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Falls Prevention Awareness

Course Code: CFPA
  • Level: 2
  • Qualification: Certificate
  • Course type: FREE (Eligibility Applies), Part-time
  • Duration: Distance learning (you will have 12 weeks to complete the course from the date of enrolment)
  • Time of day: Flexible
  • When you'll study: Distance learning (learn at a time and pace to suit you from the comfort of your own home or workplace)
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What's it all about?

The purpose of this qualification is to increase your awareness and understanding of falls and their prevention which will allow you to progress into, or within, employment in healthcare or social care settings.

The objective of the qualification is to allow you to gain knowledge and understanding of:

  • the impact and consequences of a fall
  • risks and hazards which contribute to falls
  • reducing the risk of falls.

The qualification also covers the importance of recording and reporting any incidence of falls to ensure that interventions can be put in place to reduce risk and reoccurrence of falls.

Course information

The qualification is made up of four mandatory units:

  • unit 01 – falls in context
  • unit 02 – understand the risk factors and causes of falls
  • unit 03 – falls assessment and prevention
  • unit 04 – managing falls.

Please note that this course is only available to those 19 years old or over.

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

This qualification is assessed via an internally assessed and externally verified portfolio of evidence.

You may progress onto a range of other health and social care distance learning courses at the College.

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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