Level 5 NVQ Adult Care Diploma – Health & Social Care

Funding Available

Full uncapped support – 12 months

6-12 months, Self-paced

Course will be done online

Are you a

Care Manager or Thinking about Becoming One or Want To Open Your Own Care Agency?

If you are interested in this role, you need to have experience working in social care or in a related field like nursing. You will also need a qualification in Level 5 NVQ In Adult Care Leadership & Management.

If you work in one of the following job roles this qualification would be suitable for you:

  • Registered Manager
  • Care Manager
  • Social Worker
  • Nursing Staff
  • Support Worker
  • Team Leader Co-ordinator or Team Leader to other Care Management Roles

The knowledge and skills learned will ensure the conditions and standards set by the CQC [Care Quality Commission].

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Mandatory Units

This Level 5 NVQ Adult Care qualification contains some units which are competence-based and some that are knowledge-based.

  • 501: Leadership & Management in Adult Care
  • 502: Governance & regulatory processes (assignment based)
  • 503: Communication & information management in Adult Care
  • 504: Relationships & partnership working
  • 505: Person-centred practice for positive outcomes
  • 506: Professional development, supervision & performance management
  • 507: Resource management in Adult Care
  • 508: Safeguarding, protection & risk
  • 509: Managing self
  • 510: Decision-making in Adult Care
  • 511: Service improvement, entrepreneurship, and innovation

Level 5 NVQ Adult Care Leadership & Management

An RFQ Level 5 in Leadership & Management for Adult Care replaces the NVQ Level 5 in Leadership & Management for Adult Care. This internationally recognized qualification is the equivalent of an A-level qualification and is the UK industry standard for managers working in the adult care sector.

Is it Mandatory for a Registered Manager to Have a Level 5 NVQ Adult Care Management and Leadership Qualification?

The Level 5 NVQ Adult Care Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care is needed for a social care manager.

CQC states in their guidance on Registered Managers’ qualification requirements that managers should hold, or be working towards, an appropriate qualification as advised by Skills for Care (the body associated with skills standards by the government).

Funding Available

You can apply for a student loan to help you pay for this course. The best part? You wouldn’t have to pay anything back until you earned an annual wage of £27,295.

If you do not prefer Student Loan, you can avail of the commercial course instead. We offer instalments of up to 6 months with 0% interest.


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