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The '''European Care Certificate''' (ECC) is a basic [[Academic certificate|certificate]] for the [[social care]] sector. It is awarded after passing an [[exam]] which is the same in all European countries. |
The '''European Care Certificate''' (ECC) is a basic [[Academic certificate|certificate]] for the [[social care]] sector. It is awarded after passing an [[exam]] which is the same in all European countries. |
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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.
History of the ECC
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.
Countries involved
The ECC is at the moment offered in the following countries of the European Union:
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- Italy
- Austria
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovenia
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Cyprus
- Poland
- Latvia
Content of the exam
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