BTEC Certificate for Managers - Level 3 (Fast Track)

Summary

Taking on management duties? Want to lead a team to success? This course is designed for those in, or readying for, first line management roles such as team leader or supervisor.

You'll learn how to:

  • Support, manage and develop your team members
  • Manage projects
  • Plan and manage workloads and resources
  • Deliver operational plans
  • Resolve conflict
  • Build strong, long-lasting relationships both across your organisation - and with clients and suppliers

Your tutors have a wealth of industry experience to share. This course will not only immensely improve your management abilities, but also prepare you for higher education.

After completing this course you will be ready for a degree-level course starting September. Alternatively, you can progress into related employment.

Next course dates

Start date Location Duration
08 Jan 2026
Bispham Campus
24 Weeks
08 Jan 2027
Bispham Campus
24 Weeks

Where can this subject lead?

Career progression

Many people on this course will be 'accidental managers' - those who have unexpectedly assumed management responsibilities.

Equally we welcome students who have ambitions to become leaders in their organisation.

Students also take this course to return to education before starting a degree-level course.

We have a high success rate across our Business and Enterprise courses.

We offer a wide range of programmes, many including professional qualifications and trade body membership.

All our Business and Enterprise degrees are awarded by Lancaster University.

Key information

Entry Requirements

You'll either have five GCSEs at grades 9 - 4 (previously grades A* - C), including English or Maths - or career experience that supports your application.

Apply for this course and we'll schedule a chat to talk over your current situation and career ambitions.

Qualification obtained

BTEC Certificate for Managers

Extra costs and equipment

All students will be expected to provide their own stationery, to include: pens, notepad and an A4 folder.

Replacement ID badges will be at a cost of £3 or £8 if incorporated with a bus pass.

For photocopying, students are provided with the first 80 black and white free of charge.

Any additional copies for black and white are charged at 4p per copy.

Regulation and Accreditation

Accrediting Institution: N/A

Awarding Body: Pearson

What will I learn?

What will I learn?

During the course you will study six units to provide you with the skills you need in today’s competitive job market. 

  1. Principles of Leadership (15%)
  2. Principles of Managing Operations and Budgets (18%)
  3. Principles of Managing People (15%)
  4. Principles of Communication and Relationship Management (18%)
  5. Principles of Project Management (15%)
  6. Understanding Personal Effectiveness as a Manager (18%)

Industry placement, field trips and guest speakers

We will actively encourage and support you to take part in voluntary work throughout your course as volunteering is a key way into employment.

Through the events unit you will get involved in raising money for charities.

Field trips have also been scheduled to take place which link to the course to help support your studies.

How will I learn?

At Blackpool and The Fylde College we recognise that all students learn differently and for some it may be a return to the classroom following a break from formal learning.

Tutors work with you to ensure that their teaching methods support the way that you like to learn.

This course is delivered over 180 hours (18hrs per week), through a blended model of face to face teaching and independent study. There is no work placement requirement.

You will work collaboratively with your peers in group work, presentations and within theory sessions.

There will be dedicated individual/self-study time on your programme which needs to be supported by your own study out of the College learning environments.

E-learning is also a key element of all our courses and will involve you using our Canvas and Microsoft Teams platform for independent study and learning.

Within the curriculum we also use a range of on-line apps to support, enhance and motivate learning.

Your tutors will be support you with new technologies used in the classroom.

This course is delivered over 3 days per week with 9 hrs classroom study and 9 hrs independent study, total 18 hours per week.

Expert tutors

All staff involved in the delivery of adult education courses within the College are approved to teach the subjects and modules they deliver.

The approval process ensures that staff delivering a given programme are appropriately qualified and, where appropriate, possess relevant technical and industrial experience and professional practice.

How will I be assessed?

How will I be assessed?

During the course you will study six units to provide you with the skills you need in today’s competitive job market.

  • Principles of Leadership (15%)
  • Principles of Managing Operations and Budgets (18%)
  • Principles of Managing People (15%)
  • Principles of Communication and Relationship Management (18%)
  • Principles of Project Management (15%)
  • Understanding Personal Effectiveness as a Manager (18%)

This qualification includes all internally-assessed units.

Internally assessed units include reports, presentations and projects.