About The Course

This accredited programme is for senior managers and leaders seeking to develop themselves, who recognise they must satisfy various stakeholders and who want to invest in their own personal brand. They are looking to make the best use of resources, understand the need to innovate and optimise performance. They may also have to present arguments for change, construct business cases, lead change implementation and evaluate the impact of that change.

The Certificate in Leadership and Management consists of one, flexible, mandatory unit that allows the learner to identify and work on the areas of leadership and management development specific to their own work context and of particular interest and relevance.

The Diploma in Leadership and Management consists of two additional mandatory units. The first focuses on presenting arguments for change, constructing business cases and leading change implementation, the second on the creation and maintenance of high performance cultures.

The Level 7 Certificate involves the following:

• 2 Hour Induction
• 4 Days of Workshops
• 3 half day Action Learning Sets
• Completion of one unit: Development of Leadership and Management Capability Through Enquiry, wherein the candidate will research and present a practical consultancy report to enhance the effectiveness of their organisation.
• Completion of 1-1 Executive Coaching (1.5 hours) at candidate's convenience.

The Level 7 Diploma involves the following:

• Completion of the Certificate content above plus
• 6 additional full day workshops
• 5 additional half day Action Learning Sets
• Completion of two additional units: Developing a High Performance Business Case & Developing and Maintaining a High Performance Culture and Optimising Resources

The course is ideal for existing or aspiring Senior Managers who wish to bolster their skills in managing change, developing strategic business cases and embedding high performance. Three of our former participants on this course have moved into Director or Chief Executive positions in the past 12 months.