Level 2 Certificate in Principles of the Prevention and Control of Infection in Health Care Settings

Level 2 Certificate in Principles of the Prevention and Control of Infection in Health Care Settings

Category: Health and Social Care

Course Overview

This qualification is designed for a wide range of learners who wish to gain an understanding in the prevention and control of infection within healthcare settings and is suitable for those who work in or would like to work in the health care sector.

About 300,000 patients develop an infection in England each year while being treated by the NHS. Protecting people from infection is an essential element of providing high quality care, especially considering the capacity some potentially life-threatening infections have to spread within care environments.

The finer detail

Level 2 - Certificate

Duration - 7 weeks

Awarding Body - NCFE

Start Date - Anytime

Delivery - Online learning

Funding - Fully Funded

Commercial - £399

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Qualification Levels Explained

The important bits

This course looks at the meaning and importance of infection control, as well as the causes of infections and the conditions in which they thrive and spread. It also outlines the methods used to prevent and control the spread of infection. The course comprises four mandatory units arranged into two modules:

Unit 01: Principles of the causes and spread of infection in health-care settings
Unit 02: Principles of the importance of personal hygiene and health in the prevention and control of infection in health-care settings
Unit 03: Principles of decontamination, cleaning and waste management in health-care settings
Unit 04: Principles of infection prevention and control in a health-care setting

Eligibility Criteria

If you meet the eligibility criteria and would like to enrol onto one of our funded programmes, then complete this form and a member of the team will be in contact.

A person must be working within a care setting in order to complete the observational requirements of this qualification.
Aged 19 or over on or after 31st August 23.
Must not already hold the qualification that is being delivered.
Must not already hold a higher qualification in same subject
Must reside within a Greater London Authority postcode and where applicable must have permission to live in the UK for at least 12 months on the first day of learning.