Care Certificate Game
The Care Certificate Game is a group learning tool built around practical evidence-based information designed to stimulate discussions and reflection. The board game is easy to play and delivers a broad blended and interactive learning experience directly mapped to 8 key standards of the Care Certificate:
- Duty of Care
- Equality & Diversity
- Work in a Person-Centred Way
- Communication
- Privacy and Dignity
- Fluids & Nutrition
- Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia & Learning Disabilities
- Infection Prevention & Control
While players discuss, share and reflect on questions and scenarios in a safe and supportive environment, assessors can monitor levels of attainment, communication skills and understanding of role and responsibilities.
Health Education England endorses the game
Health Education England has officially endorsed the Care Certificate Game:
“Health Education England has been working with external developers to identify the most effective tools to support employers. The Care Certificate Game has been selected as one of the resources that we endorse and that organisations might wish to acquire.”
The game board also acts as a simple visual competency assessment tool that reflects a group’s level of understanding around each key standard. Success in the game is reflected on the board and directly maps levels of knowledge and understanding.
The Training Manager at the Oxfordshire Association of Care Providers commented:
“I really like the game, it is simple and effective in a format everyone will know and understand...very effective as a summative assessment tool at the end of a training session to consolidate and observe learning while keeping energy levels up. Excellent.”
The game can be used as a standalone tool or as part of a workshop programme and it can accommodate between 1 and 12 players. Games can be played over varying lengths of time dependent on whether the aim is to complete the learning for an individual standard or a combination of standards.
Key objectives:
- Provides a simple way for assessors to manage the group work element of the Care Certificate.
- Encourage creative discussions to answer a series of questions directly related to Care Certificate standards.
- Act as a simple visual competency assessment chart allowing everyone to spot gaps in knowledge.
Practicalities:
- Specialist facilitator not required, but could add value.
- Suitable for any organisation implementing the Care Certificate.
- 1 - 12 players.
- 30 - 150 mins to play.
