Level 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship
The Level 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship develops the skills needed to lead teams, manage services, and drive high standards of care. Ideal for experienced professionals, it equips learners to take on senior responsibilities while ensuring safe, person-centred support across adult social care settings.
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Course Overview
Level 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship Course Overview
The Level 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship is designed for experienced professionals ready to step into senior roles with greater responsibility. It equips learners with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead teams, manage resources, and maintain services that put people first.
Learners explore leadership in adult care, covering safeguarding, governance, compliance, and quality assurance. They also develop the ability to manage people, budgets, and change, ensuring services remain safe, effective, and person-centred. The programme strengthens decision-making and problem-solving skills, preparing staff to handle complex care needs and work collaboratively with colleagues, external agencies, and regulators. With a focus on values, dignity, and inclusion, apprentices gain the tools to build positive workplace cultures and deliver consistent, high-quality care.
By completing this apprenticeship, learners demonstrate they can lead teams, manage complex needs, and ensure services meet regulatory standards while promoting dignity, independence, and wellbeing.
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- Course Benefits
- Off-the-job hours
- EPA
Who is the Level 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship suitable for?
The Level 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship is designed for experienced professionals who are ready to take on greater responsibility in leading, managing, and improving care services. It’s particularly suited to those working in roles where leadership, safeguarding, and quality of care are central to day-to-day practice.
This apprenticeship is ideal for individuals already in domiciliary care roles, where supporting people in their own homes requires strong organisational and management skills. It also suits staff working as care supervisors or senior care workers, who are looking to step up into more strategic leadership positions.
Those in deputy care service manager roles or positions with safeguarding responsibilities will benefit from the programme’s focus on compliance, governance, and building safe, person-centred services. Equally, it provides progression opportunities for experienced adult care workers seeking to expand their skills and move into leadership.
Entry requirements
Course Benefits
The Level 5 Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship offers a blend of professional recognition, practical skills, and long-term career value. Learners achieve a nationally recognised apprenticeship standard alongside the official TQUK Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care, strengthening their credentials and career prospects.
With tailored guidance from our expert development coaches, apprentices gain one-to-one support that reflects both their role and organisational goals. This ensures the training is relevant, practical, and aligned with the challenges of modern care services.
Key benefits include:
- A recognised apprenticeship qualification and a TQUK Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care
- Tailored training and support from experienced development coaches
- Future-ready skills for managing people, budgets, compliance, and quality
- Enhanced career progression opportunities across adult social care
- Stronger, safer delivery of person-centred care
- Free Association of Apprentices (AoA) membership, with access to peer networks and additional resources
Off-The-Job Hours
Although it’s called ‘off-the-job’ training (OTJT), learners don’t need to spend their own free time completing this programme. Learning new skills and undertaking new role-specific duties can be done through a wide range of activities, all performed during working hours.
A good way for the learner to build up their required hours is by discussing and evidencing any learning and development activities they’ve undertaken that week. They can do this with you and their Development Coach. For more information about off-the-job hours and completing courses, read our handy guide.
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End Point Assesment EPA
This programme has a requirement for an End Point Assessment (EPA). Once all the programme’s modules have been covered and all evidence has been submitted, the EPA process will begin to complete the apprenticeship.
The EPA is the final stage of the apprenticeship. It’s conducted by an independent End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) to determine whether the learner has developed the skills, knowledge and behaviours outlined in the apprenticeship standard. To ensure best possible results, tend® Development Coaches will fully prepare your apprentices for their assessment.
Employer guideLearner guide1. Completion of training
All apprenticeship requirements are achieved, including the portfolio, functional skills (if needed), and the required off-the-job training hours logged.
2. Internal Verification
The portfolio is verified and quality checked internally. Certification is claimed where relevant, ensuring all evidence is approved before Gateway.
3. Gateway and Registration
All evidence and documents are submitted at Gateway. The End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) is engaged, and an assessor is allocated.
4. Assessment Planning
A planning meeting between the assessor, employer, and training provider confirms the assessment schedule, and any evidence submissions required.
5. Assessment Delivery
The Learner gives a presentation of their final project, showcasing all they have learned throughout the course.
6. Results and Certification
Assessment outcomes are graded (fail, pass, merit, or distinction) Certificates are issued, with resits or retakes available if required.
Course Modules
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