Level 4 Diploma in Infection Prevention & Control
The Level 4 Diploma in Infection Prevention & Control offered by OXQUAL develops professional competence in recognising infection risks, applying preventive controls, supporting outbreak management and maintaining effective infection-control practices in healthcare and commun...
About this qualification
The Level 4 Diploma in Infection Prevention & Control offered by OXQUAL develops professional competence in recognising infection risks, applying preventive controls, supporting outbreak management and maintaining effective infection-control practices in healthcare and community-care settings.
Career-focused
Develop relevant skills and knowledge that can support your next professional step.
What you'll cover
Key topics covered in this OXQUAL programme include:
- Infection Prevention Fundamentals
- Chain of Infection
- Modes of Transmission
- Direct and Indirect Transmission
- Airborne and Droplet Transmission
- Hand Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Environmental Cleaning
- Disinfection and Sterilisation Awareness
- Healthcare Waste Management
- Infection-Risk Assessment
- Hazard Identification
- Isolation Procedures
- Barrier Nursing Awareness
- Patient Cohorting Awareness
- Infection-Control Documentation
- Surveillance Awareness
- Outbreak Response
- Incident Reporting
- Practical Infection-Control Audits
Who it's designed for
This OXQUAL programme is suitable for:
- Healthcare Assistants
- Nurses and Allied Health Personnel
- Infection-Control Support Personnel
- Hospital Safety Officers
- Community-Care Personnel
What you'll gain
Successful completion of this OXQUAL programme can help learners to:
- Develop infection-prevention competence.
- Strengthen transmission-control knowledge.
- Improve PPE and hygiene practices.
- Develop infection-risk assessment.
- Improve outbreak-response awareness.
- Strengthen infection-control documentation.
How this qualification is assessed
The assessment pattern for this OXQUAL programme is outlined below.
- Assessment Type: Written examination, practical infection-control project and viva.
- Format: Multiple-choice questions, applied case studies, hands-on infection-control project and oral defence.
- Total Questions: 60 theory questions plus 1 practical project and 1 viva.
- Passing Score: 70%.
- Duration: 4–6 weeks (80–100 hours total).
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