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Management and Leadership - Level 5 (CMI)

Summary

This qualification is for managers who are keen to develop their role and associated skills. It aims to develop personal management capabilities, improve decision-making operational leadership and people management. Designed for middle managers as well as those aspiring to senior management, the qualification develops key skills such as managing resources, recruitment and information management.

You will develop all the competencies you need to be an effective middle manager. A Diploma in Management and Leadership is the benchmark qualification for full Chartered Management Institute (CMI) membership, taking you another step towards Chartered Manager status.

  • Course code TP1EC25
  • Duration 20 Months
  • Day/s of week Tuesday
  • Time 09:30 - 16:30

Next course dates

Start date Location Duration
Sep/Oct 2024
University Centre
20 Months
19 Nov 2024
University Centre
20 Months
  • £31,000 average annual starting salary
  • Opportunities in both established businesses and dynamic start-ups
  • 34,700 job openings per year

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Higher Technical Qualification

This in an approved Higher Technical Qualification and is alligned with the occupation - Business Manager (CMI).
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Where can this subject lead?

Career progression

This qualification has been designed to provide access to development opportunities for a wide range of individuals. This includes those at the start of their career who wish to take their first steps into professional management, as well as those who may already have developed practical experience but who now want to develop their theoretical understanding of management skills. The course will improve opportunities for career progression in a management role, by enhancing your effectiveness and sharpening your professional edge.

Other benefits include:

  • Value add – delivering added value to your organisation
  • Getting results – using your managerial skills to lead people and manage change
  • Innovation – creating new product, service or market developments
  • Exceeding targets – meeting or beating performance targets
  • Delivering improvements – initiating significant savings or performance improvements with new ways of working
  • Working more confidently – becoming more confident in applying your skills and increasing self-awareness

On completion, you could choose to register as a full member with CMI to support your professional career development and progression.

 

Key information

Entry Requirements

Entry onto this programme will depend upon your previous experience, qualifications and whether or not you are currently working in a management position. You will need either a level 3 qualification in an appropriate discipline or substantial relevant work/voluntary experience to be accepted for this course.

Qualification obtained

Diploma in Management and Leadership

Fees and funding

Read our tuition fees guide.

Extra costs and equipment

N/A

Regulation and Accreditation

Accrediting Institution: N/A

Awarding Body: CMI

Regulatory Body: Office for Students (OfS)

Terms and conditions

Read our full terms and conditions for more information.

What will I learn?

Industry placement, field trips and guest speakers

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Study Support - at a glance

  • Higher Education Learning Mentors (HELMs)
  • One-to-one and group study support sessions
  • Pre-degree preparation workshops
  • IT Support

Tutor Profile - Daniel Hogg

Industry Background:
Worked in sports marketing at Blackpool FC before moving on to an operational management role at PlayFootball.net.

Area of Expertise:
Strategy and Innovation, Global Marketing, Leadership, Operations.

Enjoys teaching at B&FC because:
It gives me the opportunity to use my academic knowledge to develop new and engaging course content for our degree-level provision.

How will I learn?

Teaching and learning methods are designed to deliver the programme outcomes of the CMI Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management and to support you in becoming an independent researcher, self-starter and lifelong learner with a high degree of employability.

A range of delivery techniques, including problem-based learning, lectures, seminars, webinars, work-based learning and other interactive activities are deployed on the programme. You will be encouraged to conduct wider reading around your subject area to facilitate independent learning and study skills, guided and supported by staff members’ expertise and specialisms.

Each individual module has a detailed assessment strategy that reflects that module’s aims and objectives. The range of assessment techniques comprises written reports, essays, case studies, oral presentations, professional discussions and projects.

Expert tutors

All staff involved in the delivery of higher 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.

Ready to take the next step? Navigate to the top of the page and click Apply Now to continue your degree-level journey.

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How will I be assessed?

How will I be assessed?

Assessment is entirely based on coursework which can involve written assignments, reports and presentations which may be individual projects or you may be asked to produce in collaboration with others. You will study the following modules:

  • Personal Development as a Manager and Leader
  • Managing Team and Individual Performance
  • Managing Recruitment, Selection and Induction 
  • Information-Based Decision-Making
  • Organisational Financial Management 
  • Project Development and Control 
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