Course Profile

The demand for care workers is ever growing.  Are you working in or planning to work in the adult care sector?  This qualification is what you need and will support you to develop the knowledge and skills required to work in a range of clinical healthcare support settings and adult care environments.

The qualification is formed of mandatory and optional units. The mandatory units cover core competencies while the optional units allow learners to choose from a variety of areas to tailor the qualification to their needs, interests and to reflect the context of their work.

The Diploma in Care course covers a wide range of areas including dementia awareness, mental health and well-being, supporting individuals with their physical and emotional care, daily living needs and healthcare procedures.

The content of this course is also aligned with the knowledge and skills required for the Adult Care Worker and Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship standards.

Course Content

This programme has a requirement to achieve a minimum of 46 credits to gain the qualification. 24 credits gained from the mandatory units listed below and a minimum of 22 credits can be gained from the optional units.

The mandatory units are

• Communication
• Handle information
• Personal development
• Implementing person centre-approaches
• Equality and Inclusion
• Health, safety, and well-being
• Responsibilities of a Care worker
• Duty of care
• Safeguarding and protection

Application Process

Applications for vacancies are completed by filling in the application form and sending the form to  this email: [email protected].

All applicants will need a pre-assessment or interview, review of prior qualifications and experience for suitability of the role.

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Course Profile

Leaders in the adult care sector are harder to find.  However, the demand for such learners to guide and support the vital work of the sector is even greater.  Are you currently working in the adult care sector and is now looking for your first leadership role? This qualification is just what you need.

This qualification develops the knowledge and skills needed when working in a lead adult care worker role in care settings. It covers a wide range of areas including supporting individuals with their physical and emotional care, daily living needs and health and social care procedures. This qualification also aligns to the Apprenticeship Standard for Lead Adult Care Worker.

Course Content

This programme has a requirement to achieve a total of 58 credits for the Diploma, with 35 of these credits being at Level 3 or above. All learners must complete the 9 mandatory units listed below, thereby achieving a total of 28 credits and a minimum of 30 credits from the optional units

The mandatory units are 

• Promote communication
• Promote effective handling of information
• Promote personal development
• Promote person centre-approaches
• Promote equality and Inclusion
• Promote health, safety, and well-being
• Responsibilities of a Care worker
• Duty of care
• Safeguarding and protection

Application Process

Applications for vacancies are completed by filling in the application form and sending the form to  this email: [email protected].

All applicants will need a pre-assessment or interview, review of prior qualifications and experience for suitability of the role.

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Course Profile

This qualification is designed to support the development of registered managers of adult social care services. The qualification provides learners with the knowledge and skills needed to work in adult social care and to have responsibility for leading and managing a service. This will include managing and improving care and support for individuals accessing the service, supporting and developing the workforce, and driving the vision for their service or organisation.

This qualification is most suitable for those working in a managerial role in adult care settings who are looking to progress their career. It is also appropriate for managers who have not yet achieved a vocational qualification at level 5.

Learners will need to be working in a managerial role in an appropriate setting to be able to study for the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care as they will need to show competence in both knowledge and skills.

Course Content

The mandatory units are 

• Leadership and management in adult care
• Team leadership in adult care
• Resource management in adult care
• Governance and quality assurance
• Governance of adult care
• Regulatory processes for adult care
• Working with others
• Communication and information management in adult care
• Partnership working in adult care
• Outcomes-based and person-centred practice in adult care
• Equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights in adult care
• Continuous improvement in adult care
• Professional development, supervision and performance management
• Professional development in adult care
• Supervision and performance management in adult care
• Safe ways of working, protection and risk
• Safeguarding in adult care
• Health and safety in adult care
• Risk-taking and risk management in adult care
• Managing comments, concerns and complaints in adult care
• Manage own professional development and personal wellbeing
• Decision-making in adult care
• Market provision and integrated approaches in adult care
• Innovation and change in adult care

Application Process

Applications for vacancies are completed by filling in the application form and sending the form to  this email: [email protected].

All applicants will need a pre-assessment or interview, review of prior qualifications and experience for suitability of the role.

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