Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Dignity and Safeguarding in Adult Health and Social Care

Course overview:
This course is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding of the key principles of dignity, duty of care and safeguarding as applied to adult health and social care. Learners will investigate the principles and how they are applied in everyday work contexts. Learners will also have an opportunity to examine the dilemmas and consequences that can arise when these principles are not upheld.

Assessments:

• Unit 1: Understand duty of care in adult health and social care
• Unit 2: Understand dilemmas and public concerns in adult health and social care
• Unit 3: Principals of dignity in adult health and social care practice
• Unit 4: Understand safeguarding in adult health and social care

This qualification aims to:

• Develop learners knowledge of the key principals of dignity, duty of care and safeguarding in adult health & social care, and how they can work to uphold these key principles .

The objective of this qualification is to:

• Prepare learners for further training and to support a role in the workplace where the individual may work or interact with vulnerable adults.

Learning method:
Studying via Remote E-Learning means you can choose when and where you study. We ensure that you get all the support you need throughout your course in the form of a personal tutor.

This course is available Fully online.

During your course, a member of the team will contact you at least once a month. It is important that you are available to respond to this communication.

To help you stay on track, you will be provided with unit submission deadlines. Your first unit must be submitted within four weeks of your enrolment date.

Eligibility for funding: TBC 2026

If you would like more information, please call the Remote E-Learning Team on 0151 257 2179 or email: remote-e-learning@riversidecollege.ac.uk