Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care

There are no specific entry requirements, however, learners should have a minimum of a Level 1 in English and Maths, or the equivalent.

The qualification is suitable for learners aged 19 or above.

You will be added to our Equal platform, where you will be able to access learning resources and assessments to complete. You'll also be allocated your own personal tutor who you can contact throughout your studies.

You will be required to work through a series of tasks and activities designed to reinforce the learning process and demonstrate your knowledge. Your personal tutor will then assess your work and provide you with constructive feedback for each unit.

It is essential that all learners are assessed in English, unless the qualification specification specifically states that another language may be accepted. This also applies to all learner evidence presented for external quality assurance purposes.

The qualification is assessed by internally set and marked assessments, which are subject to external quality assurance.
All learning outcomes that assess knowledge and understanding (usually beginning with ‘understand’ or ‘know how to’) may be assessed through internally set and marked written assignments, tasks, records of oral or written questions, workbooks, or other portfolio evidence.

Materials for internal assessment must be submitted for approval before use and must be mapped to the relevant unit, learning outcome and assessment criteria.

All learning outcomes and assessment criteria must be met to achieve a pass - there is no grading.

Each unit within the qualification may have its own assessment requirements, guidance and range:

- Assessment requirements are conditions of assessment that must be met by learners when undertaking their assessments to achieve the unit or meet a particular assessment criterion
- Assessment guidance includes areas that could be covered by learners in their assessments to achieve the unit or a particular assessment criteria, but are not mandatory
- Useful websites are resources that could be used by centres for the delivery of the qualification and by learners to support them with the completion of the unit

You should be able to work at a Level 1 or above in Functional Skills.

This is a 12-week course that requires your own time management for study. You will be given submission dates to keep you focused on the 12-week timeframe.

- Guided learning hours total approximately 179 hours
- Directed study requirements total approximately 10-15 hours

The purpose of this course is to develop your knowledge and understanding of the underlying principles required for a variety of job roles in the adult health and social care sector.

This can include:

- Equality and diversity
- Safeguarding
- Duty of care
- Health and safety
- Person centred approaches
- Handling information

This course is split into nine units:

- Principles of Communication in Adult Social Care Settings
- Principles of Personal Development in Adult Social Care Settings
- Principles of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Adult Social Care Settings
- Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care
- Introduction to Duty of Care in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings
- Understand the Role of the Social Care Worker
- Understand Person-Centred Approaches in Adult Social Care Settings
- Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings
- Understand How to Handle Information in Social Care Settings

The benefits for completing this course are:
- Gain a nationally recognised qualification
- Improve your adult social care skills to help you create a long-standing career pathway in your chosen industry
- Courses are delivered as distance learning, allowing you to choose when and where to study
- Personal tutors are assigned to ensure you have the support needed to succeed