The updated Care Certificate Standards (March 2025) sets out explicitly the learning objectives, competences and standards of care that will be expected in both sectors, ensuring that the HCSW/ASCW is caring, compassionate and provides quality care.

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Overview

This eLearning course will allow individuals to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding for the updated (March 2025) standard 15 of the Care Certificate.

Optional screening assessment allow individuals who can demonstrate prior knowledge to “fast track” their completion of the learning and assessments.

“Assessment of performance” is recorded using the observation toolkit (available separately).

Topics covered

The causes and chain of infection.
Your role in preventing infection.
Ways your own health or hygiene might pose a risk to the individuals you support, or to other people at work.
Common types of personal protective clothing, equipment and procedures and how and when to use them.
Principles of safe handling of infected or soiled linen and clinical waste.