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Applicants for the Drug and Alcohol Professional Certificate are required to complete 9 compulsory units. This can be evidenced by:

• Proof that the competency/ unit has been covered in an educational level 3 qualification such as an NVQ/ diploma
• A workplace assessment
• Another professional qualification

Practitioners will often use a combination of the above forms of evidence in the application process.

	NOS compulsory units	Workplace Assessment Report	NOS Code
1	Assess and act upon immediate risk of danger to individuals who have used alcohol and other substances	Download PDF	AB5.2014
2	Either  Carry out assessment to identify and prioritise needs in substance misuse setting  or        Carry out comprehensive assessment for alcohol and other substances	Download PDF AF2.2012 Download PDF AF3.2014	AF2.2012 AF3.2014
3	Develop effective relationships with individuals	Download PDF	SCDHSC0233
4	Promote effective communication	Download PDF	SCDHSC0031
5	Promote health, safety and security in the work setting	Download PDF	SCDHSC0032
6	Develop your practice through reflection and learning	Download PDF	SCDHSC0033
7	Promote the safeguarding of individuals	Download PDF	SCDHSC0035
8	Promote the rights and diversity of individuals	Download PDF	SCDHSC3111
9	Make use of supervision	Download PDF	GEN36