Level 2 Understanding the Care and Management of Diabetes Certificate

Part Time

Course Overview

This TQUK qualification is designed to provide learners with an understanding of the care and management of diabetes.

The course could help learners get into, or progress within, employment in the healthcare or social care sectors in a variety of job roles or support further learning in the health and social care sector.

By completing this course, you will not only gain a nationally recognised qualification but will also improve your understanding of the different forms, causes and risk factors of diabetes, becoming aware of the best way to manage, monitor and control it.

Course Content

This course consists of four mandatory units, all of which you will need to complete to gain the full qualification:

Unit 1: Understand Diabetes
Unit 2: Prevention and Early Intervention of Type 2 Diabetes
Unit 3: Understand Initial Care Diabetes
Unit 4: Understand Treatment and Management of Diabetes

Entry Requirement

There are no specific prior learning requirements to take this course, but you may find it helpful if you’ve already achieved a level 1 qualification within the health and social care area.

To complete this distance learning course at no charge you will need to match the following entry criteria:

Are a resident of the EEU (European Economic Area) and have been for at least 3 years
Will be undertaking your learning within England
Are aged 19 or above
If you are 19-23 years old you must have already achieved a level 2 qualification or equivalent
If you are 24+ there are no formal entry requirements for this course but you will find it helpful to have a good standard of English and maths

Assessment

Studying via distance learning means you can choose when and where you study.

We recommended allowing a minimum of 3 hours per week to study this course in your own time.

This is an online course with online learning materials and online assessments.

Where does this course lead to

Successful completion will help support several job roles within the health and social care sector as you may be working with people who have diabetes, or may be at risk of developing diabetes, in your day-to-day role, for example:

Healthcare Support Service Worker
Clinical Healthcare Support Worker
Nursing Assistant
Health Education/Health Promotion Worker
Healthcare Assistants/Support Workers in community and primary care environments
Personal Assistants are employed directly by the individuals they support or their families

You could also progress to the following apprenticeships: