The Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care is an occupational  qualification for learners who work in Adult Care Settings  in England. The qualification is linked to the Lead Adult  Care Worker Trailblazer Apprenticeship and is applicable  to variety of roles, where workers have key responsibilities  for delivery of care and support and /or a level of  supervisory responsibility for others such as:
Lead Adult Care Worker
Lead Personal Assistant
Key Worker
Domiciliary Care Worker
Senior Care Assistant
Support Worker 
This qualification consists of mandatory units covering  core knowledge and skills competencies with optional  specialisms which can be are combined in flexible ways to  reflect the real working context of different learners.

The content of the mandatory units covers person centred  approaches, communication, personal development,  equality and inclusion, handling information, duty of care,  responsibilities of the role, safeguarding, and, health,  safety and wellbeing.

The optional units are designed to meet the requirements  of a range of Adult Care services and to support the  delivery of the Lead Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship  Standard. 

Unit 366 Knowledge, skills and behaviour expected of a  lead adult care worker will be particularly useful for those  learners completing this qualification as part of an  apprenticeship.

This qualification allows candidates to learn, develop and  demonstrate the skills and knowledge required for  employment and/or career progression in Adult Care  within a role which has some autonomy, delegated  responsibility or where there may be a need for  supervision of others.

Learners can progress to the City & Guilds level 4 Diploma in Adult Care (4222‐34) or the City & Guilds Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Adult Care (3080‐50) providing they are in an appropriate job role. Opportunities may also be available to progress to an  apprenticeships for the Lead Practitioner In Adult Care or  Leader in Adult Care, or to higher education programmes, providing all entry requirements are met.