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Your route to £32k–£45k as a Registered Manager starts with this Level 5 diploma.

Based on your answers, this NCFE Level 5 diploma is the direct route to progress to a higher role and earn more. Your shift-leading and supervision experience maps directly onto the leadership units — most of our Level 5 learners start exactly where you are.

Your details are with our care-courses team — an adviser will call you within 1 working day to answer questions, check the fit and help with employer funding. Don't want to wait? Enrol online below in 2 minutes — £50 deposit, start within 24 hours.

October offer — ends 31 October 2026

£1300 £1650 Save £350 · 21% off

paying in full — or £121/month with a £50 deposit, 0% interest

Your match

Level 5 Diploma

Your setting

Health & Social Care (flexible)

Start cost

£50 deposit today

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No exams

portfolio assessed

£50

deposit today

4.6/5

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How it works

  1. 1

    Enrol today — £50 deposit

    Immediate access to your full online learning portal and all study materials. Start within 24 hours.

  2. 2

    Meet your personal tutor

    Your tutor calls within 48 hours to plan your portfolio, map your work evidence and set your first milestone.

  3. 3

    Build your portfolio at work

    No exams — your day-to-day leadership becomes your evidence. Complete in 18–24 months around full-time work.

What you get from day one

  • Fully online — study on laptop, tablet or phone, wherever you are
  • Built around shifts — no timetable, no deadlines you can't move. Fit it around care work
  • Personal tutor & assessor — a real person with a direct line, not a ticket system
  • No exams — portfolio assessment built from the leadership work you already do
  • No Level 3 needed first — direct entry with hands-on care experience
  • Employer funding help — we invoice employers directly and help you make the case

October offer — £100 off

Your matched diploma

October offer: £100 off, original price crossed out. Enrol now and start within 24 hours — £50 deposit today, the rest over 12 months at 0%, or pay in full.

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Your best match
Level 5 Save £350

Level 5 Leadership for HSC & CYP Services

NCFE Diploma · 5 pathways — adults AND children

  • All units — fully online, any device
  • Personal tutor & assessor from day one
  • Portfolio assessment — no exams
  • Built around full-time care work

Why this fits you: One diploma, five pathways across adults' and children's services — pick your specialism during the course, not before.

from £121 /mo

£50 deposit · 12 monthly payments · 0% interest

or pay £1300 in full £1650 -21%

Choose your pathway during the course

Start within 24 hrs · NCFE diplomas · 0% finance
NCFE awarding body Ofqual regulated 0% finance — FCA regulated Start within 24 hours

All prices include VAT. Finance: £50 deposit + 12 monthly payments at 0% APR — subject to credit check via our FCA-regulated partner. Assessment is portfolio-based — no exam fees.

Your employer may pay for this

Many care employers fund the Level 5 for their deputies and acting managers — it's often part of a CQC or Ofsted improvement plan. We invoice employers directly and your adviser can help you make the case to yours.

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Questions people ask before enrolling

Do I need a Level 3 before I can do the Level 5?

Not if you have solid experience — senior carers, deputies and managers go straight to Level 5. Earlier in your care career? Level 3 is the right start, and that's exactly what this quiz checks. Your adviser will sanity-check the fit on your callback before you pay anything.

Is this accepted by CQC and Ofsted?

Yes — these are the recognised NCFE Level 5 diplomas for registered-manager roles. CQC expects registered managers of adult services to hold or be working towards the Level 5 in Leadership & Management for Adult Care. For children's homes in England, Ofsted requires the Level 5 in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare under the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015.

How is it assessed? Are there exams?

No exams. The diploma is assessed by portfolio — written assignments and evidence drawn from your day-to-day work, reviewed by your assessor. If you're already senior, deputising or managing, much of your normal working week becomes evidence.

Can I do it while working full-time?

Yes — that's how it's designed. It's fully online, there's no fixed timetable, and your workplace practice is the core of the assessment. Most learners complete in 18–24 months around full-time care work.

What does 'fully online' actually mean?

Everything is delivered through an online learning portal — study materials, assignments and tutor support, on any device. Your personal tutor is a real person you can contact directly, and they guide you unit by unit through the portfolio.

What if I'm not in a leadership role yet?

You can still enrol — care workers with solid hands-on experience start the Level 5 with us regularly. Your tutor helps you plan evidence opportunities, and many learners move into senior or deputy roles during the course, which then feeds the portfolio.

Can my employer pay for this?

Often, yes. Many care employers fund the Level 5 for their deputies and acting managers — it's frequently part of a CQC or Ofsted improvement plan. We can invoice your employer directly. Mention it on your adviser callback and we'll help you make the case.

Can I change my mind after enrolling?

You have a 14-day cooling-off period — full refund, no questions asked. After that, talk to your adviser and we'll find a solution. Study deadlines can also be extended if life gets in the way.

Enrol now — from £121/month

Career roadmap

From the floor to running the service

The typical UK care-leadership route, mapped step by step. Salary ranges are indicative 2026 figures.

  1. 01

    Where you are

    Senior Carer · Team Leader

    Your starting point

    Leading shifts, supervising colleagues, writing care plans — the experience the Level 5 diploma builds on.

  2. 02

    Level 5 diploma

    Deputy Manager

    £28k – £36k

    during / after study

    Many learners step up to deputy while still studying — your portfolio evidence comes from the job.

  3. 03

    Diploma + experience

    Registered Manager

    £32k – £45k

    18 – 24 months

    The Level 5 is the qualification CQC and Ofsted expect registered managers to hold. Run your own service.

  4. 04

    Beyond registration

    Service · Regional Manager

    £35k – £50k+

    career ceiling

    Multi-site leadership, quality and operations roles across care groups — the diploma travels with you.

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Care learners we've helped get qualified

4.6/5 Google Reviews
"I am studying the NCFE Level 5 Adult Care Diploma in Leadership and Management. The course is well structured, practical, and relevant to real workplace leadership."
Joseph R. · Level 5 Adult Care · Google review
"I have started my Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Adult Care. Tutor support is readily available through messages and calls to help with assignments."
Umme H. · Level 5 Adult Care · Google review
"I have started the Leadership and Management for Adult Care course. My tutor has been very supportive — she explains things clearly and makes learning feel encouraging."
Muhammed A. · L&M for Adult Care · Google review
"My experience has been very good — the way she teaches makes everything easy to understand. I am doing Level 3 in Adult Care and I am confident with my new skills."
Faisal B. · Level 3 Adult Care · Google review

Ready to start your Registered Manager career?

£50 deposit + 12 monthly payments at 0% interest. Start your Level 5 this week — or wait for your adviser's call, it's booked either way.

Enrol now — from £121/mo WhatsApp an adviser or call 0121 690 9563
Enrol from £121/mo