> Funding: £7,000
The Leader in Adult Care Level 5 programme is designed for experienced professionals who lead teams, manage services, and hold responsibility within adult social care settings. It is ideal for registered managers, deputy managers, service managers, and senior practitioners who are accountable for quality, performance, and regulatory compliance.
The programme develops strategic leadership and operational management capability, enabling learners to lead person-centred services that meet regulatory requirements and deliver high-quality outcomes for individuals, families, and commissioners. Learners strengthen their ability to manage risk, resources, and people effectively while driving continuous improvement across their service.
Throughout the course, learners build advanced knowledge of leadership theory, governance, safeguarding, quality assurance, and regulation, including inspection readiness and compliance frameworks. This learning is applied directly to the learner’s own workplace, ensuring immediate impact, measurable improvement, and a strong return on investment for the organisation.
Delivery is through a flexible blended model, combining guided learning, one-to-one support, practical assessment, and work-based evidence. Learners are supported by experienced tutors and assessors, enabling them to develop professionally while maintaining full operational responsibilities.
Employers benefit from capable, confident leaders who strengthen service quality, improve regulatory compliance and support sustainable organisational performance across adult care services.
Employers benefit from staff who:
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This course is for experienced adult care professionals who hold leadership or management responsibility and are ready to further develop the skills required to lead services, teams and organisational performance.
This course aligns with adult social care regulatory frameworks and leadership standards, supporting effective governance, inspection readiness and high-quality service delivery.
This course is ideal for:
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This ensures apprentices approach the End Point Assessment with confidence and clarity.
This means you can recruit with a clear development route in mind from day one.
Many of our apprentices go on to secure permanent roles, promotions and long-term career progression within their organisations.
Receive a £1,000 incentive when you recruit an apprentice aged 16–18, or 19–24 with an EHCP or care leaver status.
Employers are exempt from paying National Insurance Contributions for apprentices under 25, provided they earn under the Upper Secondary Threshold.
Training costs are typically 95–100% government funded for non-levy paying employers — making apprenticeships significantly more cost-effective than traditional recruitment.
Apprenticeships improve retention, engagement and progression. You build capability tailored to your business from day one.
We review your role for apprenticeship alignment and suitability.
Support you in refining the job description if needed to attract the right candidates.
We advertise and promote your vacancy across our candidate network.
We screen and shortlist candidates based on your requirements.
We guide you through the onboarding and funding process end-to-end.
We don’t take you out of your role — we develop you within it.
Our programmes are designed for people already in work, helping you build the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to perform at a higher level. Everything you learn is applied directly to your day-to-day responsibilities, so the impact is immediate, practical and measurable.
From enrolment through to completion, we support both you and your employer to ensure the training delivers real value.
If you are not sure on what course may suit you, funding or how it all works, then get in touch and we can help and support and help you on your journey.