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GATEWAYSkills Network Ltd

Levels 2, 3 & 5 · Fully funded

Frontline Care Worker & Operational Manager Programmes

A fully funded development matrix engineered specifically for the adult social care sector, providing structured qualification pathways across your entire workforce, from newly appointed care assistants to future CQC Registered Managers.

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Programme overview

Training that fits around active shift patterns

Because these programmes are delivered via direct vocational grant routes (LDSS), they do not require standard apprenticeship daytime release, allowing your team to train entirely alongside their active shift patterns with zero rota disruption.

Framework tiers

Available qualifications and framework tiers

Three levels covering the full progression from care assistant to registered manager.

  1. Level 2

    Adult Social Care Certificate

    Target staff
    Care Assistants, Support Workers, and Frontline Care Teams.
    Core focus
    Essential care duties, duty of care, safeguarding, standard operational procedures, and person-centred care delivery.
  2. Level 3

    Diploma in Adult Care

    Target staff
    Senior Care Assistants, Team Leaders, and Support Coordinators.
    Core focus
    Leading care teams, advanced clinical care tracking, complex medication administration management, and daily service logging.
  3. Level 5

    Diploma in Leadership & Management for Adult Care

    Target staff
    CQC Registered Managers, Deputy Managers, and Care Home Leaders.
    Core focus
    Governance, regulatory compliance management, workforce deployment strategies, and overall care facility leadership.

Delivery model

Flexible virtual delivery, built around safe staffing ratios

We understand that maintaining safe staffing ratios is your number one priority. The learning model is designed to safeguard your daily operations.

  1. Fully remote learning

    Delivered entirely online via interactive Microsoft Teams sessions.

  2. Minimal time commitment

    Requires only one or two virtual sessions per month.

  3. Hyper-flexible scheduling

    Sessions are booked at times suitable to your home's schedule, fitting around active shift rotas.

Funding

How the funding matrix works

All qualifications in this framework are fully funded via the national Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS), a non-apprenticeship route.

  • Open to both independent care providers and large care groups
  • Funded separately from apprenticeship routes, with no payroll deductions
  • No mandatory off-the-job daytime release: staff remain active on the floor

Eligibility

Check funding and registration eligibility

Tell us about your service and we will confirm which funded places your staff qualify for.

  • No obligation: the audit establishes what you qualify for
  • Your details are used to respond to this enquiry
  • A senior adviser replies directly, not an automated sequence
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Next steps to secure funding allocations

Due to regional budget allocations for this funding cohort, places are registered ahead of the upcoming entry deadlines.

Check funding & registration eligibilityinfo@gatewayskillsnetwork.co.uk