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A Manager in Adult Care will guide and inspire teams to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional or intellectual challenges. They will be a leader of the care team and will develop and implement a values-based culture at a service or unit level.
To complete the level 5 Diploma in Adult Care the learner must achieve a minimum of 86 credits. There are 72 credits in the mandatory units and a further 14 credits must be obtained from optional units. 79 of these credits need to be at level 5 or above.
Mandatory units include:
Examples of optional units include:
It is expected that learners will have completed a minimum level 3 qualifications be working in a management role in the health and social care sector in order to register for this qualification. They need to be over 18 years old and have a minimum level 2 Functional Skills qualification in Maths and English.
The learners are supported by an occupational competent business trainer using an e-portfolio platform who will meet with them on a regular basis. They will use a variety of different assessment methods to assess units holistically for this qualification which may include:
The qualification will equip learners to hold the role of Registered Manager. All Registered Managers will need to hold this qualification unless they can justify to CQC inspectors a different qualification route. Achievement of a Level 5 qualification can also support progression to higher education.
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