Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate
The Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate is a nationally recognised qualification designed for individuals looking to begin or enhance their careers within the adult social care sector.
This qualification provides essential knowledge and practical skills to deliver high-quality care, supporting individuals with their daily living needs while maintaining their dignity and independence.
Watch our webinar to learn more about the Level 2 Adult Social Care qualification: https://youtu.be/lHA9LRSAvLA
Great news! LDSS funding has returned for 2025/26, including the Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate!
Who is the Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate for?
- Aspiring Care Workers: Those looking to enter the adult social care field for the first time.
- Current Care Workers: Individuals already working in care who want to gain a formal qualification.
- Care Employers: Organisations seeking to provide accredited training for their staff.
Qualification Information
Payment terms for LDSS-funded qualifications and programmes
The Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS) provides financial support for vocational learning and continuing professional development (CPD) of staff in the adult social care sector. It is offered by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and helps cover the costs of various adult social care qualifications, learning programs and digital learning modules.
What does the Level 2 Care Certificate qualification cover?
The qualification consists of 15 units:
- Unit 1: The principles of understanding your own role.
- Unit 2: Personal development in adult social care settings.
- Unit 3: The principles of duty of care in adult social care.
- Unit 4: Promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights in adult social care settings.
- Unit 5: Promoting person-centred practice in adult social care settings.
- Unit 6: Promoting effective communication in adult social care.
- Unit 7: The principles of privacy and dignity in adult social care settings.
- Unit 8: Promoting nutrition and hydration in adult social care settings.
- Unit 9: Awareness of mental health and dementia.
- Unit 10: The principles of adult safeguarding.
- Unit 11: Understand the principles of safeguarding children.
- Unit 12: Promoting health, safety and principles in basic life support.
- Unit 13: Effective handling of information in adult social care settings.
- Unit 14: Principles of infection prevention and control (IPC).
- Unit 15: Understanding learning disability and autism.
Study Skills Workshop
Many of us may not have studied for a qualification for many years, and the thought of doing a qualification can, understandably, be daunting. Our FREE course demystifies academic language by explaining the meaning of different "command verbs", reassures about the wide variety of assessment methods we use, so writing reams is not required (unless you enjoy writing!) and describes what can be used as "prior learning", so you don't have to repeat recent work.
We discuss the use of AI in your qualification, and answer any concerns you may have - no matter how trivial they seem. This course is available as a video, to watch when it suits you, or as a workshop where you can engage with others and realise that you aren't alone!
Flexible Learning
The Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate is designed to take around 6-8 months to complete, however our flexible learning approach should help people to complete it much sooner.
We want you, our learner, to gain as much knowledge as possible from our course. In order to achieve this, we offer a variety of resources to help you - including a range of tutor-led videos that you can watch in your own time, plus FREE access to any of our Zoom mandatory training courses for six months. This time may be extended with permission from your assessor.
Flexible Assessment
Quality matters! We have a caring team of assessors who will mark your work within 24 hours and return it to you with supportive feedback and your next steps. You will have an initial observation near to the beginning of your course, and then a second observation towards the end of your qualification. These are also a great opportunity to chat to your assessor about any areas of your qualification that you require additional support with.
There are lots of ways that we can assess your work, including written evidence, recorded professional discussions, prior learning, in person observations, photographic evidence of documents you have produced etc.
Funding for the Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate
This qualification is funded by the Learning and Development Support Scheme for the adult social care workforce.
Here is the detailed information on how to reclaim the cost of the Level 2 Adult Social Care Certificate
What Our Clients Say Testimonials
I submitted my first 2 claims through the LDSS last week and found the process much smoother than I initially thought it would be. Once I was told the qualification number (which is required), the rest of the process was very easy to follow. I uploaded both a copy of the invoice, and the receipt and both claims were accepted first time round. I was informed they were accepted on the same day as submission so a very quick turnaround.Mel Macaulay
Our experience with the new Learning & Development Support Scheme has been really positive. We have found the new system to be very straight forward, easy to use and have already received the 60% funding for each submitted application. The new service also enables providers to more easily obtain funding for qualifications to support their employee's progression, learning and development.Joseph Taylor