QCF Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services
(Adults' Residential Management) Wales and Northern Ireland
The QCF Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Residential 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).
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. 52 credits are from group A, a minimum of 12 credits from group B and the remaining 26 from groups B or C.
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Residential Management) Wales and Northern Ireland structure.
Is Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Residential Management) Wales and Northern Ireland for me?
The Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ Residential Management) Wales and Northern Ireland is for managers, deputy managers and assistant managers who work with adults in a residential setting whose main purpose is adults’ care and support.
NB: Managers who are working in adults’ non- residential care should undertake the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services (Adults’ 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:
Residential care 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.