Care Certificate Online (E-learning)
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Build Core Knowledge for Your Care Induction
This online course covers the topics of the Care Certificate standards in one portfolio, as essential awareness for new or existing health and adult social care support workers completing their induction.
It covers your role and duty of care, equality, person-centred care, communication, privacy and dignity, nutrition, mental health and dementia, safeguarding adults and children, basic life support awareness, health and safety, information handling, infection prevention and supporting people with learning disabilities and autism. It is based on the updated 2025 Care Certificate framework.
Who Is This Course For?
- New health and adult social care support workers
- Existing support workers completing their induction
- Care staff refreshing their knowledge of the Care Certificate standards
Delivery Method
Online e-learning, self-paced, on desktop or mobile. The course includes about 4 hours of video, supported by downloadable resources such as PDFs, slides and infographics, and ends with a final assessment. Learners have lifetime access to the course materials.
What the Course Covers
- Your role in care – professional responsibilities, professional conduct and partnership working
- Professional development – CPD, personal development plans, supervision, reflective practice and keeping evidence of learning
- Duty of care – balancing rights with safety, and handling incidents and complaints
- Equality and inclusion – equality, diversity, human rights, discrimination and unconscious bias
- Person-centred care – dignity, choice, individualised support planning, consent and mental capacity
- Communication – verbal and non-verbal communication, active listening, accurate recording and overcoming barriers
- Privacy and dignity – respecting dignity and privacy, seeking consent and supporting independence
- Fluids and nutrition – hydration, dehydration, malnutrition, swallowing difficulties, food safety and safe mealtime support
- Mental health and dementia – common conditions, stigma, how dementia affects people and responding calmly to distress
- Safeguarding adults and children – types of abuse, warning signs, responding to disclosures, and recording and reporting concerns
- Basic life support awareness – recognising emergencies, raising the alarm, basic life support and documenting incidents
- Health and safety – spotting hazards, risk assessment, safe working practices and safety checks
- Handling information – confidentiality, need-to-know sharing, record keeping, data protection and reporting data breaches
- Infection prevention and control – how infections spread, hand hygiene, PPE, waste handling and cleaning
- Learning disabilities and autism – individual needs, sensory environments, communication strategies and responding to distress
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Describe your role, responsibilities and duty of care as a support worker
- Explain person-centred care, consent, dignity and equality in practice
- Recognise signs of abuse in adults and children and how to report concerns
- Outline safe practice for health and safety, infection prevention and handling information
- Describe how to support people with mental health needs, dementia, learning disabilities and autism
Assessment and Certification
The course ends with a final assessment. Learners who complete all the standards and the final assessment receive a Certificate of Completion as evidence of completing this online learning. The course awards 4 CPD points.
Important to Know
The Care Certificate standards are described as recommended and non-accredited, and employers decide how they are implemented. This course provides completion evidence only: your employer completes the final sign-off for full Care Certificate achievement. It does not replace staff induction or role-specific training.
FAQ
Does this course give me the full Care Certificate?
No. The course provides evidence that you have completed this online learning. Your employer completes the final sign-off for full Care Certificate achievement.
Who is this Care Certificate course for?
It is for new or existing health and adult social care support workers who are completing their induction.
Which topics does the course cover?
It covers the Care Certificate topics, including duty of care, equality, person-centred care, communication, safeguarding adults and children, infection prevention, handling information, and learning disabilities and autism.
How long does the course take?
There is about 4 hours of video. You can study at your own pace on desktop or mobile with lifetime access.
Is the Care Certificate accredited?
The Care Certificate standards are recommended and non-accredited, and employers decide how they are implemented. This online course awards 4 CPD points.
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On completion, learners receive a digital certificate from TrainifyHUB with a unique verification code. Any CPD points for the course are shown in the course description
All you need to complete our e-learning courses is a computer, tablet or smartphone and an internet connection.
E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.
Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.
Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.
You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.
Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.
TrainifyHUB is a London-based online training provider and the trading name of SL Brothers Ltd. Its self-paced courses cover health and social care, construction site safety awareness, compliance and workplace skills.
Envico is working in association with TrainifyHUB and is not accredited by or associated with any examination bodies, awarding bodies, institutions or organisations in any way whatsoever.