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TQUK Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate

TQUK Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate

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All courses are awarded by NCFE CACHE or TQUK, giving you a nationally recognised qualification accepted by schools across the UK.

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Your personal tutor is available throughout your studies to guide you, mark your work, and help you succeed.

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All qualifications are completed through written assignments, making the process stress‑free and achievable.

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Estimated Learning Time: 350 hours

TQUK Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate

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Qualification Unit Breakdown

TQUK Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate

Unit 1: Understand own role

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand own role
- Be able to work in ways that have been agreed with the employer
- Understand working relationships in social care
- Be able to work in partnership with others

Unit 2: Personal development

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand how to agree a personal development plan
- Be able to develop own knowledge, skills and understanding

Unit 3: Duty of Care

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand duty of care and duty of candour
- Understand the support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care
- Be able to deal with comments and complaints
- Understand how to respond to incidents, errors and near misses
- Be able to deal with confrontation and difficult situations

Unit 4: Equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand the importance of equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights
- Be able to work in an inclusive way
- Understand how to access information, advice and support about equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights

Unit 5: Work in a person-centred way

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand person centred values
- Understand working in a person-centred way
- Understand the meaning of mental capacity when providing person centred care
- Be able to support the individual to be comfortable and make changes to address factors that may be causing pain, discomfort, or emotional distress
- Be able to support the individual to maintain their identity, self-esteem, spiritual wellbeing and overall wellbeing
- Be able to support the individual using person centred values

Unit 6: Communication

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand the importance of effective communication in the workplace
- Understand how to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals
- Understand how to promote effective communication with individuals
- Be able to use appropriate communication with individuals and support the safe use of communication aids and technologies
- Understand the principles and practices relating to confidentiality

Unit 7: Privacy and dignity

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand the principles that underpin privacy and dignity in care
- Be able to maintain the privacy and dignity of the individuals in their care
- Understand how to support an individual’s right to make choices
- Be able to support individuals in making choices about their care
- Understand how to support active participation
- Be able to support individuals in active participation of their own care

Unit 8: Nutrition and hydration

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand the principles of food safety
- Understand the principles of nutrition and hydration
- Be able to support individuals with nutrition and hydration

Unit 9: Awareness of mental health and dementia

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand the needs and experiences of people living with mental health or dementia
- Understand the importance of early identification of mental health conditions and dementia
- Understand aspects of personalised care which support an individual living with a mental health condition or dementia
- Understand the reasonable adjustments which may be necessary in health and care delivery for an individual living with a mental health condition or dementia
- Understand how legal frameworks and guidelines support individuals living with a mental health condition or dementia

Unit 10: Adult Safeguarding

Learner Outcomes:
- Be able to demonstrate the principles of Adult Safeguarding
- Understand how to reduce the likelihood of abuse
- Understand how to respond to suspected or disclosed abuse
- Understand how to protect people from harm and abuse –locally and nationally
- Understand restrictive practices

Unit 11: Safeguarding Children

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand how to safeguard children

Unit 12: Health, safety, and principles of basic life support

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in the work setting
- Understand Risk Assessment
- Be able to move and assist safely
- Understand procedures for responding to accidents, sudden illness and providing basic life support
- Understand medication and healthcare tasks
- Be able to handle hazardous substances
- Understand how to promote fire safety
- Understand how to work safely and securely
- Understand how to manage own mental health and personal wellbeing

Unit 13: Handling information

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand how to handle information in a care setting

Unit 14: Infection prevention and control (IPC)

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand how to prevent the spread of infection
- Be able to prevent the spread of infection

Unit 15: An awareness of learning disability and autism

Learner Outcomes:
- Understand the needs and experiences of people with a learning disability and autistic people
- Understand how to meet the communication and information needs of people with a learning disability and autistic people
- Understand reasonable adjustments which may be necessary in health and care delivery
- Understand how legislation and guidance supports people with a learning disability and autistic people

The Course Information

What are the Assessment Details?

Do you need to be working to take this qualification?

Learners must spend a minimum of 40 hours working, volunteering or on practical placement to be able to show competence in both knowledge and skills.

This qualification is internally assessed and externally quality assured via a portfolio of evidence.

What is included in my qualification?

You will have access to a Tutor, via email, who will mark your work and guide you through the course to help you prepare for your assignments. You will be provided with all course materials to complete your Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate (RQF) Qualification along with full Tutor support. The materials provided will enable you to complete your qualification in full.

Who is the course for?

The Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate (RQF) Qualification course is to enable persons to work in adult socail care settings.

More about the role

Benefits of enrolling staff onto the qualification:

Currently 54% of direct care workers do not have a level 2 or above qualification. The introduction of the Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate qualification will provide people in care roles with the most up-to-date knowledge and baseline skills required to support people well, and succeed in their roles.

Those who have been in the sector for several years deserve acknowledgement for the skilled care they provide - this qualification will also provide a route for them to gain a recognised qualification. Investing in training and support for staff incentivises staff recruitment, retention, and development within the workforce.

Do I get Tutor support?

Full tutor support is provided including support via Phone and Email. We are also available throughout the year and are not limited to term time.

What is an RQF?

An RQF (Regulated Qualifications Framework) qualification isa standardised framework used in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to describe and regulate qualifications.It ensures consistency in how qualifications are assessed and provides a clear understanding of their size and level, helping people navigate the educational landscape and understand what they've achieved.

What is the certification fee?

The Certification fee for this qualification is £99.75

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Course Overview

  • Est learning time: 350 hours
  • Study Period: 12 months
  • Qualification Reference Number: 610/4174/9
  • Course Requirements: There are no specific entry requirements however learners should have a minimum of level two in literacy and numeracy or equivalent. The qualification is suitable for learners of 16 years of age and above.

Why choose us?

Over 20 years experience.

  • Great experience studying for Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning. Thorough content and my tutor Sharon was extremely helpful and detailed in assessing my work providing useful feedback for me to be able to pass the course. Highly recommend and would definitely use again for furture qualifications. Many thanks

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  • I have just completed and passed my CACHE Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning (RQF). If I needed any support or clarification, Annalise and Morgan were fantastic! Feedback from my units was always detailed and positive. I would definitely recommend The Learning College

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  • I have just completed STLS Level 3 Award. My tutor was Sheila and she was absolutely brilliant, always easy to get hold of and so helpful. I found the course very informative and I like how the units and lessons were laid out. I would have no problem using them again.

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About our Courses

Can I speak to anyone prior to registering onto my course?

Absolutely! We have a specialist team of course advisors that will be able to answer any questions you have. They will also enable you to understand how the study works! They will be available from Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm. You can call us on 01785 336464 or email us atinfo@thelearningcollege.co.uk. We also have our online chat facility, should that be easier.

Can I pay by instalments?

Yes! All our course will enable you to make payment via a payment plan option. This enables you to spread the cost and make your study more affordable.

Do I need to have a credit check for the instalment plan?

No, we don’t use any credit checking facility and you will not be credit checked to take advantage of our payment plan. It is a direct agreement you have with the college to enable you to make your payments easier to manage.

Can you offer me funding for my course?

Unfortunately, we don’t offer any funding for any of our courses. Instead, we have convenient payment plans to help you manage the cost monthly. Each of our payment plans are carefully crafted to keep the cost as low as possible to make them more manageable.

About Learning

Will I have a Tutor to help me with my course?

Yes, you will have a personal 1-2-1 Tutor. Upon registration you will then choose which Tutor you would like to work with, and they will then support your study throughout. You will be able to directly message your Tutor, email, call and where required, video call.

Can I complete my course quicker than the guided time?

Yes of course! Study is done in your own time at your own pace. This means you can customise and fit your study around your current commitments making completion simple. The number of hours you study each week will determine as to how quickly you complete. The more time you do, the quicker you pass your qualification!

What will I need for my studies?

You will need to have either a PC or a tablet such as the iPad or an Android to study on. For your convenience we have The Learning College app that is available for download off both the app store and google play. We will provide all information, assessments, podcast lessons (watch in your own time at your own pace) along with all answer sheets being set out ready for completion. You will also need to have some form of ‘word’ such as Microsoft word or Open Office (free software) Ask us for more details if you require advice on the free software.

When can I start my course after registering?

Upon finalising your registration via our website, you will have instant access to all course material and will be able to being your studies right away. This applies 24/7 and even at weekends you will have no delay in getting started.

Will I have to take an exam?

With the exception of our Functional Skills qualifications, you will NOT have any exams with our qualifications. Most of our qualifications are assessment based and will be marked on a unit-by-unit basis by your personal 1-2-1 tutor.

What happens if I fail an assignment?

If you fail any of your assignments, please don’t worry. Your personal tutor will generally set you an additional research task toguideyou towards the correct answer whereby you will be able to amend your original answer and re-submit. You have no limit on re-submissions either taking away any worries.

Do I need to attend any lessons?

No, all materials are online via our learner platform to enable you to study in your own time at your own pace. The materials are available 24/7 365 days a year so you will have no restrictions and plenty of time.

Are you a regulated and accredited college?

Yes! We are an accredited NCFE CACHE and TQUK college, offering government regulated qualifications.

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Why study with The Learning College

  • Accredited Qualifications – Nationally recognised CACHE and TQUK certifications, regulated by Ofqual.
  • Expert Tutor Support – 1-to-1 guidance with fast, helpful feedback
  • Flexible Online Learning – Study at your own pace, anytime, from anywhere.
  • User-Friendly Platform – Easy-to-use learning system with videos, podcasts, and downloadable resources.
  • Proven Student Satisfaction – Rated 4.7+ stars on TrustPilot, Reed, and Google with glowing reviews.
  • Specialist Course Range – Tailored qualifications in education, childcare, SEN, mental health, and more.

The Next Steps

We’re committed to giving you the best possible learning experience from the moment you join us.

  • Once you register, your login details are emailed straight away so you can begin studying immediately.
  • Our experienced tutors and dedicated support team are here to guide you every step of the way.
  • Study when it suits you with our blended learning approach, designed to fit around your lifestyle.
  • With learners worldwide, we deliver high-quality, personalised support throughout your course.