Diploma In L&M in Adult Care L5
Course Summary
Course Code: WEBD139
Start Date: Various
Start Time and Lesson Duration: for hours
Duration: lessons over week(s)
Location: Workbased Learning
Fee: Price on Application Help
Description
The Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care is aimed at the management role, such as: Registered manager or Care Manager. The qualification is applicable to a range of health and social care of settings, i.e. residential care services for adults, domiciliary care services, day services and day centres. The qualification comprises of core mandatory units like decision-making, safeguarding, leading, and managing services, service improvement, leading person-centred care, governance, and regulatory requirements. Learners will further develop their theoretical knowledge and demonstrate how continuous quality improvement can support innovation and change, exploring systems and processes that facilitate positive outcomes for people who use care services. Lessons learned from incidents and national events will enable learners to reflect on how these might be used to implement change through transformation and innovation in their own care setting. Typically, the course can be completed in 18 months.
What Qualification/level is this course?
This is a City & Guilds Diploma at Level 5.
Entry Requirements/Application Process
Applicants must:
Be a new or working with adults in a care setting.
GCSE's in English and maths at grade 4/C or equivalent or be deemed able to work towards the required level as part of the programme.
Be employed and have the support of their employer to undertake the programme.
Application Process
Learners will:
Complete an online application form
Undertake an Initial Assessment that includes Maths and English
Have an interview with an ACL team member to assess suitability and eligibility
Employers will:
Consent to a health and safety checklist to be completed by an ACL team member.
Who is the course for?
Learners must be in a leadership role which provides the opportunities to apply the knowledge, skills and behaviours required in this qualification. The outcome of the qualification is to confirm occupational competence at level 5.
This qualification covers a range of skills and knowledge relating to leadership and management of adult care services in England.
What can I expect to learn?
Understanding leadership and management
Governance and regulatory processes
Decision-making in leadership and management
Understanding business and resource management
Team leadership
Leading team learning and professional development
Professional supervision
Safeguarding
Understanding mental capacity and restrictive practice
Leading and managing partnerships
Leading practice to manage comments and complaints
Leading the vision of an adult care setting/service
Continuous improvement
Effective communication in leadership and management
Managing the effective handling of information
Leading person-centred practice
Leading a service that promotes health and wellbeing
Leading and promoting equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights
Leading and managing health and safety
Continuous development for leaders and managers
Personal wellbeing for leaders and managers
How will I learn?
Our blended approach means that our programmes are flexible and enable
learners to experience a range of learning and support opportunities in a variety
of formats such as in the workplace by observation, online or at a local ACL centre. The learner will have a dedicated tutor who they will meet (online or face to face) once a month who will guide them through their course. Additionally, there are additional workshops included in the course given the learner a wider perspective of adult care work. This will support the learner to be able to use their new knowledge and apply it a wide range of adult care services.
How will I know how well I am doing?
The tutor will communicate with learners through the online platform, telephone, and Microsoft Teams meeting.
Work will be regularly assessed and marked, and learners will be provided with encouraging developmental feedback. Learners will also be set targets at different stages of the course to enable personal and course objectives to be met.
Reviews of progress will be carried out every 12 weeks with the learner, their line manager and the tutor.
Will I have to do any work at home?
We recommend at least 8 - 10 hours a week to complete research, reading and home study.
Typically, the course can be completed in 18 months.
What will I need to provide?
Learners will need to have access to a computer or device to enable them to visit the online platform to complete and submit work.
Telephone to enable tutor contact.
Pen/pad of paper for taking notes for example to use during one to one phone meetings.
What can I do next?
The tutor will be happy to support and guide learners towards courses that will
compliment current skills, needs, interests and current job role.
Further information:
For information on all ACL courses please see http://www.aclessex.com/
The National Careers Service provides information, advice, and guidance to help
you make decisions on learning, training, and work. The service offers confidential
and impartial advice and is supported by qualified careers advisers. To make an
appointment please call 0800 100 900 (calls are free from landlines and most
mobile numbers) or visit their website https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
Location
Workbased Learning
ZZ99 9ZZ