Skills for Care has updated the Care Certificate Standards and also introduced a whole new standard. Below we answer your frequently asked questions to ensure you are up to date.

What are the Care Certificate Standards?

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. The Care Certificate now includes 16 minimum standards that should be covered if you are 'new to care'. These were developed jointly by Skills for Care, Health Education England and Skills for Health.

What has changed?

The Care Certificate now includes standard 16 – Awareness of Learning Disability and Autism

In addition the following changes have been implemented:

New learning outcomes added throughout standards 1-15

Change in terminologies and titles of standards

Content to reflect the Care Act 2014 

What do I need to do?

You need to ensure the induction you provide to new staff is now in line with the revised Care Certificate standards providing training, observation and collating evidence to demonstrate the standards have been met. 

If you use our 'Care Certificate Induction Programme' this is super simple!

We have revised our training to ensure all of the changes are included along with a whole new workbook for your staff to complete throughout the programme as evidence.

Our Care 'Certificate Induction Programme' not only includes all 16 standards but also 20 certificated statutory and mandatory training subjects, giving your new member of staff the most comprehensive, hassle free training induction available. Leaving you free to focus on running your service.

If you have any questions about the training please contact us or give us a call and we will be happy to help.