This is a remote course. You must have access to a laptop or computer.
You can work on this course at your own pace, as long as the course is completed within the 2 month time frame given.
What does this qualification cover?
The purpose of this qualification is to increase learners’ awareness and understanding of falls and their prevention which will allow them to progress into, or within, employment in healthcare or social care settings.
The objective of the qualification is to allow learner’s to gain knowledge and understanding of:
• the impact and consequences of a fall
• risks and hazards which contribute to falls
• reducing the risk of falls.
The qualification also 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.
How is this qualification structured?
The qualification is made up of four mandatory units:
• Unit 1 Falls in context
• Unit 2 Understand the risk factors and causes of falls
• Unit 3 Understanding the assessment, recording and reporting requirements of falls
• Unit 4 Understanding best practice in relation to falls management
How is it assessed?
This qualification is assessed via an internally assessed and externally verified portfolio of evidence.
Plymouth House
22 Plymouth Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY3 7JP
