Care Certificate Course – Standards (1 to 16)

Accreditation & Recognition

This Care Certificate Course – Standards (1 to 16) is fully CPD-accredited, ensuring your qualification meets trusted professional standards for relevant fields. It is widely recognised by UK employers as a benchmark for continuing professional development and compliance training.

• Earn a CPD Accredited certificate to showcase your knowledge and skills
• 100% online, self-paced study with 12 months’ access
• Includes online multiple-choice exam and optional reflective portfolio
• Order a CPD-accredited digital certificate (optional printed version available for £24.99)
• Recognised by UK employers and globally trusted certification

Assessment & Certification

Your progress in this Care Certificate Course – Standards (1 to 16) is measured through an online multiple-choice assessment with a 60% pass mark and instant results. Learners can retake the exam for free, ensuring full understanding before completion.

Upon passing, you can order a PDF version of the CPD Accredited certificate, verifying your learning achievement and continued professional development aligned with industry knowledge standards. You can also order a hardcopy certificate for £24.99 to boost your credibility and showcase your achievement.

This qualification includes no hidden fees and is recognised by UK employers as evidence of structured learning and professional growth.

Who Is This Course For?

• New care assistants entering health and social care.
• Support workers developing structured foundational knowledge.
• Healthcare assistants refreshing core practice standards.
• Domiciliary care workers strengthening safe practice confidence.
• Individuals preparing for care-based responsibilities.
• Team leaders reinforcing best practice understanding.

Career Opportunities & Progression

• Care Assistant – £20,000 to £25,000 per year.
• Support Worker – £21,000 to £27,000 per year.
• Healthcare Assistant – £22,000 to £28,000 per year.
• Senior Care Worker – £24,000 to £32,000 per year.
• Residential Support Worker – £22,000 to £29,000 per year.

Key Skills You’ll Gain

• Professional accountability and role clarity.
• Ethical decision-making in care environments.
• Confident safeguarding awareness and response.
• Effective communication across diverse care needs.
• Infection prevention and safety awareness.
• Person-centred planning and support understanding.
• Respect for privacy, dignity, and inclusion.
• Structured approach to professional development.

Why Study with Edu Xpress

Edu Xpress is a trusted CPD-accredited training provider dedicated to helping professionals build confidence, leadership, and compliance in the UK job sector. Our expert-led online courses are designed to fit around your lifestyle, giving you the flexibility to study anywhere, anytime.

• CPD-accredited and employer-recognised qualifications trusted across the UK
• Expert tutors with essential real-world experience
• 100% online learning with UK-based learner support
• Affordable, transparent pricing with no hidden fees
• Trusted by thousands of UK learners and global professionals

Enrol today to build confidence in safe and effective practice with the CPD-accredited Care Certificate Course – Standards (1 to 16), designed to strengthen your skills and real-world understanding across UK care settings.

Curriculum Description

Standard 1: Understand Your Role
This module explains your responsibilities, boundaries, and accountability within health and social care settings. You will explore working relationships, agreed ways of working, and how understanding your role supports safe, professional, and effective care delivery.

Standard 2: Your Personal Development
Learn how to reflect on your performance and identify areas for professional growth within care environments. This module explores supervision, feedback, personal development planning, and how continuous learning strengthens competence and confidence.

Standard 3: Duty of Care
Understand the meaning of duty of care and how it influences daily decision-making in care roles. You will examine dilemmas, complaints handling, and how to balance individual rights with safe, responsible practice.

Standard 4: Equality and Diversity
This module explores inclusive practice, protected characteristics, and promoting fairness in care environments. You will learn how to challenge discrimination and create respectful settings that value individual differences.

Standard 5: Work in a Person-Centred Way
Discover how to place individuals at the centre of planning and delivering support. This module explains choice, independence, dignity, and partnership working to improve outcomes and experiences in care.

Standard 6: Communication
Develop awareness of verbal, non-verbal, and written communication methods used in care settings. The module explores overcoming communication barriers and adapting approaches to meet individual needs effectively.

Standard 7: Privacy and Dignity
Examine how to maintain confidentiality and uphold dignity during all aspects of care. You will explore respectful practice and how privacy strengthens trust between care workers and individuals.

Standard 8: Fluids and Nutrition
Understand the importance of hydration and nutrition in maintaining health and wellbeing. This module covers monitoring intake, recognising risks, and supporting individuals with specific dietary needs safely.

Standard 9: Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disabilities
Gain foundational knowledge of mental health conditions, dementia, and learning disabilities within care contexts. The module promotes empathy, understanding, and supportive approaches tailored to individual experiences.

Standard 10: Safeguarding Adults
Learn how to recognise signs of abuse and neglect affecting adults in care settings. This module explains reporting procedures, prevention strategies, and your responsibility to protect vulnerable individuals.

Standard 11: Safeguarding Children
Understand safeguarding responsibilities when working in environments involving children or families. The module outlines types of abuse, reporting processes, and maintaining vigilance to ensure child protection.

Standard 12: Basic Life Support
Develop awareness of basic life support principles used during emergency situations. This module explains safe response procedures, including recognising emergencies and acting promptly within your level of competence.

Standard 13: Health and Safety
Explore workplace safety responsibilities, risk assessment, and safe handling practices in care settings. The module covers fire safety, hazardous substances, and maintaining a safe environment for everyone.

Standard 14: Handling Information
Learn how to record, store, and share information responsibly within care environments. This module emphasises confidentiality, data protection principles, and accurate documentation standards.

Standard 15: Infection Prevention and Control
Understand how infections spread and how to reduce risks within care settings. The module covers hygiene practices, personal protective equipment, and safe waste disposal procedures.

Standard 16: Awareness of Learning Disability & Autism (NEW 2025)
This module introduces awareness of learning disability and autism within modern care practice. You will explore respectful communication, reasonable adjustments, and supportive approaches that promote inclusion and understanding.