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Level 2 Safeguarding in Adult Health and Social Care Course Online – Professional Development and Training

CostFree if you're eligible
Duration6 months
LevelLevel 2
DeliveryOnline
StartFlexible
Awarding bodyNCFE awarding body

Free or reduced fees may be available, depending on your circumstances. PDT lists a fee of £1,218 if you're not eligible. Contact PDT for more info.

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About this course

Level 2 Safeguarding in Adult Health and Social Care Course. Study online. You can work through the course at your own pace, fitting study around your existing commitments. It covers the values, principles, and responsibilities involved in supporting vulnerable adults in care settings. The course is useful alongside a health and social care qualification, or as a way to formalise knowledge you've already built in a care role. There are no formal entry requirements. The course typically takes 6 months.

Who this course is for

Anyone working or looking to work with vulnerable adults in care settings. It will give you the opportunity to demonstrate that you are aware of and understand the values and principles neccessary when providing direct care and support. If you're planning on starting or have started a health and social care qualification, it's useful as a complimentary course. If you're working as an unqualified care assistant its a means of accrediting your knowledge geted on the job.

Entry requirements

There are no formal entrance requirements.

What you will learn

  • You'll understand the principles of dignity and respect in adult care settings.
  • You'll learn how to recognise signs of abuse, neglect, and harm in vulnerable adults.
  • You'll understand the responsibilities of care workers in safeguarding situations.
  • You'll learn how safeguarding legislation and policy applies to adult health and social care.
  • You'll understand the importance of person-centred values when providing direct support.
  • You'll learn how to respond appropriately when safeguarding concerns arise.

How you will learn

You'll study entirely online, working through course materials at your own pace. Assessment is through written assignments or knowledge-based questions that you complete and submit online. There are no exams to sit in person. Professional Development and Training will guide you through what's required and confirm submission deadlines when you enrol.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Professional Development and Training will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Care assistant: support adults with daily living in care homes or the community.
  • Support worker: work with adults who have physical, learning, or mental health needs.
  • Youth support worker: apply safeguarding knowledge in youth and community settings.
  • SEN teaching assistant: support pupils with additional needs in school settings.
  • Nursery practitioner: work in early years settings where safeguarding is central.
  • Teaching assistant: assist in classrooms where child and adult safeguarding applies.
  • Adult educator: deliver learning to adults in community or care-related settings.

What you could study next

Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults): the main qualification for senior care roles and team leader positions. Level 3 Award in Safeguarding: deepens your safeguarding knowledge for supervisory or designated safeguarding lead responsibilities. Level 2 Diploma in Care: a broader qualification covering the full range of skills needed for a care assistant or support worker role, and a common next step after this Certificate.

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