Develop your career in residential childcare.
Flexible, work-based Level 3 and Level 5 qualification pathways for residential childcare practitioners, managers and organisations developing their workforce.
Learning that develops alongside practice.
Residential childcare qualifications should do more than provide a certificate. They should help practitioners and managers develop the knowledge, skills and professional understanding they need within their role.
Our Level 3 and Level 5 pathways are work-based and designed to fit around employment in residential childcare, with flexible assessment methods, assessor support and online progress tracking.
Level 3 or Level 5?
Diploma in Residential Childcare
A work-based qualification pathway for practitioners working directly with children and young people in residential childcare.
- Best suited to Residential childcare practitioners and support workers
- Duration Typically 9–12 months
- Delivery Flexible and work-based
- Assessment Written or voice-recorded evidence and work-based assessment
- Enrolment Rolling enrolment
Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare
An advanced work-based qualification pathway for residential childcare managers and professionals developing leadership and management responsibility.
- Best suited to Managers, deputies and aspiring residential childcare leaders
- Duration Typically 9–18 months
- Delivery Flexible and work-based
- Assessment Mixed evidence routes supported by an assessor
- Enrolment Rolling enrolment
Building confident residential childcare practice.
The Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare is designed for practitioners working directly with children and young people in residential settings.
The qualification supports learners to develop and evidence the knowledge and practice expected within residential childcare while completing their learning alongside their day-to-day role.
Particularly relevant to support workers and other practitioners providing direct care and support.
Learning and assessment connect with the learner’s actual responsibilities and professional practice.
Evidence can include written work and voice-recorded responses alongside other appropriate assessment methods.
Developing leadership and management practice.
The Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare is designed for people holding, or developing towards, significant management responsibility within residential childcare.
The pathway develops leadership, safeguarding oversight, quality, management and organisational practice, while enabling learners to connect their qualification evidence with their work.
Build knowledge and evidence around leading people, services and professional practice.
Connect learning with safeguarding, oversight, quality assurance and organisational management.
Assessment methods can be adapted appropriately around the learner and the evidence available through their role.
Designed around working professionals.
The qualification is completed alongside employment, with assessor support and different ways to build and submit evidence. This helps learners progress without having to step away from their professional role.
Rolling Enrolment
Learners can begin throughout the year rather than waiting for a fixed academic intake.
Online Platform
Learners can submit work and keep track of their qualification progress online.
Assessor Support
Qualified assessors support learners throughout the programme and the assessment process.
Flexible Evidence
Different evidence methods can help learners demonstrate their knowledge and practice in ways appropriate to the qualification.
Progress Visibility
Organisations can have visibility of learner progress, supporting workforce oversight and qualification planning.
Payment Options
Instalment arrangements are available for individual learners, with provider arrangements available for multiple enrolments.
From enquiry to qualification.
Whether you are enrolling individually or arranging qualifications for your workforce, the first step is identifying the appropriate pathway.
Enquire
Tell us whether you are looking for a qualification for yourself or members of your workforce.
Confirm the pathway
We help identify the appropriate Level 3 or Level 5 route based on role and circumstances.
Enrol
Complete the enrolment process and gain access to the learning and assessment arrangements.
Learn & evidence
Work with your assessor to develop, submit and complete the evidence required for the qualification.
Developing a residential childcare workforce?
Providers can enrol multiple members of staff and use the qualification pathways as part of a wider workforce development approach.
We can discuss your workforce, identify which staff require Level 3 or Level 5, coordinate enrolments and explore arrangements for multiple learners.
Specialist qualification delivery.
The qualifications are delivered and assessed by Taylor Care Training, a specialist training provider with experience in residential childcare.
Social Care Skills provides the route into the programme, supports providers and learners with the enrolment process, and helps organisations connect their qualification planning with wider workforce and professional development.
Before you enrol.
When can I start?
Enrolment is available on a rolling basis, so learners do not normally need to wait for a fixed academic intake.
Do I need to be working in residential childcare?
These are work-based qualifications and learners need appropriate opportunities to demonstrate the knowledge and practice required by their qualification. Contact us if you are unsure whether your current role is suitable.
How is the qualification assessed?
Assessment is work-based and can draw on different evidence methods, including written work, professional evidence and, where appropriate, voice-recorded responses. Your assessor will guide you through the requirements.
Is the learning online?
Learners use an online platform to submit work and track progress while completing the qualification alongside their employment and receiving assessor support.
Can my organisation enrol several staff?
Yes. Providers can discuss multiple enrolments, including a combination of Level 3 and Level 5 learners where appropriate.
Can managers monitor learner progress?
Progress visibility is available to support organisations in monitoring workforce qualification development.
Who delivers the qualifications?
Qualification delivery and assessment are provided by Taylor Care Training, with Social Care Skills acting as the access point and supporting the enrolment relationship.
Not sure whether you need Level 3 or Level 5?
Contact us with your current role and circumstances. For organisational enquiries, we can also discuss the roles within your workforce and help identify the appropriate qualification pathways.
Start your diploma enquiry.
Whether you are looking to enrol individually or develop qualifications across your workforce, tell us what you need and we can help you identify the appropriate next step.