ILM Level 7 Award in Leadership & Management

Who should attend?

This course is for senior leaders and managers who 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.

Why should you attend?

This course will help you to:

• Understand how to use an enquiry-led evidence-based approach to develop your leadership and management capability
• Develop and enhance your personal brand through self-awareness
• Develop, implement and evaluate high-level, strategic business cases
• Embed your leadership and management development in real work

Course outline

The Award 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.

There are 9 half-day sessions:

1. Induction
2. Self-Awareness
3. Emotional Intelligence
4. Senior Leadership & Management in Context (Business models)
5. Senior Leadership in Context (Personal models)
6. Senior Leadership in Context (Operational models)
7. Leadership & Management Development Plans
8. Leadership & Management Development Plans
9. Peer Review, Feedback & Evaluation

Further details of all 9 sessions can be found in the Delegate Guide.

Course outcomes

Your achievement of this qualification not only benefits you, but also has a positive impact for your employer:

• Senior leaders and managers who have the ability to think and act strategically
• Senior leaders and managers who make informed evidence based decisions
• Motivated staff who can create and maintain a high performance culture
• Senior team members who are self-aware and take responsibility for self-development

Assessment

To achieve a Level 7 Award in Leadership & Management you will need to complete the unit: Unit 703 Developing strategic leadership and management capability

• Unit Purpose and Aims: To develop the cognitive and behavioural skills necessary to undertake a strategic investigation into senior leadership and management in a given context by utilising strategic leadership and management approaches.
• Community of practice: The learner should engage with a community of practice from the outset to get the most benefit to support their investigation
• Level 7 study: You will be expected to use recognised models and/or theories relevant to your enquiry; you would be expected to justify your choice of models and any adaptation you have made to them.

Progression

This qualification will provide progression to expand your qualification to:

• The Certificate in Leadership & Management also consists of one mandatory unit that requires the learner to take a data-driven,  enquiry-based approach to their management development. 
• The Diploma in Leadership and Management builds on the Certificate and contains 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 Diploma is 60 credits is equivalent to a PG Certificate and one third of a Masters in most UK university business schools.

Cost

Course: £1,080.00 +VAT
Registration fee: £153.00 (no VAT)

Time & Location

9:30AM until 1:00PM @ Twigworth Business Centre