NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Falls Prevention
Awareness

This course will increase your awareness and understanding of falls and their prevention, which could allow you to progress into, or within, employment in healthcare or social care settings.

The qualification covers the importance of recording and reporting any incidence of falls to ensure that interventions can be put in place to reduce risk and reoccurrence of falls. This qualification is aimed at anyone working in a healthcare or social care environment, particularly those that support, or have contact with, older people who have an increased propensity to falls.

No practical training is required to complete this course.

You do not need to have any additional qualifications before studying this course.

Learners should be at least 16 to undertake this qualification.

On successful completion of this course you will achieve the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Falls Prevention Awareness qualification.

The NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Falls Prevention Awareness is a regulated qualification. This means it is a nationally recognised qualification, regulated by Ofqual in England.

Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to:

• the Level 3 Certificate in the Principles of End of Life Care
• the Level 3 Certificate in Understanding the Principles of Dementia Care

You can complete this course from the comfort of your own home; in your own time and at your own pace; with helpful support and encouragement from our friendly tutors.

At the end of each unit there will be an assignment, which is submitted to your tutor for feedback. To achieve the qualification, you will need to successfully complete all units in the course.

If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies then you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.

There are three ways that we deliver this course (please select one at enrolment):

Paper-based study
You will receive your course units in paper format by post, your assignments can be completed and then submitted to us by post or email.

As you submit your assignments your next course units will be sent out for you to complete when it suits you.

Mixed study
You will receive your course units in paper format by post, all assignments will be completed and submitted to your tutor online.

As you submit each assignment your next course unit will be mailed out for you to study when it suits you.

Online study
Your course units can be accessed and your assignments completed via our online learning platform.

You will be able to progress through your course whenever and wherever you wish – all you need is access to the internet, and a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone.

There are two ways you can enrol on this course. You can:

• Pay with a deposit of £70 £50*, followed by 11 monthly instalments of £25
• or
• Pay the total course fee of £345 £325* in one sum and receive a voucher towards the cost of your next course