QCF Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services
(Adults' Management) Wales and Northern Ireland
The QCF Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Management) Wales and Northern Ireland is one of the replacement qualification for NVQ level 4 management qualifications in Health and Social Care and Leadership and Management for Care Services (LMCS).
QCF level 5 is equivalent to NQF (NVQ) level 4. This qualification is therefore not set at a higher level that the NVQ being replaced. There will be no expectation for learners holding their NVQ level 4 qualification to complete any additional units or top ups to meet regulatory or registration requirements.
The Diploma is for use in Wales and Northern Ireland* and learners will be able to register from January 2011.
It will confer occupational competence for managers.
Diploma Structure
Learners must achieve a minimum of 90 credits for this qualification. 53 credits are from Group A, a minimum of 12 credits from group B and the remaining 25 credits from groups B or C.
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Management) Wales and Northern Ireland structure
Is Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Management) Wales and Northern Ireland for me?
The Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for HSC Services (Adults’ Management) Wales and Northern Ireland is for managers, deputy managers and assistant managers who work with adults in non-residential settings or services whose main purpose is adults’ care and support.
NB: Managers who are working in adults’ residential care should undertake the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Residential Management) Wales and Northern Ireland which has been developed specifically for them.
Learners who have completed the level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Advanced Practice) Wales and Northern Ireland will only need to complete a number of ‘top up’ units to achieve this qualification.
Work Settings and job roles
Some of the settings and services include:
Community based domiciliary services
Day services for adults
The examples of settings and job roles are extracted from the Care Council for Wales’ Qualification Framework for the Social Care Sector in Wales
All units must be assessed in accordance with Skills for Care and Development QCF Assessment Principles and the Regulatory arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit Framework.
*If you plan to work in England contact Skills for Care (SfC) for more information about the required qualifications.