The Care Certificate

The Care Certificate is an identified set of standards that health and social care workers adhere to in their daily working life.

To download the FREE workbook go to Skills for Care website.

The Care Certificate is an identified set of standards that health and social care workers adhere to in their daily working life.

Designed with the non-regulated workforce in mind, the Care Certificate gives everyone the confidence that workers have the same introductory skills, knowledge and behaviours to provide compassionate, safe and high quality care and support.

The Care Certificate Standards are listed below, however, please refer to the Skills for Care Website for more information on the Care Certificate.

http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Standards/Care-Certificate/Care-Certificate.aspx

The Standards:-

1. Understand your Role
2. Your Personal Development
3. Duty of Care
4. Equality and Diversity
5. Work in a person centred way
6. Communication
7. Privacy and Dignity
8. Fluids and Nutrition
9. Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disabilities
10. Safeguarding Adults
11. Safeguarding children
12. Basic Life Support
13. Health and Safety
14. Handling information
15. Infection Prevention and Control