Qualification Summary

This qualification has been designed to provide the learner with the necessary knowledge and skills that will be expected of those who work in adult social care and have a responsibility for providing person centred, values-driven care and support for those accessing the service. Learners are required to demonstrate understanding and effective practice in the following areas:

• Understanding own role
• Personal development
• Duty of care
• Equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights
• Working in a person-centred way
• Communication
• Privacy and dignity

Related Documents:

VTCT (Skillsfirst) Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate Handbook

Qualification structure

To be awarded the VTCT (Skillsfirst) Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate learners must achieve all the mandatory units.

Total Qualification Time (TQT) is 360

Guided Learning Hours (GLH) are 244

Qualification number	Qualification reference
SK2C1	610/4139/7

Group M – mandatory units

RQF unit no	Skillsfirst unit no	Unit title	Unit Level	GLH
Y/651/1364	USK42	Understand own role	2	14
A/651/1365	USK43	Personal development	2	20
D/651/1366	USK44	Duty of care	2	14
F/651/1367	USK45	Equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights	2	14
H/651/1368	USK46	Work in a person-centred way	2	20
J/651/1369	USK47	Communication	2	20
M/651/1370	USK48	Privacy and dignity	2	20
R/651/1371	USK49	Nutrition and hydration	2	14
T/651/1372	USK50	Awareness of mental health and dementia	2	20
Y/651/1373	USK51	Adult safeguarding	2	20
A/651/1374	USK52	Safeguarding children	2	7
D/651/1375	USK53	Health, safety, and principles of basic life support	2	20
F/651/1376	USK54	Handling information	2	7
H/651/1377	USK55	Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)	2	14
J/651/1378	USK56	An awareness of learning disability and autism	2	20

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