Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Personal Care Needs (NCFE)

Course Summary

Unit 01: Understand person-centred care
This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It provides the learner with the knowledge required to understand how to work in a person-centered way.

Unit 02: Understand how to support personal hygiene
This unit provides the learner with the knowledge required to support an individual in maintaining personal hygiene.

Unit 03: Understand foot care for individuals
The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding required to support individuals with foot care.

Unit 04: Understand how to support individuals to maintain oral health
The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding required to support individuals to maintain oral health.

Unit 05: Understand pressure area care
The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding of pressure area care. They will also understand good practice, how to follow an agreed care plan and the importance of valid consent in order to carry out pressure area care.

Unit 06: Understand sepsis
The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding of sepsis and who it may affect. The learner will also understand signs, symptoms, causes and treatments of sepsis.

Entry Requirements

* You must be aged 19+
* You must live in England (not available to people living in Ireland, Scotland or Wales)
* You must have been an EU resident for at least 3 years
* No qualifications are necessary for you to start the course.
All learners are subject to an eligibility check before you can start the course. You may be required to forward information to us about your current employment or income/benefit status to allow you to get started.

How Is It Assessed

Assessment is based on answering questions either online or by completing a paper-based question/answer paper.

How Is It Taught

As you work through the learning materials, you will have the support of a knowledgeable assessor/tutor who will give you support, advice and guidance on the course content as well as providing robust feedback on the work you complete. This course consists of 2 assessments to be completed 4 weeks apart. Upon successful completion of the course, you will be awarded the CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Personal Care Needs.

What Could I do Next

After completing a distance learning qualification and receiving confirmation from your assessor that the course has been achieved, you are able to enrol on another distance learning qualification.

What Else Do I Need To Know

The assessments are divided into units and submission of answers is per unit. Support is available from your assessor throughout the course and after the completion of each unit when the assessor will assess the answers provided and provide written feedback.