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CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership This industry-standard qualification from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) will equip candidates with the core knowledge, skills and behaviours to work effectively as leaders and managers. It will support candidates in strengthening and developing their knowledge of middle management by focusing on specific management areas that are applicable to their job. This qualification is intended for middle managers as well as those aspiring to senior management and Chartered Manager status who want to develop key skills such as managing resources, recruitment and information management.

The benefits of this qualification to the candidate For candidates this qualification provides an opportunity:

Develop their personal effectiveness within their role Know how to use a range of tools and techniques for managing people, performance, quality,

continuous improvement and change Be able to contribute to the recruitment and selection process and manage the resourcing of

projects. Free Affiliate membership of the CMI through until the completion of their studies. Credits towards Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership

Entry Requirements This qualification is designed for practising or aspiring middle managers; as such candidates will need current or previous experience at first line or middle management level, or should be ready to move into a management role. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a good standard of literacy) and feel reasonably confident with report and analytical writing. Candidates will be required to undertake a telephone interview with a course tutor prior to enrolment. Candidates must be over 19 years of age. Qualification Structure To achieve the Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership, candidates are required to achieve a minimum of 13 credits from the following units:

Personal development as a manager and leader (6 credits) - This unit is about assessing and improving individual management and leadership skills and competencies against objectives.

Information based decision making (7 credits) - This unit is about using, presenting and communicating data that supports decision making.

Managing team and individual performance (9 credits) - This unit is about the management of individual and team performance and how to improve performance.

Practices of resource management (7 credits) - This unit is about identifying, planning, using and evaluating resources to meet objectives.

Meeting stakeholder and quality needs (6 credits) - This unit is about meeting stakeholder requirements to agreed quality standards and seeking improvements.

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Conducting a management project (10 credits) - This unit is about identifying, researching and producing a work-related project and evaluating its impact.

Organisational financial management (9 credits) - This unit is about financial management systems and controls and the impact of external factors on organisational financial management.

Conducting a marketing plan (9 credits) - This unit is about understanding the role of marketing, the organisation’s current market position and planning for widening markets.

Project development and control (6 credits) - This unit is about understanding projects, developing project plans and ensuring projects achieve objectives with targets.

Planning for development (6 credits) - This unit is about planning human resource requirements to enable work objectives to be met and providing objective development opportunities for individuals.

Managing recruitment, selection and induction (7 credits) - This unit is about identifying a need for staff, selecting objectively and inducting effectively within legal and organisational requirements.

Being a leader (7 credits) - This unit is about understanding and applying leadership skills and the understanding of ethical and cultural issues within the organisation.

Leadership practice (7 credits) - This unit is about the links between management and leadership, key leadership principles and leadership theory.

Introduction to management and leadership (7 credits) - This unit is about the foundation skills and knowledge of a middle manager and leader.

Operational risk management (7 credits) - This unit is about understanding risk, assessing risk, implementing and evaluating risk management activities.

Organisational corporate social responsibility (7 credits) - This unit is about understanding the organisational strategy for Corporate Social Responsibility, developing an implementation plan, delivering the plan and evaluating and reporting results.

Delivery and Support This qualification is delivered by supported distance learning. Candidates will be allocated a tutor who is a subject specialist within the field of management and leadership. Their tutor will support and advise candidates throughout their qualification and will:

Provide a comprehensive induction to the qualification

Support candidates to select the most appropriate units

Support candidates in developing their knowledge and understanding

Plan with candidates how to meet the qualification requirements

Review and feedback on the work candidates complete

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Candidates will be provided an account for our web based learning management system (LMS). Via this system candidates will be able to:

Progress at a pace that best suits them

View up-to-date, on-going progress

Study when, and where, they want

Access a range of study and learning support materials needed to develop their knowledge and understanding

Study Sources All candidates have access to the 'Management Direct' resource from CMI. This is an excellent bank of resources which gives access to learning materials in a range of media, including videos, templates and presentations. Candidates can search by time as well as topic, so they can fit in learning around how much time they have!

Assessment To meet the requirements of this qualification, candidates are required to complete an assignment, project, case study, report and / or portfolio (dependent on the units selected).

Qualification duration This is dependent upon the candidate’s individual circumstances but generally the qualification duration is between 3-5 months. Progression There are four tiers to this suite of CMI qualifications. This Certificate will broaden a candidate’s skills and knowledge, the Diploma will develop key skills needed to move on to senior management, and the Extended Diploma develops candidates further to give them all the key skills and competencies needed to become an effective manager. As such, candidates may wish to progress to the Level 5 Diploma or Extended Diploma in Management and Leadership. Questions Please contact us:

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