Our unique approach to the Certificate in Leadership and Management empowers students to take personal responsibility for managing their own development. Through a tailored learning program, participants gain insights into leadership and management within their specific context, enhancing performance for both themselves and their organisation.

There are no specific entry requirements, but participants are typically practicing or managers or consultants with a coaching or mentoring role, capable of meeting the assessment demands, often evidenced by holding leadership or qualification at level 3 or above.

Designed for practicing middle managers, this course is ideal for individuals seeking to develop their skills, improve personal and team performance, and prepare for senior management responsibilities.

The Certificate focuses on the unit titled ‘Managing your own Professional Development,' enabling participants to take charge of their development journey. Through this unit, participants craft, implement, and evaluate a personal development plan, reflecting on progress and achievements to enhance workplace performance.

As part of the process, you need to agree your CPD Plan with both your coach and your line manager. You will be asked to:
•    evaluate your prior learning and work-related experience to identify personal strengths and weaknesses in self-development.
•    assess your personal development aims, objectives and priorities for the long, medium and short term.
•    evaluate development opportunities for the long, medium and short term.
•    justify undertaking planned personal development activities to your employment and learning supervisors.
•    negotiate and undertake planned and resources development activities.
•    evaluate the effectiveness of the development activities in meeting personal aims, objectives and priorities.
•    critically review how learning and development has been applied in the workplace to improve your own or others' performance.
•    review and revise short, medium and long-term goals based upon personal development activities and their impact on the workplace.

The learning aims to deepen your comprehension and spark personal insights into leadership and management within the context of your unique circumstances and preferences. Through critical analysis, you'll explore:

• your performance as a manager
• your knowledge base
• the requirements of your role and / or profession
• your leadership style
• your learning preferences
   

The ideal candidate will develop their ability to lead, motivate and inspire to drive better results within their organisation.

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.

By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

• review personal and work related development experiences, aims, objectives and priorities.
• undertake and evaluate planned development activities.
• review and reflect on learning and its effect on workplace performance.

The programme is delivered and assessed by a team of experienced coaches from the Academy of Leadership and Management. 

Each unit involves a number of learning activities including:

• 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 and Chartered Management Institute (CMI) for the duration of their course.

The one-module programme spans 6 months and includes 7 x monthly 1-2-1 tuition sessions, conducted via MS Teams or Zoom.

Participants would be expected to dedicate between 5-8 hours per week undertaking the unit and to complete the assignment.

You will be provided with an assignment template which will ask you to design and agree a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) plan and will also act as a repository for your ongoing thoughts and reflections. You are asked to submit this at regular intervals for feedback from your coach.

At the end of this unit, you will submit your finalised assignment. This will incorporate all the work you have undertaken over the duration of the course, including your initial review, your ongoing reflections and the final evaluation of your progress and achievements.

Participants earn 15 Credits upon successful completion.

For information on our policies (payment, cancellation, terms and conditions, etc.) visit our general information page.

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