The Level 5 qualification replaces the level 4 NVQ in Leadership and Management for Care Services and the level 4 NVQ in Health & Social Care.
These qualifications remain valid and relevant as does the RMA.
Managers are required by the regulations to have the ‘necessary qualifications, skills and experience’ to carry on the regulated activity. Skills for Care advise that this is the relevant qualification.
Meeting the workforce regulations: Skills for Care advice on CQC’s workforce-specific outcomes; 14 and 25
Those wishing to undertake this qualification might be an assistant or deputy manager, or a manager who has not yet achieved a recognised vocational qualification at this level.
There are six different pathways towards this qualification and at the initial assessment, you will be guided to select the right pathway for you.
- Children and Young People’s Residential Management
- Children and Young People’s Management
- Children and Young People’s Advanced Practice
- Adults’ Residential Management
- Adults’ Management
- Adults’ Advanced Practice
The Standards vary from country to country within the UK so you need to select the right qualification to meet the regulations of the country in which you practice.
You would then need to look at the Overview and Rules of Combination to meet the unit and credit requirements of your chosen pathway.
