Highfield Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)

Ofqual-recognised qualification for Leaders and Managers and Deputy Managers for all care settings, and all those aspiring to such job roles.

Recognised qualification for Managers and Deputy Managers in all settings including healthcare, social care, home care, and community care, and those aspiring to management roles such as senior support workers, care assistants, etc. There is no requirement to be in a management job prior to enrolment.
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Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)

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  • Key Facts of Ofqual-recognition 
  • Qualification Overview 
  • Units to be completed 
  • Who is the qualification for 
  • Duration 
  • Entry requirements 
  • Delivery of learning and assessment 
  • Assessment methods 
  • Progression opportunities 
  • How to pay 
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Key facts about this recognised qualification

This qualification is 34 credits, with Total Qualification Time (TQT) of 341 hours

Key facts about this recognised qualification 

Regulator: Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) 

Training Provider: Courses For Jobs Ltd  

Qualification number: 603/0974/X

Learning aim reference: 6030974X

Credit value: 34 

Assessment method: Portfolio of evidence

Guided learning hours (GLH): 150 hours 

Total qualification time (TQT): 341 hours 

Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)

Qualification overview and objective

The objective of the qualification, Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF), is to introduce adult care leadership and management and to prepare learners to progress into a new management role within the care setting.  

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 are unprepared for the very different knowledge and skills required for working as a manager. Therefore, this qualification has been developed as a direct route from the level 3 health and social care job role into supervisory, leadership, and management roles.

The Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) qualification covers the essential knowledge required for supervisory, leadership, as well as management activities in care settings.  

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. 


Units (Modules) that must be completed

Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)

To complete the Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF) learners must complete the all 20 units contained within the mandatory group.  

These units are:   

1 - Leadership and Management in Adult Care  

2 - Team Leadership in Adult Care  

3 - Governance in Adult Care  

4 - Regulatory Processes for Adult Care  

5 - Communication and Information Management In Adult Care  

6 - Partnership Working in Adult Care  

7 - Outcomes Based Person Centred Practice in Adult Care  

8 - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Adult Care  

9 - Continuous Improvement in Adult Care  

10 - Professional Development in Adult Care  

11 - Supervision and Performance Management in Adult Care  

12 - Resource Management in Adult Care  

13 - Safeguarding and Protection in Adult Care  

14 - Health and Safety in Adult Care  

15 - Risk-Taking and Risk Management in Adult Care  

16 - Managing Concerns and Complaints in Adult Care  

17 - Manage Self for Leadership in Adult Care  

18 - Decision Making in Adult Care  

19 - Entrepreneurial Skills in Adult Care  

20 - Innovation and Change in Adult Care   

Who is this qualification for?

Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)

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  
  • Team Leaders, Care Coordinators, and Supervisors who want to progress to deputy manager or manager roles

Duration of studies

How long will the qualification take to complete?

Learners choose their own duration when they make their payment. 

The total qualification time for this qualification is 339 hours and of this 150 hours are is recommended as guided learning hours.  

Depending on the effort put in by the learner, the qualification can be completed in as little as 6 months, but learners can take up to 24 months. 

If a learner completes early while paying by monthly instalments, they must pay the remaining fees before the hard copy awarding body certificates will be released. 

Entry requirements

Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)

To register for this qualification, learners are required to meet the following entry requirements:  

  • Be 19 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. 

Delivery of learning and assessment

E-Learning, eSupport, and Assessment option

Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)  

E-Learning and Assessment option includes basic support with online learning materials and assessment, with the learner fully in charge of their own timetable. 

The learner has access to learning resources on within their learning account, and also has access to their assessment account on the e-Portfolio for their assessments and assignments. 

Assessment methods

Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)

This qualification is assessed by a portfolio of evidence, supported by a tutor and assessor.  

Successful learners must demonstrate knowledge at the appropriate level, across the breadth of the qualification syllabus and the National Occupational Competence of the related job roles.  

Learners receive eSupport to enable them understand the assessment standards and assessment criteria and how to collect and present evidence of their own knowledge and understanding. 

The assessment methods used include: 

Written assignments 

Case Studies 

Professional Discussions - end point 

Qualification Progression opportunities

On successful completion of this qualification, learners can work in management roles in care settings.  

Learners may wish to continue their development by undertaking one of the following qualifications: 

• Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care - for specialist roles in care settings 

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care - for senior manager roles in care settings 

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