What is the Care Certificate?
The Care Certificate is the minimum training, supervision and assessment that those staff new to care (health and adult social care) should receive as part of induction.
The Care Certificate is intended to be used at the start of a career in health and social care. It ensure that people joining the sector can receive appropriate training, support and workplace assessment before they start to deliver care out of the line of sight of more experienced workers.
It provides a foundation for those working in healthcare support and social care worker roles in England, ensuring that the new worker is able to provide a compassionate and caring service.
There are fifteen standards that must be completed, involving knowledge learning, practical skills development and workplace assessments. Completion of all standards is required to attain the Care Certificate.
Access further information from Health Education England, Skills for Health and Skills for Care via these links:
Care Certificate FAQ for Health and Adult Social Care
Care Certificate Standards
Skills for Health Care Certificate Resources
E-learning for Health also provides on line learning to support the Care Certificate, visit https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/ and once registered or logged in, put Care Certificate or code CCT in the search bar and the learning modules that relate to the 15 care standards will pop up.