Safe Handling of Medication – Level 2 Certificate

Safe Handling of Medication is a free level 2 distance learning course that aims to develop an understanding of handling medicines safely in a health and social care setting.

Topics include:

• Understanding medication.
• Supply, storage and disposal of medication.
• Administration of medicine.

This course is aimed at those involved in health and social care.

You must be:

• Over 19
• Live in England
• Not in full-time education
• A resident in UK/EU for last 3 years
• Have evidence of immigration status if not an EU/UK national

 
If you’re aged 19-23 you must have already achieved a full Level 2 qualification and not have completed any part of the qualification previously.

You will gain a Level 2 Certificate in Safe handling of Medication.

You will learn via distance learning with assigned tutor.

You will submit assignments which will be marked by a specialist assessor.

On successful completion of this course you can progress to another Level 2 Distance Learning course in a different topic (maximum 3 per year) or to other courses at the College.

Once your Distance Learning Request Form has been processed you will be invited to attend the next Induction session which generally takes place at either Somer Valley campus (Radstock), or City Centre campus (Bath). Please allow 1.5hrs attendance.

Inductions will include a mandatory 15-minute maths and English assessment (this is not a test).

Learners may need to bring their passport and visa to the induction, for evidencing course eligibility. This will be confirmed prior to the induction date.

• The learner must independently wish to enrol onto the course
• The funding is provided through AEB (Adult Education Budget).