Arden University is an award-winning higher education institution dedicated to delivering workplace-led programmes that make a real difference to people's careers. With over 50,000 students studying across the UK and internationally, their vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide – ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

Their School of Leadership and Service Industry Management has grown rapidly since 2020, offering degree programmes, apprenticeships and postgraduate courses in leadership and management designed specifically for the health and social care sector.

Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert.) Social Care Leadership and Transformation

The PG Cert Social Care Leadership and Transformation is the only postgraduate qualification in the UK designed specifically for social care leaders and business owners. Awarded by Arden University at Level 7, it delivers the strategic, financial and digital capabilities that senior leaders need to build sustainable, high-performing organisations.

No prior degree is required and the course is fully flexible and online, with one in-person day per module. Assessment is applied directly to your own organisation – every piece of work produces something you can genuinely use.

The first cohort starts in August 2026 at £2,000, VAT included. This is a qualification built for the people leading the sector.

On participating in the Care Management Show, Arden University says:

"The Care Management Show brings together exactly the people we want to deliver for: senior leaders, directors and owners who are driving the future of social care. We chose it deliberately. Our commitment to professionalising the sector, developing its leaders, and embracing digital innovation sits squarely alongside the Show's own ethos. With the only postgraduate qualification in the UK designed specifically for social care leadership launching at Arden University in August 2026, there is no better place to introduce it. This is where the conversation needs to happen."

Career Development Clinic

Arden University will be running a free Career Development Clinic at Care Management Show Birmingham on 26 June. Registered delegates will be able to speak directly with Arden’s social care leadership specialists about professional development, leadership progression and the launch of the new Postgraduate Certificate in Social Care Leadership and Transformation.

Find out more and book your appointment in the Career Development Clinic.