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Understanding the Safe Handling of Medication in Health and Social Care Cert L2
Understanding the Safe Handling of Medication in Health and Social Care Cert L2
Course Overview
Course Code
P00070
Start Date
Various
Study Hours
Part Time
Duration
6 weeks
Campus
DISTANCE
Level
Level 2
This is great qualification for anyone working in a health care setting. The course looks at how to order, store, administer and dispose of medication safely and inline with legislation. The course will also benefit home careers who support relatives to manage or administer their own medication. On average the course takes 15 weeks to complete. Time frame depends on the time you have available and your prior knowledge. Whether working online or with paper materials you are supplied with all the information required to complete the course. The assessments are made up of questions asking you to describe, explain, identify or list information. To be able to pass this qualification answers must be in your own words, using sentences and paragraphs.
The qualification takes on average 8 weeks to complete. During this time you will complete the following 4 units: Understand medication and prescriptions Supply, storage and disposal of medication Understand the requirements for the safe administration of medication Record keeping and audit process for medication After enrolment you are given 3 weeks for each submission, but if you require longer please contact the Distance Learning Team and they will happily agree an extension with you. If you have chosen to complete the course online you will receive a welcome email from Equal, our online learning platform. On there you will see a guidance video explaining how the platform works and you will find your initial submission dates there too. If you have chosen to receive a paper pack these will be sent out to you once you have completed the online enrolment. Your pack will contain a guidance sheet and your submission dates along with information on how to submit your work. This is a distance learning course, meaning all work is completed from home. You do not attend any classes. However, this doesn't mean you can't access support. We have a team of dedicated tutors available to provide any support you might need along the way.
You must be over 19. You are asked to describe what you hope to achieve from the course during enrolment. This helps us to provide you the right advise and ensure you are on the right course and at the right level. If you are not a British Citizen you may be have to complete a Fee Assessment to ensure you qualify for government funding.
The assessment method is question and answer, it is not multiple choice, and all answers must be in your own words to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. The learning materials are there to guide your learning, they are not to be copied from. The best answers include the theory you have learnt, and how you have used the theory in your job role or in a real life scenario. This is a level 2 qualification. To be working at level 2 you need to be able to write descriptions and explanations, using full sentences and paragraphs.
- Tuition fee: £0
The level 2 distance learning courses are funded which is great news. If you are not a British Citizen you may need to complete a fee assessment to check funding eligibility.
If you would like to enrol, please click on Apply Now. You will then be directed to the application form, once complete you will be emailed a link to the full enrolment page, the link will ask for an Enrolment Code, this will be sent to you via text message. If you need any help with enrolment, please contact the College and we will guide you through the process.
Course Overview
Course Code
P00070
Start Date
Various
Study Hours
Part Time
Duration
6 weeks
Campus
DISTANCE
Level
Level 2