Course overview
The Certificate is suitable for an individual who has a large span of management responsibilities, or those with prior experience in a managerial role who is seeking to develop their skills, improve personal and team performance and be prepared for senior management responsibilities.
The Diploma is suitable for individuals who manage teams or projects and are responsible for achieving operational or departmental goals and objectives as part of their organisation’s strategy.
The ideal candidate will develop their ability to lead, motivate and inspire to drive better results within their organisation.
What you'll learn
Benefits for you
- Use core management techniques to drive better results.
- Develop your ability to lead, motivate and inspire.
- Provide strategic leadership as well as day-to-day management.
- Benchmark your managerial skills.
- Develop your capabilities in a way that is tailored to your needs.
- Raise your profile in your organisation.
Benefits for your organisation
- Strategic thinking at this level of management to foster business improvements.
- Engagement with training and development
- Effective and confident middle managers
- Managers with the tools to develop their own skills and abilities.
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
- 6 months (Certificate) and 12 months (Diploma)
Entry requirements
There are no formal entry requirements, but participants will normally be either practising or aspiring middle managers who are serious about developing their abilities.
Assessment
Seven assignments including CPD plan
Delivery
Attendance Method: Online delivery, featuring executive coaching and tutor support.
Certificate: 7 x 1-2-1 coaching/tuition sessions – monthly (MS Teams or Zoom)
Diploma: 13 x 1-2-1 coaching/tuition sessions – monthly (MS Teams or Zoom)
Each unit involves a number of learning activities which may include:
- Online learning
- Monthly tutorial sessions with your personal tutor
- Practical work-based assignments
- Regular feedback from your tutor and the assessment team
All students are provided with studying membership of the Institute of Leadership & Management or Chartered Management Institute (CMI) for the duration of their course.
Subjects
- Certificate: Six modules – as below, or one module. Managing own continuing professional development. See ILM L5 L&M (CPD) route.
- Diploma Seven modules – six modules as above plus Managing own continuing professional development.
In this unit, you will develop, work on and evaluate your own personal development plan. You will write monthly reflections on your progress and, at the end, evaluate what you have learned and how it has impacted you and your organisation, before resetting your plan for the future.
The Diploma builds on and broadens the skills and knowledge gained in the certificate. Students work with their coach to develop a personal development plan, based on an analysis of the challenges faced by themselves and their organisations.
About Academy of Leadership & Management
At The Academy of Leadership & Management, we focus on developing leaders, managers, coaches, mentors and business advisers through practical work-based and distance learning programmes. All our courses lead to globally recognised qualifications from an awarding body e.g. ILM or the Small Firms Development Initiative (SFEDI). We are also an Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) approved academy.
We offer distance learning courses in the following subject areas:
- Leadership & Management
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Business & Enterprise
- Business Advice & Consulting
- Education
Our development programmes are available to both individual students and employers who want to develop their people at an organisational level. Our courses are delivered online – making for a flexible and cost-effective learning option which can fit into a busy schedule. We also have a strong track record of designing tailored in-house programmes suitable for employers. Additionally, we also provide programme management, accreditation and learning consultancy services.