Level 5 Diploma in Management

The Level 5 Diploma in Management develops a comprehensive range of middle management skills, assisting learners in gaining the knowledge required at this level. The qualification builds on the Award and Certificate, and is suited to the practising manager.

*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.

- 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.

- Communication in Management:
Explore communication theories, concepts and practises.

- 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.

Developing the Manager as a Critical Thinker:
Utilise widely-used management theories in order to understand organisational activity and human behaviour.

- Leading Innovation and Change:
Exploring the risks and uncertainties associated with proposed changes as well as determining feasibility and viability of opportunities and options.

- Managing Individual Development:
Analyse the performance/behaviour gap between an individual and their job role in the organisation to determine development needs.

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