Occupational Summary
A Registered Manager, Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, Unit Manager or Service Manager completing the Leader in Adult Care Level 5 apprenticeship leads and inspires care teams to make positive differences to people’s lives when they face physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges. They develop and implement a values-based culture at service or unit level, manage community or residential services and take responsibility for business development, financial control, organisational resilience and continuity, risk management and leading organisational change. They ensure services are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, oversee regulatory compliance and the values and training of staff, and have overall responsibility for the quality of care delivered.
The programme covers 45 knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs), has a typical duration of 18 months and a maximum funding band of £7,000. It is distinctive for its emphasis on leadership of people and services, regulatory compliance and service-level business and operational management, and is assessed via professional discussion, observation and presentation with questioning as the end-point assessment methods.
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The Leader in Adult Care will guide and inspire teams to make positive differences to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional, psychological or intellectual challenges. They will be a leader of the care team and will develop and implement a values-based culture at a service or unit level. They may be responsible for business development, financial control, organisational resilience and continuity as well as for managing risk and leading on organisational change. A Leader in Adult Care has responsibility for managing community or residential based services. This role has a large element of leadership, whether with other care workers and networks or in leading the service itself. A successful apprentice will have met all the requirements. They have a responsibility to ensure the service is safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs and well-led. They may be a registered manager of a service, unit, deputy or assistant manager. They will be responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance of the care given and the values and training of staff with established standards and regulations.
Important Notice
This apprenticeship is in the process of being revised or adjusted. In the meantime, the version below remains approved for delivery. Further details of this and other apprenticeships being revised or adjusted are available in the revisions and adjustments status report.
What's in the Delivery Pack?
Every section is tailored specifically to the ST0008 standard, using official KSB data, the published assessment plan, and sector-specific context.
KSB Interpretations
Plain-English interpretation of every Knowledge, Skill and Behaviour
EPA Preparation
End-point assessment readiness, gateway checklist and method guidance
Delivery Risks
Occupation-specific risks, mitigations and early warning signs
Delivery Model Options
Model-selection guide comparing day release, block release and front-loaded approaches
On/Off-the-Job Mapping
Which KSBs are best taught by the provider vs developed in the workplace
Initial Assessment & RPL
Starting points, prior learning recognition and programme adaptation
English, Maths & Digital
Where functional skills embed naturally and standalone qualification guidance
Employer Engagement Guide
Employer commitments, progress reviews and workplace engagement guidance
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Typical Job Titles
Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours
Knowledge
18- K1: Statutory frameworks, standards, guidance and Codes of Practice which underpin practice in relation to the safe delivery...
- K2: Systems and processes needed to ensure compliance with regulations and organisational policies and procedures including ...
- K3: Principles of risk management, assessment and outcome based practice
- K4: Principles and underpinning theories of change management including approaches, tools and techniques that support the ch...
- K5: Legislative and regulatory frameworks which inform quality standards
- + 13 more items
Skills
21- S1: Develop and apply systems and processes needed to ensure compliance with regulations and organisational policies and pro...
- S2: Implement strategies to support others to manage the risks presented when balancing individual rights and professional d...
- S3: Develop and apply systems and processes that monitor and sustain quality of the service, including assessments, care pla...
- S4: Lead and support others to work in a person centred way and to ensure active participation which enhances the well-being...
- S5: Encourage and enable both staff and people who access care and support to be involved in the co-production of how the se...
- + 16 more items
Behaviours
6- B1: Care – is caring consistently and enough about individuals to make a positive difference to their lives
- B2: Compassion – is delivering care and support with kindness, consideration, dignity, empathy and respect
- B3: Courage – is doing the right thing for people and speaking up if the individual they support is at risk
- B4: Communication – good communication is central to successful caring relationships and effective team working
- B5: Competence – is applying knowledge and skills to provide high quality care and support
- + 1 more items
End-Point Assessment
Assessment Plan
Type: PDF
Version & Source
- Version
- 1.1
- End point assessment plan revised. Page 6: removal of set in advance for post observation questions.
- Last changed
- 24 Dec 2024
- Earliest start
- 24 Dec 2024
- Approved for delivery
- 3 Feb 2020
- EQA Provider
- Ofqual
- Sector Subject Area
- 1.3 Health and social care
- Trailblazer
- TB0067
- Last checked
- 11 Mar 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What knowledge, skills and behaviours are in the ST0008 standard?▼
The Leader in adult care apprenticeship has 18 knowledge items, 21 skills, and 6 behaviours that apprentices must demonstrate.
How long is the Leader in adult care apprenticeship?▼
The typical duration is 18 months, with a maximum funding band of £7,000.
What does a delivery guide for ST0008 include?▼
The KSB Planner delivery guide includes plain-English KSB interpretations, EPA preparation guidance, delivery risk analysis, on/off-the-job mapping, employer engagement strategies, and more — all tailored to ST0008.
Data sourced from Skills England. KSB Planner delivery guides are an interpretation and planning aid based on official published source material — not an official regulator-issued document.