Level 5 Certificate in Management

The Level 5 Certificate in Management builds on and broadens the areas covered in the Award in a flexible and practical way.

*Students have the opportunity to take short study breaks between units

Units

On joining the programme you will study the following units:

- Understanding the Management Role:
Explores the nature and purpose of organisations, including missions, values, key stakeholders, functional areas and managerial roles.

- Leading Teams:
Analyses how the organisation manages its individuals to achieve its stated goals and objectives, as well as explaining the importance of direction and values in creating effective teams.

- Managing Projects in the Organisation:
Develop your knowledge and understanding of managing projects as required by a practising or potential middle manager.

- Developing the Reflective Manager:
Understand how to develop yourself as a reflective learner, capable of leading a group in creative problem solving.

- Managing Improvement:
Evaluate the organisation’s effectiveness in managing quality to meet or exceed customer requirements.

- Making a Financial Case:
Develop an understanding of financial management such as payback, ROCE, DCF and NPV as required by a practising or potential middle manager.

- Communication in Management:
Explore communication theories, concepts and practises as well as examining the importance of effective communication for a middle manager.

- Managing Customer Relations:
Evaluate the organisation’s ability to manage customer relations, as well as formulate actions to improve the management of internal and/or external customer relations.

- Managing Information:
Learn how to gather, analyse and validate information from a wide variety of sources in order to aid decision-making and solve problems.

Progression to Diploma

The ILM Level 5 qualification is nested to encourage progression. This means credits gained in the Award and Certificate qualifications can be carried forward into the Diploma qualification, enabling individuals to progress their learning without repetition.