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Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent
Level
2
10 weeks
Want to Know How to Recognise Signs of Abuse, Reduce Risks, and Protect People from Harm and Radicalisation?
Our NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent helps you develop essential knowledge of safeguarding responsibilities, prevent duty, and online safety. You’ll learn how to respond effectively to concerns and how legislation supports the protection of vulnerable individuals.
Safeguarding awareness is vital across childcare, health, education, and community roles. This qualification ensures you have the confidence and understanding to meet your responsibilities and help keep others safe.
Course title: NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent
Course ref: 603/2818/6
This qualification helps you:
- Explain the purpose and principles of the Prevent Duty and safeguarding
- Recognise the importance of safeguarding in environments where a duty of care is required
- Demonstrate understanding of online safety and its role within safeguarding practices
- Apply knowledge of safeguarding to protect individuals in work or care settings
- Use this qualification as a foundation for further study or progression in safeguarding and related areas
- Unit 1: Understanding the prevent duty
- Unit 2: Understanding safeguarding
- Unit 3: Understanding online safety
No exams required — you'll complete assessment activities that demonstrate your knowledge and skills.
Successful learners often progress to:
- Level 2 Awareness of Mental Health (including men’s)
- Level 3 Certificate in Mental Health
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling
- Level 3 Apprenticeships Teaching Assistant
- Level 3 Apprenticeships Early Years
This course is also a great step toward careers in:
- Teaching Assistant
- Youth Worker
- Support Worker
- Family Support Assistant
- Safeguarding Administrator / Champion
- Volunteer roles
This course may be fully funded through the Adult Skills Fund, if not we have self-funding options available.
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It has given me a wider appreciation of counselling and given me the knowledge needed in counselling which will help me in my future goal of joining the police.
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The blend of theory, ethical grounding, and practical skills feels purposeful and well‑balanced, helping you grow in confidence while also highlighting the emotional responsibility involved in supporting others. Overall, it’s a demanding but rewarding course that strengthens core counselling abilities, encourages meaningful personal development, and provides a solid foundation for progressing toward professional training.
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I work in a field that supports those that have been subject to domestic abuse, but having only telephone contact with those people. This course gave me an increased understanding and I have been able to pass some of this new understanding to my colleagues.
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The Level 3 Counselling Skills course has been a genuinely enriching step up, offering a deeper, more reflective experience that goes far beyond basic technique; it challenges you to look inward, develop stronger self‑awareness, and understand how your own values and emotional responses shape the helping relationship.
Adult Skills Fund
This course may be fully funded through the Adult Skills Fund, if not we have self-funding options available.
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Eligibility Criteria:
- Aged 19 or over as of 31/8/26
- Living in England
- Not currently enrolled on any other government funded course or started another application for one
Please note: Not all areas of England are funded. You can use our postcode checker above to see if you are.
The most likely reason is that you live in a postcode area that we do not currently deliver funded courses in, but we do have a self-funded route. Please contact our customer service team to discuss via 0115 959 9544 or complete the contact form below.
Of course! We have options available to self-fund courses. Details can be found on each course page.
Level 2 courses typically take up to 10 weeks and Level 3 courses 15–25 weeks.
You will need to commit 5–10 hours study time each week to meet the course unit deadlines.
Yes – your qualification will be nationally recognised accreditation by NCFE CACHE and you will receive a certificate.
Once you've signed up, we'll check your details. As soon as everything is approved, your course will be unlocked. You'll get an automatic email to let you know it's ready. After that your tutor will send you a welcome email. They'll also invite you to a masterclass where you can meet them and get started.
Absolutely. Our courses can be offered via the Adult Skills Fund if eligible, if not we have lots of options available to self-fund courses. Details can be found on each course page.