Psittacus Launch the New Care Certificate Package

A new benchmark standard for health professionals to be launched at the end of March will transform how care is delivered across England and Wales.

London, UK (February 19, 2015) - The Care Certificate, developed and launched by Health Education England (HEE) will be mandatory for the many many thousands of new staff working within the NHS and in private health care companies.

A rigorous set of 15 Standards – from duty of care to infection prevention - replaces what was historically considered 'inconsistent' training under the National Minimum Training Standards and Common Induction Standards structures.

The new Care Certificate Standards is geared to meet requirements set out in the Cavendish Review launched after the Stafford Hospital scandal. The Review by Camilla Cavendish in 2013 found healthcare assistants doing the same tasks, unsupervised, as nurses and doctors with no standardised training.

Following a series of regional pilot test projects all new recruits to healthcare positions in residential, nursing and domiciliary care will need to achieve the standards set out by the HEE and existing employees will need to demonstrate they currently meet those standards.

Sharon Allen, Chief Executive of Skills for Care, whose regional network of centres works across England and Wales with social care employers within the NHS and private sector and will be helping to deliver the new training modules said: “This is one of the most important, valuable and positive steps forward for all those working within healthcare environments and for those they are charged with caring for.

In partnership with employers, Ms Allen said the 12 week training timetable would embrace events and workshops supported by a range of detailed guidance modules.

“The Care Certificate will ensure that the healthcare support worker has the values, behaviours, competencies and skills to provide and deliver high quality, compassionate care.”

After months of preparation, Psittacus are launching the ‘Care Certificate Package’ designed specifically for health and social care employers, which will include all 15 standard online learning modules, which records and evidences the knowledge required for each standard. It also includes 15 work based competency assessment workbooks, covering each standard so learners are able to provide the ‘on the job’ evidence whilst working with their assessors/ mentors.

It will be delivered through the unique, QCF accredited, Psittacus Blended Learning Environment (BLE) and provides the Care Provider and Care Worker with everything they need to meet the Care Certificate Standards, easily, efficiently and affordably. Essentially, the ‘Psittacus Care Certificate Package’ is 100% compliant, accredited and designed to meet the new guidelines for all care workers and care providers.

The Care Certificate from Psittacus will be available from 1st March 2015 at a cost of £25.00 per learner.

About Psittacus Psittacus Systems Ltd offers a wide range of online and traditional, mandatory and specialist courses all designed and built by our expert developers and hosted on our unique Blended Learning Environment, which is accessible 24/7 using a multitude of devices from smartphones to desktops. The Psittacus BLE is the first and only Online Learning System to deliver QCF Qualifications 100% Online and the same assessment criteria is replicated throughout our entire CPD Training Portfolio. With a dedicated Support Team and 24/7 Live Chat, the Psittacus BLE is at the forefront of Online Learning having certified over 80k courses since the turn of the New Year.

For More Information Please Contact: Tel: 0333 300 1290 email: carecert@pble.co.uk Web: www.pble.co.uk