Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

The Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management is built on the Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management, awarded by OTHM. The Ofqual qualification number is 610/1537/4. The regulated diploma carries 120 credits across 6 mandatory units.

The Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management (610/1537/4) includes 6 mandatory units published by OTHM. The list starts with Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care, Managing the Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Individuals, Health Education and Promoting Wellbeing. Each unit title and credit value on this page is taken from that specification, not from a shortened marketing list.

The Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management is assessed by coursework, portfolio of evidence. There is no separate written exam in the awarding body's assessment method for this qualification. You submit coursework for the mandatory units, and the centre assesses it against the specification.

Healthcare Courses delivers the Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management online. Fees published for this programme start at £950. A typical duration is 6 or 9 months. The regulated learning size is 120 credits, which is 1,200 hours of total qualification time.

The Ofqual qualification number for the Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management is 610/1537/4. You can check that number on the Ofqual register of regulated qualifications. The register entry names OTHM as the awarding organisation and shows the credit value of 120.

Typical entry is a relevant Level 4 diploma, three A-levels, or, from age 21, management experience that the centre accepts before registration. Learners are usually 18 or over. Healthcare Courses teaches it online, and the admissions team confirms entry before enrolment.

NVQ is an older name for work-based vocational qualifications. Since October 2015, regulated qualifications in England sit on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and are described by level instead. The Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management is an RQF Level 5 qualification on the Ofqual register (610/1537/4), awarded by OTHM. If an employer asks for an NVQ Level 5, ask whether an RQF Level 5 diploma meets their requirement.

The Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management is at RQF Level 5, the same level as a foundation degree, HND or Diploma of Higher Education. Level describes how demanding a qualification is, not its size. This diploma is 120 credits (1,200 hours of total qualification time), so it is not automatically interchangeable with a foundation degree, HND or Diploma of Higher Education for university or job entry. Check the entry requirements of the course or role you are applying for.

The course is studied online and the entry requirements do not list a work placement. Experience in a relevant setting can help with assignments; admissions can confirm before you enrol.

Completing the Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management lets you progress to Level 6 qualifications such as the Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management. Progression depends on the entry requirements of the next course.