Common Induction Standards for Care

Description

The refreshed Common Induction Standards replace the Common Induction Standards 2005.

The effective implementation of the Common Induction Standards is a significant step towards the delivery of high quality care and support. The Care Quality Commission's Essential Standards of Quality and Safety highlight the importance and value of strong and comprehensive induction and they will need to be assured that all new staff have undergone a thorough induction process.

They are designed to be met within a 12 week period to enable care workers to demonstrate providing high quality care and support. It provides recognition for their work, and prepares them for entry onto future training and qualifications.

The standards now map across to the mandatory units of the new Health and Social Care Diploma to ensure there is consistency of approach for the workforce. There are now eight standards, however they will not take any longer to complete and the core elements are still retained.

Each standard contains a number of areas of knowledge that care workers need to know about before they can work unsupervised. Managers have a duty to ensure new staff know enough to meet the required outcomes in each knowledge area.

If carried out in depth, they can provide excellent evidence of underpinning knowledge towards the diploma at Level 2 or Level 3.

Each topic is made up of outcomes which you will complete throughout the course.

A college certificate will be gained on satisfactory completion of the course.

How long is the course?

20 hours taught delivery over 5 weeks. This course can be delivered to meet employer requirements. 

How will I be assessed?

You will attend sessions at college, or within your workplace, which will help you complete the written workbook to show you have reached the necessary standards required.

What will I study?

Standard 1 Role of the health and social care worker

Standard 2 Personal development

Standard 3 Communicate effectively

Standard 4 Equality and Inclusion

Standard 5 Principles for implementing duty of care

Standard 6 Principles of safeguarding in health and social care

Standard 7 Person-centred support

Standard 8 Health and safety in an adult social care setting

What does the course lead to?

When you have successfully completed your induction you may develop your job role to include new areas of work. You may also progress on to the Health and Social Care Diploma Level 2.

There are opportunities to complete short courses in Prevention and Control of Infection, Managing and Safe Handling of Medicines, Awareness of Dementia and End of Life Care.

Entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

This is mandatory training within the health and social care sector and must be completed by all employees in related roles.