Principles of Preventing and Controlling Infection in Health Care Level 2 Certificate: Online

Course overview

This course is a fully online, self-directed, independent study course with assessor support and guidance. Students must have use of a laptop to complete this course and must be aged 19+ at the beginning of the academic year (31 August).

Every year in England, around 300,000 patients develop an infection while being treated by the NHS. Therefore, 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. It is a skill that is also, therefore, highly in demand in the health sector.

You will also have:

evidence of your competency for future/present employers
gained deeper understanding of good personal hygiene
and maintaining a clean environment
furthered your personal and professional development

Furthermore, you will have learned all this at a time that suits you, in way that matches your learning style, without the need to attend college!

What you’ll learn

There are four mandatory modules to this course:

Principles of the Causes and Spread of Infection in
Health Care Settings
Principles of the Importance of Personal Hygiene
and Health in the Prevention and Control of
Infection in Health Care Settings
Principles of Decontamination, Cleaning and Waste
Management in Health Care Settings
Principles of Infection Prevention and Control in a
Health Care Setting

What do I need?

This course is fully online, so students must have use of a laptop to complete this course.

You must also:

be aged 19+*
live in England
have been in the EU for three years for purposes other than study (and able to provide documentation)
not be currently enrolled on an apprenticeship
not have completed any part of the course before

*If you’re aged 19-23, must have a Level 2 qualification.

Progression

You can progress from here to many of our online courses, so browse our website for the latest offerings or speak to your tutor, who will be more than happy to help!

Some examples of progression/additional study are:

NCFE Principles of Dementia Care Level 2: Online
NCFE Understanding Autism Level 2: Online
NCFE Understanding Safe Handling of Medication Level 2: Online
NCFE Children and Young People’s Mental Health Level 2: Online
NCFE Awareness of Mental Health Problems Level 2: Online
NCFE Understanding Climate Change and Environmental Awareness Level 2: Online
NCFE Certificate in the Principles of the Prevention and Control of Infection in Health Care Settings Level 2: Online
NCFE Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent Level 2: Online
NCFE Understanding Behaviour that Challenges Level 2: Online
NCFE Understanding Nutrition and Health Level 2: Online
NCFE Principles of Business Administration Level 2: Online
NCFE Counselling Skills Level 2: Online
NCFE Personal Care Needs Level 2: Online

Course Starts in 33 Days

Mon 24 April 2023

24 April 2023 - 28 July 2023
16 Weeks
Online
- 16-18: Free
- Adult: Free

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