The European Care Certificate (ECC) is a basic certificate for the social care sector. It is awarded after passing an exam which is the same in all European countries.
The ECC has been developed during a project funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme in 2006. Today there are 15 European countries using and working on the further development of the ECC.
The ECC is at the moment offered in the following countries of the European Union:
The BESCLO (Basic European Social Care Learning Outcomes) covers 8 topics of the
social care sector, which are:
1. The
values of
social care
2. Promote
life quality for the individuals you support
3. Working with
risk
4. Understand your
role as a care worker
5. Safety at
work
6.
Communicating positively
7. Recognise and respond to
abuse and
neglect
8. Develop as a worker
The European Care Certificate (ECC) is a basic certificate for the social care sector. It is awarded after passing an exam which is the same in all European countries.
The ECC has been developed during a project funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme in 2006. Today there are 15 European countries using and working on the further development of the ECC.
The ECC is at the moment offered in the following countries of the European Union:
The BESCLO (Basic European Social Care Learning Outcomes) covers 8 topics of the
social care sector, which are:
1. The
values of
social care
2. Promote
life quality for the individuals you support
3. Working with
risk
4. Understand your
role as a care worker
5. Safety at
work
6.
Communicating positively
7. Recognise and respond to
abuse and
neglect
8. Develop as a worker