City & Guilds Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care

It is suitable for the following:

*learners who have successfully completed a Level 2 Health and Social Care, or a recognised equivalent
*learners who have successfully completed Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults), or a recognised equivalent
*learners who have successfully completed Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Children and Young People), or a recognised equivalent

The Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care qualification is assessed through a combination of seven tasks through internal and external assessment.

For the external assessment learners must successfully complete:

*A project that contains a written report, presentation and discussion based around a proposed change to practice

For the internal assessment learners must successfully complete:

*A series of tasks, involving both oral and written responses

The Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management of Health and Social Care qualification provides the knowledge for managers to take their first step into a leadership role supporting both horizontal and vertical progression on to:

*Level 4 Professional Practice in Health and Social Care
*Level 5 Leadership and Management of Health and Social Care: Practice qualification

This qualification is a requirement in order to access the Level 5 Management of Health and Social Care Practice and will enable registration with Social Care Wales whilst working towards the level 5.

You do not need to be in a management role for this qualification if completed as a stand-alone, however, if completed with immediate progression to level 5 it is essential to be in either a deputy manager or manager position. We are happy to discuss your current role prior to admission and give advice as necessary.

For costs please contact our Employer Engagement team 0300 30 30 006 or email employers@cambria.ac.uk