SELF-FUNDING LEARNERS & EMPLOYERS
Residential Childcare Qualifications (RQF)
For employers developing their teams and individuals funding their own learning.
Develop the knowledge and workplace skills to support children and young people, or lead a residential childcare team.
Support your team’s development
Develop your team with recognised qualifications and dedicated assessor support. We welcome enquiries from employers training their staff and individuals funding their own learning.
Two routes. A clear next step.
Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) (RQF)
Practitioners supporting children and young people in a residential childcare setting.
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England) (RQF)
Managers and people with relevant leadership and management responsibilities in a residential childcare service.
Built around your setting
Practitioners
Connect your learning with the support you provide to children and young people. Your assessor plans evidence around the qualification requirements.
Managers and leaders
Use relevant leadership and management responsibilities to demonstrate competence through workplace assessment and an agreed portfolio of evidence.
These are Highfield qualifications on the Regulated Qualifications Framework. Highfield is an Ofqual-regulated awarding organisation. Residential Childcare and Adult Care are distinct qualification routes.
Qualifications are available to self-funding learners and employers. We confirm suitability, assessment opportunities, fees and support before enrolment.
Let’s discuss your next step
Tell us about your residential childcare role and what you want to achieve.
