By completing this qualification, learners will gain skills that enable them to work alongside other health and social care professionals to achieve organisational objectives. The ATHE level 5 Extended Diploma in Management for Health and Social Care is a 120 credit qualification on the Qualifications and Credit Framework making it the equivalent size and level of the second year of a degree.

Modules
There are three different sized qualifications. If you study the 120-credit extended diploma, then you must study all 4 mandatory units and select 3 or 4 optional units. If you study the 60-credit diploma, then you must study all 3 mandatory units and 1 optional unit. The certificate requires you to study the unit “Facilitating Change in Health and Social Care” plus either “Managing Communication” or “People Management”.

Mandatory Units (Extended Diploma 120-credit)
Facilitating Change in Health and Social Care
Managing Communication
People Management
Research Project

Optional Units
Leading Practice in Health and Social Care
Working with Multidisciplinary teams
Management of Safeguarding for Health and Social Care
Corporate Social Responsibility
Resource Management
Management of Activity Provision
Finance for Managers
Planning a New Business Venture
Managing Stakeholder Engagement
Leading Organisational Equality and diversity
Managing Finance in the Public sector
Manage Sustainability in an Organisation
Managing Quality in Health and Social Care
Employability Skills
Personal and Professional Development