Elderly care

Highfield Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF)

  • Helps learners meet the requirements set out by Skills for Care for working in adult care
  • Standalone qualification or part of an apprenticeship
  • Supported by our high-quality training resources
  • Ideal for learners who need to demonstrate competence

Health and Social Care

Give your learners the competence to work in adult care settings.

Working in the adult care sector requires a combination of determination and sensitivity, and having the knowledge and skills to deal with what can often be a challenging role.

The Highfield Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) has been designed for learners working in adult care settings, and meets the requirements set out by Skills for Care to develop and confirm the competence of those working in the role.

The qualification can also provide the knowledge and skills required within the Lead Adult Care Worker apprenticeship standard, supporting roles such as lead personal assistant and lead adult care worker.

Topics include:

  • Lead communication in adult care settings
  • Lead communication in adult care settings
  • Personal development in adult social care settings
  • Lead inclusive practice in adult care settings
  • Lead health and Safety in adult care settings
  • Facilitate person-centred assessment to support wellbeing
  • Facilitate support planning to ensure positive outcomes for Individuals and to support wellbeing
  • Professional practice in adult care settings
  • Working in partnership with others.
  • Understand personalisation in adult care and support services
  • Understand safeguarding and protection in adult care settings

The course also included a wide selection of Optional topics (on top of the mandatory units) for learners to choose from. Please see Qualification Specification for the full lists of topics

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