This apprenticeship is made up of the Level 5 Diploma in Leading and Managing an Adult Care Service and the Level 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship Standard.

In apprenticeships, Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours (KSBs) are essential components that define the competencies an apprentice must demonstrate.

The Level 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship Standard is made of Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours. These are assessed at the end of the Apprenticeship in an End Point Assessment and cover topics such as:

– Dignity and human rights
– Communication
– Safeguarding
– Health and wellbeing
– Professional development
– Leadership

Within the Level 5 Diploma in Leading and Managing an Adult Care setting learners must achieve 95 credits from mandatory units and optional units. Your assessor will support you with choosing your optional units.

The mandatory units cover core knowledge and skills, while the optional units will allow you to choose from a variety of areas to tailor the qualification to your needs and interests, and to reflect the context of your work. They cover the following themes:

Mandatory units
– Leading and managing in adult social care
– Leading and managing teams
– Responsibilities – safeguarding, mental capacity, partnerships, comments and complaints
– Improvements and innovations
– Communication
– Values and behaviours
– Health and safety

Optional unit themes:
– Aspects of support
– Aspects of leadership and management