Accredited Programme

Certificate Programme
‘Working with People with Dementia and their Carers’

A modular training programme designed by Dementia UK Training in partnership with the DSDC Network and
accredited by the Open College Network

This six-month programme aims to provide learners with an in-depth knowledge and enhance their skills in providing care for people with dementia and their carers.

The certificate programme comprises 6 core units:

• Unit 1 – Ageing
• Unit 2 - Understanding Dementia
• Unit 3 – Communication with people with Dementia
• Unit 4 – Person Centred Care
• Unit 5 – Loss, Stress and Change
• Unit 6 – Enabling Approaches to Activities of Daily Living

Additional 'Bolt - On' Units are also available:

• Recognising and Preventing Abuse
• Behaviour that Challenges
• Design, Environment and Technology
• Mental Health in Later Life
• Rights, Choice and Risk

The programme is assessed using a combination of the following methods:

• Case study
• Written answer (worksheet)
• Oral question and answer
• Reflective log
• Practical demonstration
• Written description (workbook)
• Role play
• Group discussion
• Production of artifact

The course can be completed at three different levels:

• Level 1 (comparable to NVQ Level 1)
• Level 2 (comparable to NVQ Level 2)
• Level 3 (comparable to NVQ Level 3)

Please visit the National Open College Network website for further information on NOCN qualification levels and what they are equivalent to http://www.nocn.org.uk/learners/qualification-levels-and-equivalences

Here is what some of our past learners have said about their experience of the programme:

“Great and very affirming”

“I like the interactive style”

“Brilliant, dynamic, really enjoyable”

 
There are two ways that you can access the Certificate Programme:

1. As an individual in Central London on the Open Programme
2. As an organization you can Commission the course to take place at a venue of your choice

As an individual in Central London on the Open Programme

The Open Programme runs in Central London* twice a year from:

• January to June
• September to March.

* Training takes place at: Dementia UK, 6 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0JH

The cost of the course is £850.00 per person and includes all course materials. 

For further information or to request an application form, please email training@dementiauk.org

Organisations that regularly send learners to attend the core certificate programme include:

• London Borough of Camden
• City of Westminster
• Central and Cecil Housing Trust
• Runwood Homes
• Spanish and Portuguese Jews Homes for the Elderly
• Camden and Islington Mental Health Trust
• St Ann’s Hospital, Haringey
   

As an organization you can Commission the course to take place at a venue of your choice

For further information about commissioning the certificate programme, please contact us on 020 7874 7222 or email training@dementiauk.org

Organisations that have recently commissioned the certificate programme include:

• Friends of the Elderly
• North East London Mental Health (NELMET)
• London Borough of Lambeth
• London Borough of Redbridge