This qualification covers a range of skills and knowledge relating to leadership and management of adult care services in England, such as: decision making, safeguarding, leading and managing services, service improvement, managing end of life care, governance and regulatory requirements.
You will need to be working in an employed leadership/management role working in the adult care setting, with a desire to develop your knowledge and skills to pursue leadership and management working towards a regsitred role in a service.
You will be using the knowledge you gain through the qualification to develop your workplace skills which will support your portfolio of evidence of effective management and leadership in a service setting, feeding into your professional development.
Units of study/what is involved
To achieve the City & Guilds level 5
diploma in leading and managing an adult care service
(England) you must be
achieve a minimum of 90 credits - 79 credits from mandatory units
and a
minimum of 11 credits from optional units.
Mandatory units include:
This qualification covers a range of skills and knowledge relating to leadership and management of adult care services in England, such as: decision making, safeguarding, leading and managing services, service improvement, managing end of life care, governance and regulatory requirements.
You will need to be working in an employed leadership/management role working in the adult care setting, with a desire to develop your knowledge and skills to pursue leadership and management working towards a regsitred role in a service.
You will be using the knowledge you gain through the qualification to develop your workplace skills which will support your portfolio of evidence of effective management and leadership in a service setting, feeding into your professional development.
Units of study/what is involved
To achieve the City & Guilds level 5
diploma in leading and managing an adult care service
(England) you must be
achieve a minimum of 90 credits - 79 credits from mandatory units
and a
minimum of 11 credits from optional units.
Mandatory units include:
This qualification allows you to learn, develop and practise the skills and knowledge required for employment and/or career progression in adult care in England. This also includes apprenticeships in social Work, foundation degree programmes and teaching, learning and assessment qualifications.
The course fee is £4670.00* per year of study.
For more information regarding course fees, please read our 'Fees and Funding' page.
*Fees are subject to review annually. The fees for existing students may be increased annually in line with the Retail Price Index.