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This qualification provides the skills and knowledge needed to manage practice and lead others in adult health and social care provision or in children and young people’s services. It has six pathways – three for adults and three for children and young people:

• Management
• Residential Services
• Advanced Practice

The six pathways cover a wide range of topics including:

• • Safeguarding and protection
  • Developing and carrying out policy
  • Managing care services, change programmes and recruitment
  • Promoting and developing best practice
  • Supporting development and partnership working
  • Care management
  • Quality systems and improvement

Learners should be at least 19 years old. It is also recommended that they will hold a Level 3 qualification or above in a related area.

Learners will need to be working in the role of Deputy or Manager in an appropriate setting, or have the opportunity to carry out responsibilities associated with these roles to be able to study for the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (England) (90 credits).

It can usually be completed within a year.

A degree in a related discipline.

Find out more about funding for this and other qualifications on the Funding page.

On completion learners can progress to a wide range of job roles depending on the pathway taken. The following list is not all-inclusive, but gives a taster of the opportunities available in either adult or children and young people’s settings:

• • • Manager
    • Deputy Manager
    • Assistant Manager
    • Care Broker
    • Case Manager
    • Senior Support Worker
    • Day Care Manager
    • Residential Care Manager