Understand good practice inhandling information in social caresettings
- Understand how to support others to handle information
8
Understand person-centred approaches in adult social care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand person-centred approaches in adult social care.
- Understand how to implement a person-centred approach in an adult social care setting.
- Understand the importance of establishing consent when providing care or support.
- Understand how to implement and promote active participation.
- Understand how to support an individual’s right to make choices.
- Understand how to an promote individual’s well-being.
- Understand the role of risk assessment in enabling a person- centred approach.
9
Understand the role of the social care worker
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand working relationships in social care settings
- Understand the importance of working in ways that are agreed with the employer
- Understand the importance of working in partnership with others
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/0048/X
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NCFE
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jan 2011