Care Certificate
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 Health, the Care Certificate is made up of the 16 minimum standards that should be covered if you are 'new to care' and should form part of a robust induction programme.
You can find documents that support completion of the standards on Skills For Care website in the Care Certificate workbook section.
In addition to the tools provided on the Skills For Care Website, we have developed a Care Certificate Standards-Matrix & Observation Record document to help you trace your progress of completing all 16 standards.
Care Certificate Induction Programme
This modular training programme provides underpinning knowledge for the Care Certificate. It is aimed at you, if you are a new front line Care Worker in Adult Social Care, have recently changed job role, joined a new team or simply want to renew/refresh your skills.
There is a number of courses that run several times throughout the year. Please see the Calendar for full details of the courses including the prices. To book on these courses, please go to Book now – Learning and development. If you have previously completed the Care Certificate and have moved into a different organistion you may wish to complete the Care Certificate Standards Self-Assessment Tool. and share with your manager / supervisor.
Courses on offer?
- Care Certificate Introduction and Professional Care Values (Standard 2, 3, 6, 7)
- Administration of Medication Level 2 (Standard 13)
- Moving and Handling People Level 2 (Standard 13) available via Mandatory Adult Social Care Training
- Hoist and Safe Use of Equipment (Standard 13) available via Mandatory Adult Social Care Training
- Infection Prevention and Control (Standard 13, 15) available via Mandatory Adult Social Care Training
- Emergency First Aid (Standard 12)
- Person Centred Practice (Standard 5)
- Fluids and Nutrition (Standard 8)
- Recognising and Responding to Abuse (Standard 10, 11)
- Dementia and Dementia Care (Standard 9)
We also recomend a number of digital courses that support completion of the Care Certificate standards. You can access these courses with a Me Learning licence for just £30 per person (inc VAT). The licence will give you access to over 200 courses through to March 2026. To request a licence email e-learning@bolton.gov.uk.
