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Institute of Health & Social Care Studies, Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Rue Mignot, St Martins, GY4 6UU
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Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young
People's Services (England)
What is the purpose of this qualification?
These qualifications aim to guide and assess development of knowledge, understanding and skills in management and
advanced practice within health and social care and children and young people's services. Thesequalifications confirm
competence in these areas and serve as the required qualifications for registration and regulatory requirements in the
sector where appropriate in England.
Who are these qualifications for?
These qualification are for all learners aged 19 and above in England, who are capable of reaching the required standards.
What are the benefits of this qualification to the learner and the employer?
This qualification replaces the previous Level 4 NVQ in Leadership and Management for Care Services and the Level 4 NVQ
in Health and Social Care, which are accepted as entry requirements to a number of Healthcare Environment Inspectorate
(HEI) programmes.
What are the potential job roles for those working towards this qualification?
Managers of residential services
Assistant managers of residential services
Assistant managers
Senior care workers
Day service managers
Day service assistant managers
Level 5 VQ Diploma in Management
What is the purpose of this qualification?
This qualification is designed to recognise occupational competence in Management and Leadership. It allows learners to
apply knowledge, understanding and skills to a national occupation level required by employers, thus proving competency
in their job role.
Who is this qualification for?
The Edexcel Level 5 NVQ in Management (QCF) is a `cross-sector' qualification. This means that this Edexcel NVQ can be
taken by team leaders and managers across a wide variety of work areas in both the public and private sectors.
What are the benefits of this qualification to the learner and the employer?
The Edexcel Level 5 NVQ in Management (QCF) is a `cross-sector' qualification. This means that this Edexcel NVQ can be
taken by team leaders and managers across a wide variety of work areas in both the public and private sectors.
What are the potential job roles for those working towards this qualification?
This qualification is suitable for job roles in any sector that involve management and leadership responsibilities. At Level 5
the learner can expect to be a middle manager and thus hold a more central management role in an organisation.
What progression opportunities are available to learners who achieve this qualification?
Learners can progress onto the Edexcel Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Management (QCF) and the
Edexcel BTEC Level 7 Award/Certificate/ Diploma/Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership (QCF).
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