Advance Your Career in Health and Social Care
Step up into a supervisory role with the Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3 Apprenticeship — a nationally recognised, work-based qualification designed for experienced care workers ready to take on more responsibility. Delivered across Devon and Cornwall, this funded programme equips you with leadership skills, specialist knowledge, and career progression opportunities.
Whether you work in residential or nursing homes, home care, day centres, community care, healthcare settings, or supporting people in their own homes, this apprenticeship prepares you to mentor others and improve service quality.
✅ The Details
Qualification: Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (equivalent to NVQ Level 3)
Duration: 15 months + 3-month End Point Assessment (EPA)
Delivery: One-to-one sessions in your workplace
Workplace support: Your designated Assessor will visit you in the workplace to support the development of your professional portfolio, and to complete your quarterly reviews
Assessment: End Point Assessment (EPA) will review your knowledge, skills, and behaviours following your period of learning.
✅ Who is it for?
• Adult care workers seeking to move into leadership roles
• Staff working in residential, nursing, domiciliary, or day care settings
• Individuals passionate about supporting vulnerable adults
• Employees ready to mentor, supervise, and improve service quality
✅ What you’ll learn
You’ll gain essential leadership knowledge and practical skills including:
• Responsibilities as a senior care worker
• Effective communication with colleagues, teams, and clients
• Promoting health, wellbeing, and independence
• Safeguarding vulnerable adults
• Ensuring dignity, respect, and person-centred care
• Acting as a positive role model
• Specialist knowledge in dementia care, mental health, or supervision
Learning is applied directly in your workplace, giving hands-on experience alongside your qualification.
✅ Common job roles include:
• Senior Care Worker
• Team Leader / Supervisor
• Lead Adult Care Worker
• Domiciliary Care Supervisor
✅ Progression Opportunities
After completing this Level 3 apprenticeship, you can continue your professional development with:
• Lead Practitioner in Adult Care Level 4 Apprenticeship
• Leader in Adult Care Level 5 Apprenticeship
• Specialist training in dementia care, mental health, or supervisory skills
These pathways build leadership capability and open doors to more senior roles in adult care.
✅ Costs
- This is a government-funded initiative: apprentices are not required to pay for their training. Employers with a wage bill of under £3 million may need to make a 5 % contribution towards training costs.
- The cost of this Apprenticeship is set at £4,000, with an employer contribution rate of £200 + VAT.
- Employers recruiting an Apprentice aged 16–21 years old, will be exempt from paying the employer contribution.
- If the Apprentice is aged 16–18 years old, employers will receive a £1,000 government incentive to be used towards training and salary costs.
Visit this page to find out more about employer costs and responsibilities.
✅ Ready to Apply?
Click here to visit the contact page and get in touch with a Focus Training centre near you.