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Care Certificate Essentials.

The 15 standards · plays on eCert.

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About this course

The Care Certificate is the induction standard for care work in England: fifteen standards every new care assistant, home care worker and healthcare assistant is expected to meet. This course covers the knowledge for all fifteen, online, at your pace, starting today. Employers complete the workplace observation side during your induction; arriving with the knowledge already done makes you the easiest hire on the shortlist, in a sector with 111,000 open vacancies.

Who it’s for
New starters in care homes, home care and support workAnyone applying for care roles who wants to stand outReturners refreshing before re-entering the sectorEmployers inducting new teams to one standard
What you’ll learn
» Your role, duty of care and personal development
» Equality, diversity and person-centred care
» Communication, privacy and dignity
» Fluids, nutrition and infection prevention
» Mental health, dementia and learning disability awareness
» Safeguarding adults and children
» Basic life support and health & safety
» Handling information
The money
£12.60/hr median, 111,000 openings

Independent-sector care median (Skills for Care, Dec 2025) with 111,000 vacancies in England today. Arriving with the knowledge standards complete makes you the easiest hire on the shortlist.

» From £35, the course costs about 3 paid hours of care work.
How you’re assessed

Knowledge checks for each of the fifteen standards, completed on eCert. Your employer signs off the observed, practical side in the workplace.

What you need to start
  • » None. No experience needed, complete it on any device
What you walk away with
  • » Care Certificate knowledge completion, evidenced standard by standard
  • » Certificate issued by Frontline College · eCert to show employers
  • » A head start on induction for any care role in England
Included
Certificate issued by Frontline CollegeFREE · Behavioural Detection eLearning with any booking
Funding

Jobcentre Plus support accepted where eligible. Employers book on invoice. Ask the adviser what applies to you before you pay.

How you pay

Pay in full, split in three (first payment books your seat), or business invoice for 2+ seats. Full terms at checkout.

After this course
Why train with Frontline College
» 95% pass first time on our flagship course
» Start today, learn on any device
» Mock exams in GuardPass and retake support
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Learners on this course
“Applied for eight jobs, mentioned the standards were already done, got four interviews. Started within the month.”
Care Assistant, Stockport · ★★★★★
“We give it to every new starter before day one. Induction time halved.”
Registered manager, home care · ★★★★★

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Good to know
Is this the full Care Certificate?

It is the knowledge component of all fifteen standards. The Care Certificate is only fully awarded once an employer has also observed your practice, which happens in your first weeks on the job.

How fast can I finish?

It is self-paced: focused learners finish the knowledge standards within days, and your certificate is available as soon as you pass the final checks.

Where this course takes you