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 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ, and . The 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.
The 15 care standards
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Download all of the 15 standards that health and social care workers adhere to in their daily working life.
The Care Certificate network
A national forum available to all health and social care colleagues. Open to work-based trainers and assessors involved in the delivery or assessment of the Care Certificate and provides opportunities for colleagues to engage with others across the sector, receive national updates on the Care Certificate and share good practice.
Join to the mailing list to receive invites for the network, email carecertificate@hee.nhs.uk to subcribe.
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
ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ 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.