iCQ Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF)

Qualification at a glance

Qualification number

600/6783/4

Awarding organisation

iCQ Awards (iCan Qualifications Limited)

Minimum credits

20

Guided learning hours

179

Entry requirements and assessment access

No care job is needed to study the knowledge content. MCA checks your literacy, learning needs and the age requirements before registration. This qualification is separate from the workplace-based Adult Social Care Certificate.

What you will learn

• Understand communication, equality, duty of care and safeguarding
• Apply person-centred principles, health and safety and information handling
• Reflect on professional development and care values

Qualification structure and unit choices

Structure: Learners must achieve a total of 20 credits from 9 mandatory units.

Mandatory units form the core. Optional units, where available, are selected with your assessor to match your role and the rules of combination; the full optional list is not a requirement to complete every unit.

How you are assessed

A knowledge portfolio using assignments, case studies and discussion. It does not replace an employer’s induction or workplace competence assessment.

Your assessor records decisions against the unit criteria. All required outcomes must be achieved; assessment evidence is reviewed through internal and awarding-body quality assurance. Prior learning may be considered where permitted and supported by valid evidence.

Delivery and learner support

MCA offers tutor-supported online and blended learning. Your agreed study plan sets the tutorial format, workplace visits or teaching observations, independent study and review arrangements. Practical assessment cannot be replaced by online study alone.

Discuss accessibility needs, reasonable adjustments and learning support with MCA at the application stage.

Duration, start dates and fees

Start dates, fees, payment options and the planned completion period are confirmed in writing before enrolment. Qualification learning hours describe the study requirement; they are not a promise of a fixed calendar duration. Ask MCA for a personalised quotation and timetable.

Kenya programme

The published Kenya programme is 12 weeks of blended learning, priced at US$750. It is the Preparing to Work knowledge route, not the separate workplace Adult Social Care Certificate. Ask MCA about the next intake and any practical assessment arrangements.

Progression

Prepare for care employment and progress to a workplace qualification when you have appropriate assessment access.

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