Level 2 Certificate in the Care and Management of Diabetes

Course content

What will I learn?

There are nearly 3 million people currently living with diabetes in the UK.

This course will improve your knowledge and understanding to providing care for people living with diabetes and develop awareness of lifestyle changes that can delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes. Topics covered in this course include:

Understanding Diabetes
Prevention and early intervention of Type 2 Diabetes
Care of diabetes
Treatment of diabetes

This is a marked course which requires short essay style answers to allow your assigned marker to be able to identify that you have understood the skills and knowledge to meet the awarding body standards.

This course has online learning materials and assessments, you will be emailed with a login to access the course.

What qualifications do I need?

There are no formal entry requirements for this course, however, as it is delivered online it would be beneficial if the candidate had basic competence in IT and the internet.

This course does not require a personal statement.

What can I do after?

This course provides progression to further Level 2 programmes. It is also a good starting point for those individuals who are interested in entering a career in the healthcare sector.

Programme Information

Course hours: 160

Number of weeks: 20

You could complete in 10 weeks or use the full 20 weeks - it's up to you

Please be aware that you could be withdrawn from your course if submission dates are vastly overdue. If at any point you are struggling with deadlines you should contact us for an extension which we will assign where possible.

On successful completion and confirmation from the awarding body you will receive your qualification e-certificate online which you can print and/or save for your records. Please note a fee may be required if a hard copy certificate is requested.