Lead Adult Care Worker
Version 1.1 – VQA Level 3 End-Point Assessment for ST0006 Lead Adult Care Worker (610/1941/0)
Version: 1.1
Duration: 18 months
Level: 3
LARS Number: 118
Reference: ST0006
Funding: £3,000
This page describes the latest version of the Lead Adult Care Worker standard (version 1.2), which came into force in June 2023. This version revises the funding band, increasing it from a maximum of £3,000 to a maximum of £4,000. Versions 1 and 1.1 are still used for apprentices who started no later than 4th February 2018 and 25th June 2023 respectively. For more information, please visit the IfATE’s website.
Lead Adult Care Workers help people when they're faced with physical, mental or emotional difficulty. It goes without saying that specialist knowledge is a must for the Lead Adult Care Worker, and they also need to have the skills and vision to manage teams. The job can take Lead Adult Care Workers to many different locations, including residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres and some clinical healthcare settings, and this standard also covers Lead Personal Assistants who may only work directly for one individual.
Apprenticeship Assessment Components
To complete their Apprenticeship Assessment, Lead Adult Care Worker apprentices must achieve a pass, merit or distinction in the following two components.
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Apprentices are presented with a range of real-life scenarios about which they are required to answer 60 situational judgement test questions. The assessment is undertaken online and under controlled conditions with a time limit applied. The questions are drawn from the stated knowledge and skills elements of the standard and focus on the higher-order competencies.
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In the concluding assessment element, the End-Point Assessor leads a 45-minute professional discussion to uncover additional evidence of personal development activities and how this learning was applied to the role and workplace. However, apprentices can only apply to undertake the professional discussion aspect of the assessment after they’ve achieved a pass in the situational judgement test.
Why VQA?
Gateway to completion submission reviewed within 24 hours
Assessments booked within 1 working day of gateway to completion approval
Results released in market-leading time
Assessment planning meetings offered to all apprentices
Average gateway-to-completion of 6 weeks*
*unless otherwise stipulated by the assessment plan Gateway Requirements
Completed prior to enrolment: Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service
