National Institute of Social Development - Certificate in Elder care

The Certificate Course in Elder Care focuses on the development of helping skills in elder care. Elder care assistants and elder care workers who are working with the elderly and other special needs in various employment categories at national and international levels. Caring and helping skills are significant in multi-diverse elderly care needs that are extended by paraprofessionals who are going to work under supervision. It helps them to create a collaborative work environment with the service users to perform their jobs better. It also brings great satisfaction to the person knowing that a difference can be made in people’s lives through effective helping. Producing such skilled elderly care workers in every human service, would contribute to promote active ageing and holistic wellbeing of elderly persons who seek services.

This particular course is designed in keeping with Sri Lanka qualification framework of updated December, 2015 advocated by the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of UGC in Sri Lanka. This Certificate Course in Elder care is of SLQF Level 1 with a credit value of 10 which is equvelant to NVQ L evel 2 and Certificate Course in Elder care is of SLQF Level 1 with a minimum credit value of 10 which is equvelant to NVQ Level 2.

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