Level 2 Certificate Common Health Conditions
Course Overview
Every hour, someone in the UK is told they have Parkinson’s disease, there are approximately 152,000 strokes in the UK every year (more than one every five minutes), and one in six of the UK population have some form of hearing loss. These health conditions, along with others such as arthritis and dementia, affect a substantial proportion of the population. A good understanding of common health conditions is essential in any care environment.
Entry requirements
There are no formal entry criteria, however it is advisable that learners already have a Level 2 or equivalent qualification (Five or more GCSE/O levels grade A*-C, one A level, two or three AS levels, NVQ Level 2).
Funded via the Adult Education Budget. To be eligible for the adult education budget, learners must be over 19 years old at the start of the current academic year, have lived in the UK for 3 or more years and live in a non-devolved area (You must not live in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Greater London, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midland, West of England or Sheffield City Region). Not funded for Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Key Information
A short, accredited Distance Learning Qualification completed within 12- 16 weeks. Self-Study Knowledge Based Qualification with the support of a subject specialist trainer. Choice of Paper and Online Resources and Assessments Method subject to availability. The sooner you complete one course the sooner you can move onto another. Ideal for continued professional development in your area of expertise, to gain prior knowledge for future employment or for your own personal interest in the subject.
Experience in the workplace is not essential as this is a knowledge-only qualification.
Programme Content
Unit 1 - Understand how to contribute to monitoring the health of individuals affected by health conditions
Unit 2 - Introductory awareness of sensory loss
Unit 3 - Stroke awareness
Unit 4 - Dementia awareness
Unit 5 - Arthritis awareness
Unit 6 - Parkinson's disease awareness
Unit 7 - Understanding cardiovascular disease
Unit 8 - Understand respiratory disease.
Unit 9 - Understand the impact of acquired brain injury on individuals.
Unit 10 - Understand physical disability
Progression opportunities
Learners may wish to progress onto another distance learning course in another subject for example in Dementia Awareness, Safe Handling of Medications, End of Life Care, Personal Care or Care Planning. Learner may also wish to consider a Level 3, 4 or 5 in Adult Care subject to previous qualifications held.
Where can you work?
If you work in health and social care, it’s essential that you know about some of the most common health conditions that people face and help you to monitor the health of people affected by them. This course may also be of interest to anyone caring for a family member or friend with any of these conditions.
