Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)
£600.00
The Highfield Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)
has been developed and is awarded by Highfield Qualifications and sits on the Regulated
Qualifications Framework (RQF). The RQF is a qualification framework regulated by Ofqual.
The qualification is also supported by Skills for Care, the sector skills council for the Adult Care Sector
in England.
The objective of the qualification is to introduce adult care leadership and management and to
prepare learners to progress into further/higher level training such as the Highfield Level 5 Diploma
in Leadership for Adult Care.
The qualification covers the essential knowledge required in adult care and support, as well as
management. Those learners who enter the sector from graduate entry programmes must also
achieve the same level of preparedness to work as a social care manager. Those learners who have
no direct experience of care and support will require placements or voluntary work alongside the
qualification.
The qualification aligns with the Management Induction Standards and provides the learner with
the knowledge and understanding to be able to move into a management role. This qualification is
suitable for those learners who are either:
• working at a level 3 and aspire to progress into management.
• Working as Managers (new in post), who wish to use this qualification to support with the
Manager Induction Standards
Career progression is a key element in retaining and growing a high-quality workforce for the adult
social care sector in England. Progression into management roles is particularly important and
workers with excellent care and support skills at level 3 may be unprepared for the very different knowledge and skills required as a manager. Therefore, this qualification has been developed as a
direct route from the level 3 into level 5 management qualifications.
To complete the Highfield Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult
Care (RQF), learners must complete the following:
• all units contained within the mandatory group
Mandatory group
Learners must achieve all units in this group
Mandatory Units |
Leadership and Management in Adult Care |
Team Leadership in Adult Care |
Governance in Adult Care |
Regulatory Processes for Adult Care |
Communication and Information Management in Adult Care |
Partnership Working in Adult Care |
Outcomes Based Person- Centred Practice in Adult Care |
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Adult Care |
Continuous Improvement in Adult Care |
Professional Development in Adult Care |
Supervision and Performance Management in Adult Care |
Resource Management in Adult Care |
Safeguarding and Protection in Adult Care |
Health and Safety in Adult Care |
Risk Taking and Risk Management in Adult Care |
Managing Concerns and Complaints in Adult Care |
Manage Self for Leadership in Adult Care |
Decision Making in Adult Care |
Entrepreneurial Skills in Adult Care |
Innovation and Change in Adult Care |
To register for this qualification, learners are required to meet the following entry requirements:
• be 18 years of age or above
• Have significant experience within the care and support sector and/or currently working
at Level 3 within Adult Care; Graduates from different disciplines and other learners with
no direct experience of care and support are likely to need placements, voluntary work or
internships alongside the qualification to achieve a firm grounding in service delivery for
the sector.
Flexible