ACD5 – VTCT (Skillsfirst) Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)
Qualification summary
Managers in adult social care hold a pivotal position in ensuring that services can respond fully to the needs and aspirations of those use their provision. Managers must ensure that their service can rise to the challenge of delivering person centred support in the context of increasing demand, through strong leadership, a robust values base, commitment to partnership working, willingness to innovate and shrewd business acumen.
This qualification sets out the minimum requirements for those who manage care and support services for adults in England. It also confirms the required competence for those undertaking the Leader in Adult Care Apprenticeship Standard.
The VTCT (Skillsfirst) Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) recognises the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to manage governance and regulatory processes, person-centred practice for positive outcomes, resources, safeguarding, protection and risk. It also recognises communication skills, relationships and partnership working, professional development, supervision and performance management, self-management, decision-making and entrepreneurial skills and innovation.
This qualification is suitable for those learners already within a management role in adult care who manage teams and/or projects, and achieve operational or departmental goals and objectives, as part of the delivery of the organisations strategy. It could also be suitable for those having the ability and the opportunity to demonstrate recognisable management and leadership skills who are accountable to a senior manager or business owner. Potential job roles for those learners working towards this qualification might include:
- Managers of residential services
- Assistant managers of residential services
- Assistant managers
- Senior care workers
- Day service managers
- Day service assistant managers
- Managers of domiciliary services
- Assistant mangers of domiciliary services
- Managers of community based services
Learners achieving this qualification could progress into higher level employment within the sector or undertake degree courses in their specialist area. It could also be used as CPD for experienced and specialist managers in adult care seeking a qualification to recognise their competence.
It is supported nationwide by employers. For a list of the training providers and colleges who deliver this qualification in your area please contact our customer services team.
Related Documents:
VTCT (Skillsfirst) Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) Handbook
Qualification structure
Learners need to complete a minimum of 90 credits to achieve this qualification.
All units must be achieved from Group M and a minimum of 14 credits from Group O.
Guided Learning Hours (GLH) are 443
Total Qualification Time (TQT) is 900
| Qualification number | Qualification reference |
| ACD5 | 610/00210/0 |
Group M – mandatory units
| RQF unit no. | Skillsfirst unit no. | Unit title | Level | Credit value |
| F/650/0684 | ACS15 | Leadership and management in adult care services | 5 | 4 |
| H/650/0685 | ACS16 | Governance and regulatory processes in adult care services | 5 | 5 |
| J/650/0686 | ACS17 | Decision making in adult care services | 5 | 3 |
| K/650/0687 | ACS18 | Business and resource maanagement in adult care services | 5 | 3 |
| L/650/0688 | ACS19 | Team leadership in adult care services | 5 | 3 |
| M/650/0689 | ACS20 | Team leading and development in adult care services | 5 | 3 |
| Y/650/0690 | ACS21 | Supervising others in adult care services | 5 | 3 |
| A/650/0691 | ACS22 | Safeguarding in adult care services | 5 | 4 |
| D/650/0692 | ACS23 | Mental capacity in adult care services | 5 | 3 |
| F/650/0693 | ACS24 | Partnership working in adult care services | 5 | 5 |
| H/650/0694 | ACS25 | managing comments and complaints in adult care services | 5 | 4 |
| J/650/0695 | ACS26 | Leading the vision in adult care services | 5 | 3 |
| K/650/0696 | ACS27 | Promoting continuing improvement in adult care services | 5 | 3 |
| L/650/0697 | ACS28 | Effective communication in adult care services | 5 | 4 |
| M/650/0698 | ACS29 | Handling information in adult care services | 5 | 3 |
| R/650/0699 | ACS30 | Leading person-centred practice in adult care services | 5 | 5 |
| F/650/0700 | ACS31 | Promoting health and well-being in adult care services | 5 | 3 |
| H/650/0701 | ACS32 | Promoting equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights in adult care services | 5 | 4 |
| J/650/0702 | ACS33 | Promoting health and safety in adult care services | 5 | 4 |
| J/650/0703 | ACS34 | Promoting health and safety in adult care services | 5 | 3 |
| K/650/0704 | ACS35 | Promoting personal well-being in adult care services | 5 | 4 |
Group O – optional units
| RQF unit no. | Skillsfirst unit no. | Unit title | Level | Credit value |
| K/602/5200 | AG19 | Undertake research for the service and its clients | 4 | 5 |
| L/616/7877 | CA26 | Understand personalisation in care and supported servcies | 5 | 4 |
| J/602/3101 | CH33 | Undertake treatments and dressings of lesions and wounds | 3 | 4 |
| K/602/3169 | CH34 | Carry out wound drainage care | 3 | 4 |
| Y/602/0968 | CH64 | Contribute to effective multidisciplinary team working | 3 | 3 |
| D/650/0476 | DSC1 | Use devices and handle information in social care settings | 3 | 4 |
| F/650/0477 | DSC2 | Be safe and responsible online in social care settings | 3 | 3 |
| H/650/0478 | DSC3 | Access and use online learning development resources | 3 | 3 |
| A/503/8135 | EOL303 | Understand advance care planning | 3 | 3 |
| M/601/9494 | HSC3007 | Support the development of community partnerships | 4 | 5 |
| A/601/9174 | HSC3055 | Identify the physical health needs of individuals with mental health needs and plan approriate actions | 4 | 5 |
| M/503/8133 | HSC3071 | Support the spritual well-being of individuals | 3 | 3 |
| T/503/8134 | HSC3073 | Lead and manage end of life care servcies | 5 | 7 |
| A/504/2217 | HSC3085 | Lead practice in assessing and planning for the needs of families and carers | 5 | 3 |
| T/615/4492 | HSC4006 | Assessment, implementation and review of assistive technology in social care | 4 | 4 |
| F/602/2853 | LHS25 | Lead the management of transitions | 5 | 4 |
| K/602/2572 | LHS26 | Lead positive behavioural support | 7 | 10 |
| T/601/5253 | LHS38 | Support individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities | 5 | 5 |
| F/502/3295 | LHS39 | Independent mental capacity advocacy | 4 | 12 |
| L/502/3297 | LHS41 | Providing independent advocacy management | 4 | 11 |
| T/602/3174 | LHS51 | Lead and manage group living for adults | 5 | 5 |
| A/506/1981 | ML31 | Discipline and grievance management | 4 | 3 |
| T/506/1994 | ML37 | Conduct quality audits | 4 | 3 |
| A/506/1995 | ML38 | Manage a budget | 4 | 4 |
| R/506/2909 | ML43 | Recruitment, selection and induction | 4 | 6 |
| K/601/6190 | PDOP32 | Work with other professionals and agencies to support individuals with physical disability | 3 | 3 |
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