OCN (NI) Level 2 Certificate In Safe and Effective Practice
The OCN NI Level 2 Certificate in Safe and Effective Practice provides learners with comprehensive understanding and practical skills in health and social care. By completing all seven units (20 credits), learners gain the competence and confidence needed for effective employment in the sector.
Description
As part of the Care in Practice (CiP) Framework (CiP) there is a new entrance level qualification, the Level 2 Certificate in Safe and Effective Practice.
The Level 2 Certificate in Safe and Effective Practice will provide new social care staff with foundational knowledge and skills to enable them to work as an adult or children’s services social care practitioner within health and social care services.
This qualification consists of 7 units that will enable social care practitioners to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become confident in their practice and to work safely and effectively.
There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification, however learners must be in employment within the social care services in Northern Ireland.
To achieve this qualification learners must successfully complete all seven units – 20 credits.
Credits
20
Accredited by
Level
Level 2
Course Duration
200 Hours
Learning Outcomes
- Emergency First Aid in Social Care Services
- Environmental Health and Safety in Social Care Services
- Safe Food Handling and Dysphagia Awareness in Social Care Services
- Safe Moving and Positioning of Individuals in Social Care Services
- Standards and Values Underpinning Social Care Practice
- Understand Safe Medication Practice in Social Care
- Understand Safeguarding in Social Care Services