Our care courses help you to learn new skills in specific areas of study. Care Certificate launching on 1 April 2015.All new healthcare assistants and social care support workers will be expected to get a Care Certificate within 12 weeks of employment. The Care Certificate assesses the fundamental skills, knowledge and behaviours that are required to provide safe, effective and compassionate care. It will be awarded to staff in health and care roles who can demonstrate that they meet each of the 15 Care Certificate standards STANDARD 1 Understand your role STANDARD 2 Your personal development STANDARD 3 Duty of care STANDARD 4 Equality and diversity STANDARD 5 Person centred values STANDARD 6 Communication STANDARD 7 Privacy and dignity STANDARD 8 Fluids and nutrition STANDARD 9 Mental health, dementia and learning disabilities STANDARD 10 Safeguarding adults STANDARD 11 Safeguarding children STANDARD 12 Basic life support STANDARD 13 Health and safety STANDARD 14 Handling information STANDARD 15 Infection prevention and control