Wednesday 24 September 2014
The NCFE Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Dementia Care (600/6355/5) has been extended until 31 December 2016.
There are no changes to the title, content or structure of the qualification, so please continue to use the existing qualification specification (Issue 1 August 2012) with your learners. The qualification specification is available to download by clicking on the qualification link above and selecting the ‘Support Material’ tab.
Please note that the regulation and certification end dates for this qualification have changed to the following dates:
- the regulation end date for the qualification is now 31 December 2016, so this is the final date we can receive and process your learner registrations
- the new certification end date is 31 December 2018 so this is the final date we can produce full and partial certificates for your learners. We cannot accept or process any claims after this date. If you have any questions about this please contact your Centre Support Assistant here at NCFE.
Stand-alone unit programmes
There are also 7 stand-alone unit programmes which are part of this qualification that will also be extended until 31 December 2016:
- Understand equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care (A/601/2886/UNIT)
- The person centred approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia (H/601/2879/UNIT)
- Understand behaviour in the context of dementia (J/504/2396/UNIT)
- Dementia awareness (J/601/2874/UNIT)
- Understand the administration of medication to individuals with dementia using a person centred approach (K/601/9199/UNIT)
- Understand the benefits of engaging in activities in social care (K/602/4645/UNIT)
- Understand the factors that can influence communication and interaction with individuals who have dementia (T/601/9416/UNIT)
For further information on stand-alone unit programmes please visit our Units web page.
If you have any questions please email Donna McEwan, [email protected].