Apprenticeships in the Care Services sector

Roles in the Care Services sector give apprentices the opportunity to choose careers that can make a positive difference to the lives of individuals who may be facing physical, practical, social, emotional or intellectual challenges. Whether working in an adult care or child care situation, apprentices will have the opportunity to use their skills and knowledge to help those they work with to overcome adversity and maximise their independence.
We’ve worked closely with industry experts to develop our apprenticeship offer to ensure you can deliver apprenticeship programmes that reflect the latest industry best practices.
Standards included
Standard | Level | Assessment |
Adult Care Worker | Level 2 | EPA |
Lead Adult Care Worker | Level 3 | EPA |
Lead Practitioner in Adult Care | Level 4 | EPA |
Leader in Adult Care | Level 5 | EPA |
Children, Young People and Families Practitioner | Level 4 | EPA |
Children, Young People and Families Manager | Level 5 | On-programme only* |
You can use Pearson as your end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) regardless of whether you choose to use our on-programme offer.
*No EPA available, see standard page for further details of any optional or mandatory qualificiations available.
Apprenticeship standards and End-point Assessments (EPAs)
We’ll provide the expert knowledge, EPA resources and services you'll need at every stage of the process, so you can focus on supporting your apprentices. Our apprenticeship standards programmes are broken down into two distinct areas: