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Level 2 · Online flexible learning · Health & social care

Free Level 2 Preparing for Adult Social Care Course

A four-unit Level 2 introduction to adult social care covering person-centred care, safe working, duty of care, safeguarding, and equality and diversity.

Government funding may be available to eligible adults. The training provider confirms eligibility, availability and enrolment.

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Level 2 Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care course.

Quick answer

What is the Level 2 Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care course?

It is an online Level 2 certificate introducing adult social care, usually studied over about seven weeks. Units cover person-centred care, safe working, duty of care, safeguarding, and equality and diversity. The provider Pre-Check confirms funding.

Course overview

This course is for adults who want an appreciation of what working in adult social care involves before or as they enter the sector.

The current LCG page covers person-centred care, safe working practices, duty of care, safeguarding, and equality and diversity.

Learning Gateway is not the training provider. These courses are available through our training-provider network. Funding and final eligibility are confirmed by the provider.

What you will learn

Units and topics below are taken from the current Learning Curve Group course page.

  • Gain appreciation of what to expect in the sector
  • Learn about person-centred care and safe working practices
  • Understand duty of care and safeguarding
  • Improve your understanding of equality and diversity, safeguarding and protection

Course details

Qualification
Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care
Level
Level 2
Type
Certificate
Study method
Online flexible learning. You work through assessments on the provider's learning platform with support from a subject-specialist tutor.
Duration
7 weeks
Certification
NCFE CACHE, recognised by the Department for Education and regulated by Ofqual
Training provider
Learning Curve Group

Who is it for?

  • Adults considering a first adult social care role
  • People who want sector knowledge before a fuller care diploma or placement-based course

Funding and eligibility

Learning Curve Group has given UK Learning Gateway this baseline for Level 2 Flexible Learning learners. It is a starting point only — the provider's Pre-Check makes the final decision.

  • You are aged 19 or over
  • You are resident in the UK and can provide evidence of this
  • You are not resident on a Skilled Worker or other sponsored visa — Learning Curve Group does not accept learners on those visas under this route
  • You are not currently on an apprenticeship

Final funding eligibility is determined through Learning Curve Group's Pre-Check and can vary by your circumstances, where you live, the funding route and provider availability. UK Learning Gateway does not override the provider's decision.

Availability and funding can depend on where you live. The provider's Pre-Check will confirm the options available for your postcode.

What happens next?

  1. Step 1

    Choose the course

    Use this page to decide whether the qualification is the right starting point for you.

  2. Step 2

    Continue to the provider Pre-Check

    You leave this site and continue to Learning Curve Group's secure funding Pre-Check.

  3. Step 3

    Funding eligibility is checked

    Learning Curve Group reviews your details against current funding rules and availability.

  4. Step 4

    You are directed to the right delivery provider

    If you are eligible, you are passed to the appropriate delivery or enrolment provider for that course.

  5. Step 5

    Enrolment and evidence checks

    The delivery provider completes final enrolment, identity and evidence checks before you start.

Progression and related study

  • This is preparation knowledge. Many care roles still need employer checks, DBS and sometimes a different qualification.
  • Related options include Dignity and Safeguarding, Dementia Care and Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities.

No course can guarantee a job. Role examples come from the provider's current course page and are context only.

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More guidance

If you are still comparing options across providers, you can also check general eligibility. That is a separate UK Learning Gateway form and is not required before this course's provider Pre-Check.