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Preparing for Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care - Level 4

Key Details

  • Available at:
    Work-Based Learning
  • Study Mode:
    Part-time
  • Course Length:

    To achieve the Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care qualification learners must achieve 60 credits in total. All units in this qualification are mandatory.

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Preparing for Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care - Level 4

Apprenticeships

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Course Description

This qualification is knowledge-based and designed for learners who are aspiring managers but are not yet in a leadership and management role within the Health and Social Care sector.

Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care qualification consists of the following three units:

  • Legislation, theories and models of person/child-centred practice
  • Theoretical frameworks for leadership and management in health and social care
  • Leadership and management of effective team performance in health and social care services

Entry Criteria

It is suitable for the following:

  • learners who have successfully completed a Level 2 Health and Social Care, or a recognised equivalent
  • learners who have successfully completed Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults), or a recognised equivalent
  • learners who have successfully completed Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Children and Young People), or a recognised equivalent
  • learners who have successfully completed Advanced GCE in Health and Social Care, and Childcare

Delivery

It is designed for learners in work-based learning.

Assessment

The Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care qualification is assessed through a combination of internal and external assessment.

For the external assessment learners must successfully complete:

  • A project that contains a written report, presentation and discussion based around a proposed change to practice

For the internal assessment learners must successfully complete:

  • A series of tasks, involving both oral and written responses

Progression

The Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management of Health and Social Care qualification provides the knowledge for managers to take their first step into a leadership role supporting both horizontal and vertical progression on to:

  • Level 4 Professional Practice in Health and Social Care
  • Level 5 Leadership and Management of Health and Social Care: Practice qualification
  • This qualification is available as part of a bolt on for the L4 Health & Social Care Professional practice Apprenticeship

OR

  • The Level 5 leadership and management Apprenticeship.

Other details

Course type: Apprenticeships

Level: 4

Programme Area:

  • Health & Social Care

Health & Social Care

Learn more about this area and see our course level guide:

Health & Social Care

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