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Care Certificate

Explore the Care Certificate standards for health and social care workers. Ensuring they have the skills, knowledge, and behaviors needed for compassionate, safe, and high-quality care.

The Care Certificate is an agreed set of standards that define the knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of specific job roles in the health and social care sectors.

Developed jointly by Skills for Care, Health Education England and Skills for HealthThe Care Certificate is made up of the 15 minimum standards that should be covered if you are 'new to care' and should form part of a robust induction programme.

Access the complete set of accessible videos on the Care Certificate workbook

 

Duration 5 mins 47 secs

 


 

The 15 care standards

 

PDF - 649kb

Download all of the 15 standards that health and social care workers adhere to in their daily working life.

 


 

 

FAQs

 

Care Certificate workbook

The Care Certificate workbook is a free downloadable resource to support the training process and help you and your new workers cover parts of the Care Certificate.

Assessing the Care Certificate

An assessor must have a solid understanding of, and direct experience in what you’re assessing. Find a selection of materials designed to support those with the responsibility of undertaking Care Certificate assessment.

Employers, organisation and training providers

The Care Certificate offers opportunities for new and existing members of the workforce working at various levels to refresh or improve their knowledge and skills.

Information for learners

The Care Certificate should be used as part of your induction as it sets out fundamental skills that you’ll need to work competently in health and social care.

 


 

 

Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate qualification

Skills for Care was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to develop a specification for the development of a new Care Certificate qualification based on the existing Care Certificate standards.

Awarding organisations are now developing the Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate qualification was launched in June 2024 - learn more

 


 

We're aware of a number of training providers making claims about their products in relation to the Care Certificate. We'd like to reassure you that such claims are false. Please read our full statement before putting workers through the Care Certificate.