How EdgeWorks can help to you deliver the new Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate qualification

Many social care employers struggle to meet the requirements for delivering the new Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate qualification. Access to an accredited centre and qualified assessors is often beyond their budget. Consequently, they rely on third-party colleges or training providers. This approach, however, comes with drawbacks regarding cost, quality, flexibility, time, and accessibility.

At EdgeWorks, we believe this third-party model is flawed. It contributes to the persistently low achievement rates for qualifications across the sector. Social care is changing. The DHSC and Skills for Care’s Workforce Strategy prioritises increasing qualified frontline staff. The new Care Certificate qualification will become the sector benchmark.

Importantly, the Care Certificate qualification technical specification encourages a change in qualification delivery. It notes:

“The sector has delivered the prior recommended Care Certificate standards since 2015, therefore there may be existing assessment skills in the workforce which could be utilised in the assessment and qualification process. The Department of Health and Social Care and Skills for Care have been clear with Awarding Organisations to support centres to consider how these skills could be safely utilised and developed e.g., through the role of an Expert Witness as part of the assessment process…”

EdgeWorks advocates for Employer-led delivery. Employers should be central to any successful learning and development strategy. Our unique Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate Qualification pathway partners with employers. We utilise existing in-house staff as part of our extended assessment team. This is our Employer-Direct model.

Benefits of the Employer-Direct Model

With our Employer-Direct model, employers can take advantage of our nationally approved accredited centre. You avoid the need to establish your own. You gain access to approved learning and assessment resources, qualified assessors, and experienced centre support staff. We can create a bespoke package, providing as much or as little support as you need. This enables you to enhance your reputation as a leading provider of career development opportunities. It also boosts your recruitment and retention.

Introducing Our Integrated Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate Qualification

To help you begin delivery, EdgeWorks has launched a fully integrated qualification. It offers these benefits:

1. Access our nationally recognised Accredited Centre and assessment team. This allows you to deliver your own qualifications.
2. Benefit from our integrated Care Certificate Induction and Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate qualification. This automatically captures recorded Prior Learning (rPL), saving over 100+ hours of learning per individual.
3. Map your existing induction to our new qualification. You can benefit from our automated rPL.
4. Ensure competency observations are fully mapped from your existing induction. This applies even if it’s classroom/workbook based or uses another platform. Mapping to the new qualification saves your team significant time and effort.
5. Potentially participate in our unique Shared-Revenue model. Generate additional revenue towards your training budget.

Contact us to learn more about delivering your own accredited qualifications.