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OTHM Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management
An Ofqual-regulated Level 4 diploma awarded by OTHM, aimed at care staff moving into supervisory and management roles. Level 4 is equivalent to Year 1 of a UK bachelor's degree.
Awarded by OTHM
OTHM is a UK awarding organisation regulated by Ofqual.
Qualification number: 610/0784/5
The essentials
At a glance
- Level
- Level 4 (Regulated Qualifications Framework)
- Credits
- 120
- Guided learning hours
- 600
- Total qualification time
- 1200 hours
- Assessment
- An assignment per unit
- Grading
- Pass / Refer
- Delivery
- Online
- Structure
- Six mandatory units
- Awarding organisation
- OTHM
- Ofqual qualification number
- 610/0784/5
- UCAS Tariff points
- N/A. Level 4 qualifications do not carry UCAS Tariff points.
How this course is delivered. You study online, working through the course materials on our learning platform at times that suit you, and submit your assignments there by the deadlines you are given.
Duration and fees
Choose your pace
Both routes cover the same 1200 hours of total qualification time. Fast-track completes them in fewer weeks, so it asks for more of your week. Standard is the more balanced option.
Standard
9 months to complete 1200 hours of total qualification time
Steady routeThe 1200 hours of study spread across 9 months. The more balanced option alongside work or family.
List price £850, so you save £42.
Instalments£250 deposit + 3 × £228£934 in total, 10% more than paying in full
Fast-track
6 months to complete 1200 hours of total qualification time
Intensive routeThe same 1200 hours of study packed into 6 months. A demanding pace that will take up a large part of your week.
List price £935, so you save £47.
Instalments£250 deposit + 2 × £389£1,028 in total, 10% more than paying in full
Fees are subject to change. Payment plans, refunds and withdrawals are covered by our Fees, Refunds and Withdrawals Policy. We advertise study duration only. Certificates are issued by OTHM once its final external quality checks are complete. The timing of those checks is set by OTHM, not by the College.
Course content
What you will study
Equality, diversity and inclusion, professional and academic writing skills, communication, health and safety, assessment processes and resource management in care.
Six mandatory units.
Unit 1Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Health and Social Care20 credits · 100 guided learning hours
- What the unit covers
- Equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights at work, the systems that promote them, and balancing individual rights with duty of care.
- Credit value
- 20 credits, 100 guided learning hours
- Unit reference
- K/650/1117
Unit 2Professional Development and Academic Writing20 credits · 100 guided learning hours
- What the unit covers
- The principles of professional development, setting goals, using models of reflective practice, and academic writing conventions.
- Credit value
- 20 credits, 100 guided learning hours
- Unit reference
- K/650/1144
Unit 3Communication in the Caring Professions20 credits · 100 guided learning hours
- What the unit covers
- Communication requirements in the workplace, the systems and practices behind them, partnership working, and managing information.
- Credit value
- 20 credits, 100 guided learning hours
- Unit reference
- L/650/1118
Unit 4Principles of Health and Safety for Health Professionals20 credits · 100 guided learning hours
- What the unit covers
- The health and safety legislative framework, why compliance matters, risk assessment, and reviewing practices, policies and procedures.
- Credit value
- 20 credits, 100 guided learning hours
- Unit reference
- M/650/1119
Unit 5Assessment Processes in Health and Social Care Settings20 credits · 100 guided learning hours
- What the unit covers
- Approaches used to assess care needs, leading assessments, managing the outcomes, and advising others on the assessment process.
- Credit value
- 20 credits, 100 guided learning hours
- Unit reference
- L/650/1136
Unit 6Resource Management in Health and Social Care20 credits · 100 guided learning hours
- What the unit covers
- Human resource management in care, managing others, the regulation and inspection of services, and managing financial resources.
- Credit value
- 20 credits, 100 guided learning hours
- Unit reference
- M/650/1137
Progression
Where it leads
Level 4 qualifications do not carry UCAS Tariff points, so progression to university is by direct application. No Year 2 university entry route is currently listed for this specific qualification, so ask our admissions team about the options open to you.
Progression arrangements belong to the awarding organisation, not to Ravenscroft College. Universities set their own entry requirements, assess each applicant individually, including English language, and are not obliged to accept a qualification or its tariff value.
Before you apply
Entry requirements
- Typically requires a full Level 3 qualification, such as A Levels or an equivalent Diploma, or relevant work experience.
- Appropriate English language proficiency where English is not your first language.
- If you do not meet a stated requirement but believe your experience makes you suitable, speak to admissions. In some cases we can consider applications based on relevant professional background.
Specific requirements for your programme, including any minimum grades, language test scores, or prior qualifications, will be set out in your offer letter.
Studying from outside the UK
Ravenscroft College does not currently sponsor student visas.