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Principles of Safe Handling of Medicines Level 2
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Enhance your skills with our “Principles of Safe Handling of Medicines Level 2” course. Ideal for those in health and social care or anyone seeking to boost their knowledge of safe medicine handling for professional or personal growth.
Principles of Safe Handling of Medicines Level 2
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About This Course
Principles of Safe Handling of Medicines Level 2 is designed for those in the care sector, providing essential knowledge for staff, supervisors, and managers. This course offers a comprehensive understanding of medicine management, covering administering, handling, and disposal procedures.
Registration, certification, and full support are included in the course price. The programme complements practical work with theoretical insights, allowing exploration of job aspects you may not currently engage with.
Divided into four core units, it focuses on key areas of medicine management and safe handling.
Course Benefits
This course enhances your understanding of medicine management, equipping you with skills to handle medications safely in a care setting. It covers administering, storing, and disposing of medicines with guidance aligned to best practice and legal requirements. Suitable for all staff levels, it offers practical and theoretical knowledge for professional development.
Divided into four units, it explores safe medicine handling, encouraging reflection on future roles. Registration, certification, and support are included in this Level 2 programme.
Course Units
Qualification Title: Principles of Safe Handling of Medicines Level 2
Unit 1: Medication And Prescriptions
Unit 2: Requirements For The Supply, Storage And Disposal Of Medication
Unit 3: Requirements For The Safe Administration Of Medication
Unit 4: Keeping Records And Understanding The Audit Processes For Medication Administration And Storage
Assessment
You’ll submit a series of written assignments that are designed to test your knowledge of the course materials. This course is assessed using our latest AI-assisted marking system, giving you feedback up to three times faster than traditional tutor marking, with clear and structured guidance to help you improve, and full access to our human support team whenever you need extra help.
Just submit your work to get your detailed feedback. No external examinations are required.
This qualification is assessed through internally set and marked assessments. These assessments are subject to external quality assurance.
Required Knowledge
No prior knowledge required. Start anytime and study at your own pace for up to 12 months.
Awarding Body
Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive certification from National Institution of Qualifications (NIOQ).
This course has been designed to meet the requirements of specific learners or employers. It is endorsed by National Institution of Qualifications, meaning the course has undergone external quality checks to ensure that they are maintained and delivered to an excellent standard.
National Institution of Qualifications are a national certificating organisation. Endorsement of our courses ensures learners have access to high quality materials that cover all learning outcomes, helping them to achieve their potential.
Support
From our comprehensive study guide and course materials to our expert student support team, on hand whenever you have a question; from day one we will go above and beyond to help you succeed in your studies. With twelve months of support, you have the option of completing in as little as three months, or using the full twelve months.
Our team are readily available to lend you their advice and guidance for the duration of your course.
Only one click away, you can trust that help will be there when you need it.
Frequently Asked Questions
This is a question that our team are often asked, there are many reasons but here are the main reasons to choose Association of Learning:
- No hidden charges, the price you see includes everything, from marking, to certification.
- Our average marking time is 3 working days (most providers are 10+).
- Our customers have rated us ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot.
- Our courses are up to date. Many providers create course content and fail to keep it up to date.
- We are open later than any other home learning provider.
- As many submissions as you need to complete, many providers cap how many times you can submit work.
- All courses are fully endorsed by external awarding organisations.
- 14 day money back guarantee or course switch.
If you need any more reasons to choose Association of Learning, contact our team!
You have 12 months to complete your course, however you can complete at a faster pace without any additional costs. Some of our students have managed to complete in as little as 3 months!
There are two payment options, pay in full for your course or monthly. Our monthly payment option allows you to spread the cost of your course over a number of months.
If you choose to pay using a payment plan, to apply you must be able to answer yes to the following:
- Your billing address is based in the UK
- You have a UK based bank account
- Bill payer must be 18 or above.
No, this course is assignment based, which means you will not have to complete any exams. If your assignment doesn’t pass first time, you can retry as many times as you need within your 12 months support period.
No, this is a distance learning course, which means your assessments will be submitted and marked using our online LMS (Learner Management System).
Unlike other providers, Association of Learning uses a fast-track system. Your digital certificate is issued by the Awarding Organisation and then forwarded directly to your inbox by our team.
While the official timeframe is six weeks, our students typically receive their digital credentials within two weeks.
There are no requirements to have completed any courses or have any knowledge of the subject area to enrol on the course. There is no application process and no questions asked when you sign up, it is accessible to anybody.
Your course will start as soon as you sign-up. You could start your journey of learning today!
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