Level 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship

Overview

This apprenticeship is designed for those learners who want to lead and manage; the care, and support services in adult care settings. A leader in adult has the responsibility that services can respond fully to the needs of the service users and ensuring regulatory compliance of care provided.  This apprenticeship typically lasts for 18 months and leads to a formal qualification of Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, and Level 2 Functional Skills in English and Maths.

Who this programme is for?

The registered manager of the care service, unit, deputy, or assistant manager and may be responsible for business development, financial control, managing risk, managing organisational change, organisational resilience, and business continuity. Lead adult care workers may work in the residential based home, or nursing homes, day centers, and some clinical healthcare settings. This apprenticeship programme is also suitable to take on the role of personal assistant to work directly for one individual who needs support and care services usually within their home. Optional units embedded within the apprenticeship programme will allow developing knowledge and skills in a variety of areas suitable for job-specific roles and development.

Quick Glance

Relevant to

Individuals seeking a strong foundation in leadership and management within adult care services.

Entry requirements

Requirements are assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Type

Apprenticeship

Standard

This apprenticeship follows industry-set standards, setting you up for success.

What will you learn?

The Level 5 Adult Care Apprenticeship is aimed to develop the following knowledge, skills, and behaviours:

Knowledge
Skills
Behaviours
Tasks and responsibilitiesTasks and responsibilitiesCare
Dignity and human rightsDignity and human rightsCompassion
CommunicationCommunicationCourage
SafeguardingSafeguardingCommunication
Health and wellbeingHealth and wellbeingCompetence
Professional developmentProfessional developmentCommitment
LeadershipLeadership

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Delivery Methods

Workshops & Seminars

Professional Discussion

One-to-One coaching session

Online resources for self-study

Learning as the part of (rolling) cohort

Practical on-the-job learning

Apprenticeship (A-Z); Businesses

There must be a genuine job available with a contract of employment long enough for an apprentice to complete their apprenticeship. Employers must pay an apprentice’s wages and the role must help them gain the knowledge, skills, and behaviour they need to achieve the apprenticeship with support from the employer.

Apprenticeship is an effective and productive way to grow talent and develop a multi-talented, motivated, and skilled workforce. Following are some known facts about apprenticeships (https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/employers/benefits-of-hiring-apprentice#):

  • 86% of employers have said that they were able to develop skills relevant to their organisation with the help of apprenticeships.
  • 78% employers claimed that apprenticeships improved productivity in their organisations.
  • 74% of employers said apprenticeship helped them to increase the quality of their product or service.

Some other benefits include:

  • Adapt the training of an apprentice according to your business needs.
  • Highly motivated to learn new skills and grow in your company
  • Expansion and upskilling of your workforce.

The government has set-up funding bands to determine the maximum you can spend on each apprenticeship training course through your digital account and employers who do not pay the levy will pay 5% of the training cost of each apprentice they take on and remaining 95% will be paid by the government.

Example: Emma is undertaking a level 3 retail team leader apprenticeship with a non-levy employer. The government has set maximum funding bands for this apprenticeship training is £5000. The agreed training cost between employer and the training provider decided is £5000. Out of total £5000 training cost, the government will pay £4750 and the employer will pay £250.

Example: Ava is undertaking a level 3 radio network technician apprenticeship with a non-levy employer, ABC limited. The government has set maximum funding bands for this apprenticeship training is £15000. The agreed training cost between employer and the training provider decided is £15000. Out of total £15000 training cost, the government will pay £14250 and the employer will pay £750. ABC limited has used employer incentives to pay £750 which they have had received from the government for hiring an apprentice.

Apprenticeship (A-Z); Learners

It is a job with training programme where the apprentice/ employee gains the knowledge, skills and behaviour on and off a job and get paid. All apprenticeship training programmes end in achieving formal qualification.You can start an apprenticeship with your existing employer or a new employer.

Anyone with the age of 16 and over not in full-time education can apply for an apprenticeship. No prior qualification needed for apprenticeships either some of the employers might require GSCEs (A-C) in English, Math and Science.

Apprentices are entitled at-least to apprentice wage rate (£6.40) if they are either

  • Aged 16 to 18: The current National Minimum Wage rate for an apprentice is £6.40 per hour.
  • Aged 19 or over and in your first year: The current National Minimum Wage rate for an apprentice is £6.40 per hour.

Example: Emma at age 23 in the first year of her apprenticeship is entitled to a minimum hourly rate of £6.40, but from the second year she will be entitled to National minimum wage rate.

Apprentices are entitled to the minimum wage for their age if they both:

  • are aged 19 or over
  • have completed the first year of their apprenticeship

There is no upper limit for employers to pay to apprentices, employers can pay above to apprentice wage rate and National minimum wage rate.

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