PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL CERTIFICATE
LEVEL 2: Online Course
EXAMINING BODY: NCFE CACHE
This free online course is ideal for adults looking to further their personal and professional development by understanding more about infection control. Complete the online resources to achieve a nationally recognised qualification.
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.
Through this course you will gain a deeper understanding of good personal hygiene and maintaining a clean environment. You will also be able to evidence your competency to employers.
You will learn:
- the principles of the causes and spread of infection in health care settings
- the principles of the importance of personal hygiene and health in the prevention and control of infection in health care settings
- the principles of decontamination, cleaning and waste management in health care settings
- the principles of infection prevention and control in a health care setting
How quickly you progress is up to you but typically learners take approximately 12-16 weeks to complete the qualification using the online resources.
Support is available throughout the course from your Assessor should you want advice and guidance.
The qualification will be fully funded (free to you) if you meet the following criteria:
- You must be aged 19 years or over at the beginning of the academic year
- You must permanently reside in the UK
- You must have lived in the EU/UK for 3 years
- You must earn less than £25,000 per annum
- Eligibility is subject to postcode location – contact us for further details.