• YMCA Level 2 Award in Safeguarding Adults and Adults at Risk (610/0822/9)

    Through completion of this qualification, learners will meet industry requirements for awareness and/or implementation of safeguarding procedures for adults and adults at risk, as set out within CIMSPA’s professional standard.

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    YMCA Level 2 Award in Safeguarding Adults and Adults at Risk

    Qualifications Type

    Technical Specialism

    Qualification Number (QN)

    610/0822/9

    Pathways

    Category 1: A basic awareness of safeguarding adults and adults at risk
    Category 2: An essential understanding of safeguarding adults and adults at risk for anyone with responsibilities for participants’ welfare
    Category 3: A strategic understanding of safeguarding adults and adults at risk

    Availability

    Operational Start date – 1st March 2023

    Operational end date –

    Certification end date –

    Entry Requirements

    Learners must be aged 16+ at the point of certification

    Assessments

    Knowledge questions
    Applied case studies (Categories 1 and 2 only)
    Witness Testimony (Category 2 only)
    Portfolio and professional discussion (Category 3 only)

    Endorsement

    Overview

    Through completion of this qualification, learners will meet industry requirements for awareness and/or implementation of safeguarding procedures for adults and adults at risk, as set out within CIMSPA’s professional standard.

    The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with awareness of safeguarding procedures appropriate to their job role and, where appropriate, the ability to implement sufficient safeguarding procedures to safeguard adults and adults at risk. There are three pathways within this qualification reflecting the different levels of responsibility and the level of contact required for different roles within the sector.

    Qualification Details

    By achieving the qualification, learners will fully meet the relevant category requirements of CIMSPA Safeguarding Adults and Adults at Risk professional standard.

    Learners will cover:

    Understand safeguarding of adults and adults at risk
    Understand indicators and types of abuse
    Understand how to respond to reports or suspicions of abuse
    Understand the key principles of safeguarding adults and adults at risk
    Be able to recognise and respond to potential indicators of abuse and poor practice

    Learners completing the category 3 unit will also:

    Understand the key safeguarding legislation and its impact on policy at their organisation
    Contribute to, implement, review and evaluate their own organisation’s safeguarding policies and procedures
    Demonstrate safeguarding risk management within their own role. Work with others to share best practice in safeguarding adults and adults at risk

    This qualification contains three units, with each unit reflecting a different category of responsibility. Learners will need to complete one unit in order to achieve the qualification.

    Assessments include:

    Knowledge questions
    Applied case studies (Categories 1 and 2 only)
    Witness Testimony (Category 2 only)
    Portfolio and professional discussion (Category 3 only)

    You can find further information on these assessments in the qualification syllabus and/or learner assessment record, which are available for centres to download from Y-Connect.

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    Unit titleeLearningManual
    Category 1: A basic awareness of safeguarding adults and adults at risk (T/650/2408)❌✔️
    Category 2: An essential understanding of safeguarding adults and adults at risk for anyone with responsibilities for participants’ welfare (Y/650/2409)❌✔️
    Category 3: A strategic understanding of safeguarding adults and adults at risk (F/650/2410)❌❌

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