Care Certificate | Assessing the Care Certificate in Practice

Session information

This scenario-based session aims to develop your confidence in the application of assessment principles and processes when assessing the Care Certificate.

Complete

The scenario will present a series of questions which you should answer based on the knowledge you have already gained from:

• the document: Care Certificate - support guide for assessors
• the e-learning session: Carrying out Care Certificate assessments in the workplace
• the Care Certificate Standards
• your local policies and guidelines

Note: The session may use different policies and procedures to your organisation. Please ensure that you  follow your organisation’s policy for training, learning or development.

By the end of this session, you should feel more confident when:

• planning assessments
• carrying out assessments 
• making valid and reliable assessments 
• providing feedback
• evidencing assessment decisions and achievement

Introduction

Joanne has recently started a new role as a support worker. You will be assessing her against the Care Certificate Standards in her new workplace.

Joanne has been in post for 2 weeks and is working through her induction programme.

When you met Joanne previously, she told you that she had started to work towards the Care Certificate in a previous, similar role. She stated that reasonable adjustments were made to support with her written evidence as she is dyslexic.