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NCFE CACHE Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate

Developed in partnership with Skills for Care and aligned with Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) initiatives, the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate equips entry-level and existing care workers wi...
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NCFE CACHE Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate
NCFE CACHE Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate
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NCFE CACHE Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate

Developed in partnership with Skills for Care and aligned with Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) initiatives, the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate equips entry-level and existing care workers with essential knowledge and practical skills. The course covers foundational competencies—such as person-centred care, adult safeguarding, duty of care, and communication—preparing learners to deliver high-quality, compassionate care across various adult social care settings.



Aims & Objectives

  • Core Competency: Establish baseline knowledge and practical understanding required for direct care roles in adult social care.
  • Standardization: Align practice with national Skills for Care specifications and DHSC quality benchmarks.
  • Workplace Readiness: Develop essential communication, safeguarding, and person-centred care skills for real-world care delivery.

Course Requirements

  • New entrants to adult social care or existing care workers seeking a recognized qualification.
  • Learners must be employed in or have access to a suitable adult social care work placement to gather workplace evidence.
  • No formal entry requirements; basic literacy and communication skills are recommended.

Course Outcomes

By completing this qualification, learners will be able to:

  • Understand Role & Duty of Care: Demonstrate clear understanding of own responsibilities, professional boundaries, and duty of care principles.
  • Deliver Person-Centred Care: Plan and implement individual support that respects privacy, dignity, preferences, and human rights.
  • Implement Safeguarding: Recognize signs of abuse or harm, respond appropriately, and follow adult safeguarding procedures.
  • Effective Communication & Privacy: Apply adapted communication techniques while maintaining confidentiality and data protection.
  • Promote Health & Wellbeing: Understand essential principles of nutrition, hydration, infection control, and mental health/dementia awareness in adult care.


 Career Opportunities

This qualification provides a direct pathway into frontline roles and further professional development, including:

  • Adult Care Worker / Care Assistant (Residential Homes, Domiciliary Care, or Day Centres)
  • Healthcare Support Worker / Support Worker
  • Personal Assistant (Directly employed by care service users)
  • Progression: Direct entry onto the Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care, Lead Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship, or specialized CPD certificates (e.g., Dementia, End of Life Care, Mental Health).

Course Curriculums

  • 15 chapters
  • 61 lectures
  • 0 quizzes
  • 290 Hours total length
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1 Start
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2 Understand own role
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3 Be able to work in ways that have been agreed with the employer
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4 Understand working relationships in adult social care
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5 Be able to work in partnership with others
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1 Be able to prevent the spread of infection
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1 Be able to handle information
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1 Understand own and others’ responsibilities relating to health and safety
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2 Understand risk assessment
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3 Understand medication and healthcare tasks
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4 Be able to handle hazardous substances
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5 Understand how to promote fire safety
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6 Understand how to work safely and securely
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7 Be able to move and assist individuals/objects safely
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8 Understand procedures for accidents, sudden illness and basic life support
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9 Know how to manage own mental health and wellbeing
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1 Know how to safeguard children
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1 Be able to apply principles of adult safeguarding
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2 Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of abuse
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3 Know how to respond to suspected or disclosed abuse
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4 Understand how to protect individuals from harm
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5 Understand restrictive practices
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1 Understand the needs and experiences of people living with mental health conditions or dementia
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2 Understand the importance of early identification
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3 Understand aspects of personalised care supporting individuals
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4 Understand reasonable adjustments in care delivery
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5 Understand how legal frameworks support individuals
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1 Understand principles of food safety
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2 Understand principles of nutrition and hydration
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3 Be able to support individuals to meet nutrition and hydration needs
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1 Understand the principles underpinning privacy and dignity
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2 Be able to maintain privacy and dignity
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3 Be able to support right to make choices
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4 Be able to support individuals in making care choices
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5 Understand how to support active participation
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6 Be able to support active participation
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1 Understand the importance of effective communication
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2 Understand communication and language needs and preferences
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3 Understand how to promote effective communication
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4 Be able to use appropriate communication and support use of communication aids/technologies
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5 Understand principles of confidentiality
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1 Understand person-centred values
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2 Understand working in a person-centred way
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3 Understand the meaning of mental capacity when providing person-centred care
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4 Be able to support the individual to be comfortable and address pain, discomfort, or emotional distress
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5 Be able to support the individual to maintain identity, self-esteem, and wellbeing
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6 Be able to support the individual using person-centred values
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1 Understand the importance of equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights
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2 Be able to work in an inclusive way
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3 Know how to access information, advice and support about equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights
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1 Understand duty of care, duty of candour and individual rights
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2 Understand the support available for addressing dilemmas about duty of care
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3 Be able to deal with comments and complaints
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4 Know how to respond to incidents, errors and near misses
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5 Be able to deal with confrontation and difficult situations
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1 Be able to agree a personal development plan
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2 Be able to develop own knowledge, skills and understanding
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1 Understand the needs and experiences of people with a learning disability and autistic people
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2 Understand communication and information needs
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3 Understand reasonable adjustments in care delivery
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4 Understand how legislation and guidance support people
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