Care Certificate

The Care Certificate is an agreed set of standards that define the knowledge, skills, and behaviours expected of specific job roles in the health and social care sectors. It's made up of the 15 minimum standards that should be covered if you are 'new to care' and should form part of a robust induction programme.

The Care Certificate was developed jointly by Skills for Care, Health Education England, and Skills for Health. 

The Standards 

1. Understand your role
2. Your personal development
3. Duty of care
4. Equality and diversity
5. Work in a person-centered way              
6. Communication
7. Privacy and dignity
8. Fluids and nutrition
9. Awareness of mental health, dementia, and learning disabilities
10. Safeguarding adults
11. Safeguarding children
12. Basic life support
13. Health and safety
14. Handling information
15. Infection prevention and control

The information in this section shows you the national resources available to deliver the care certificate within your own organisation, resources that have been developed by employers in South Yorkshire, along with information about the SYREC Care Certificate Approved Awarder process.