Please note, to enrol on an apprenticeship you must be working in a relevant sector for at least 16 hours per week. If you are not currently employed, you can view our apprenticeship vacancies here. You do not need to be employed to apply for these and new vacancies are added regularly.
The Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker apprenticeship is for people who help adults in care to achieve their personal goals and live as independently and safely as possible. You’ll take on frontline leadership, providing supervision, guidance and direction for others, or working autonomously with judgement and accountability, in roles such as care supervisor, senior care worker or senior support worker.
You learn while you work, building your skills in an adult care role. Your training follows the national apprenticeship standard published by Skills England, which sets out the knowledge, skills and behaviours you’ll need to show. To finish, you’ll complete an end point assessment made up of a situational judgement test and a professional discussion, and your performance decides your overall grade. If you don’t yet have Level 2 English and maths, you’ll achieve them before your end point assessment.
To enrol, you must be working in a relevant sector, such as adult care, for at least 16 hours per week. Not currently employed? You don’t need a job to apply for our apprenticeship vacancies, and new roles are added regularly. If you don’t yet have Level 2 English and maths, you’ll need to achieve them before your end point assessment. Not sure this applies to you? Get in touch and our team will be happy to help.
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The Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship is a nationally recognised work based programme for experienced care professionals ready to step into a senior frontline role. It includes the Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care and is suitable for existing care staff looking to formalise their skills or progress into team leader and supervisory positions.
The apprenticeship typically takes 12 to 18 months to complete, depending on experience and progress. Apprentices remain employed throughout, receive support from a dedicated PTS tutor, and complete off the job training during paid working hours.
Apprentices never pay for their training. For non-levy employers, apprenticeship training for apprentices aged 16 to 24 is fully government funded from August 2026, with no employer contribution required. For apprentices aged 25 and over, employers contribute just 5%, currently £200 plus VAT, with the government funding the remaining 95%.
You must be employed in a suitable adult social care role where you can demonstrate leadership skills and the responsibilities required by the apprenticeship standard. Functional Skills support in maths and English can be provided where needed, and an enhanced DBS check will be required.
The apprenticeship leads to senior roles including Senior Care Worker, Team Leader, Care Coordinator, and supervisory positions within adult social care. It also supports progression into specialist care areas, higher level leadership qualifications, and management programmes within the health and social care sector.
