Level 3 Certificate in the Principles of Dementia Care

Level 3 Certificate in Understanding the Principles of Dementia Care

Category: Health and Social Care

Course Overview

There are 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK today, with this number expected to rise to over one million by 2025.

This qualification enables learners to develop knowledge and understanding of caring for individuals with dementia. Successful completion of the units will allow learners to develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of dementia and its effects. It will also support progression into relevant employment within the health and social care sector. The qualification doesn’t infer competence in the work role but can be used to support the underpinning knowledge and understanding needed for those working in or towards a dementia care role.

The finer detail

Level 3 - Certificate

Duration - 21 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

The objectives of this qualification are to enable learners to understand:

Types of dementia and the importance of early diagnosis
Person-centred approaches in dementia care
The role of communication, interaction and inclusion in dementia care and support
The use of medication to support individuals with dementia.

It is made up of seven mandatory units as follows:

Understanding dementia
Understand how person-centred approaches are used to underpin the care and support of individuals with dementia
Principles of communication and interaction in dementia care and support
Supporting positive interaction, occupation, and activity in dementia care
Principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care and support
Understand how to support individuals with dementia to exercise choice and rights
Principles of the administration of medication and well-being of individuals with dementia

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.

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What related qualifications can you progress to?

earners who achieve this qualification could progress to:

Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care
Level 3 Certificate in Working in the Health Sector
Level 4 qualifications in Health and Social Care.

Career progression opportunities

This qualification will support progression into relevant employment within the health and social care sector. The qualification doesn’t infer competence in the work role, but can be used to support the underpinning knowledge and understanding needed for those working in or towards a dementia care role.