Care Certificate
An agreed set of 16 standards (updated by Skills for Care in March 2025) that health and social care workers should meet as part of their induction, covering the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe, compassionate care.
Source: Skills for Care / CQC
Related terms
DBS Check
A criminal-records check carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service to help employers make safer recruitment decisions. Enhanced DBS checks are required for staff in regulated care roles.
Fit and Proper Persons Requirement
A requirement (Regulation 5) that directors and equivalent senior figures are fit and proper to hold their role — of good character, with the necessary qualifications, skills and experience, and not barred from the role.
Skills for Care
The strategic workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England, providing standards, qualifications guidance and the Care Certificate framework.
Evidence this standard with confidence
MyCareAudit gives care providers the audits, action tracking and reporting to prove compliance against every CQC and Ofsted requirement.