Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 5 Award, Certificate or Diploma in Management and Leadership

The Level 5 Management and Leadership Qualifications at Yeovil College areaccredited by the Chartered Management Institute (C.M.I.), an authoritative and respected organisation in the disciplines of Management and Leadership. The level 5 qualifications will enable learners to take their management and leadership skills to a higher level. These programmes are ideal for the development of Operational Managers, Divisional Managers, Departmental Managers, Regional Managers and Specialist Managers. The qualifications are aimed at benefiting aspiring or practising managers and leaders, who are typically accountable to a senior manager or business owner.

This course is availale on a part-time basis and is taught in-person at our Yeovil campus. We offer three versions of the qualification - the Award, the Certificate and the Diploma. Students undertaking the Award will complete one unit* (minimum 4 credits), students undertaking the Certificate will complete three units* (minimum 13 credits), and students undertaking the Diploma will complete all 7 units (minimum 37 credits). (*NB - learners studying the Award or Certificate cannot select unit 608 as part of their qualification).

Each unit runs over approximately six teaching weeks. The first two weeks of a unit will include taught sessions, and learners should expect to be in College for one day per week. The next four weeks will be focussed on independent learning, with learners using their time to complete assignments independently, although 1:1 tutorials will be available by request. For students undertaking the Award, this means that the course duration will be approximately six term-time weeks. Students undertaking the Certificate will undertake three consecutive units - each starting four weeks after the last. In practice, this will mean students will typically have two weeks of teaching, followed by two weeks of independent study, and then the next unit will commence, and therefore students undertaking the certificate will have a course duration of approximately 14 term-time weeks. Students studying the full diploma will undertake all 7 units over a one-year period, with each unit commencing four term-time weeks after the previous.

Completing the Diploma gives you a fully comprehensive bank of the skills and knowledge required to be a manager as partof an organisation, as well as the ability to apply your learning in the context of another organisation or industry sector.Learners who complete all 7 units, will be awarded the CMI Diploma in Management and Leadership. The diploma qualification also forms the basis for enabling practising managers to go on and achieve Chartered Manager status.

You will study a range of units that will develop your specialist knowledge and skills. As outlined above, students undertaking the Award will complete one unit* (minimum 4 credits), students undertaking the Certificate will complete three consecutive units* (minimum 13 credits), and students undertaking the Diploma will complete all 7 units (minimum 37 credits). (*NB - learners studying the Award or Certificate cannot select unit 608 as part of their qualification).

Modules currently offered include:

Unit 501 Principles of Management and Leadership in an Organisational Context (7 credits)

Unit 502 Principles of Developing, Managing and Leading Individuals and Teams to Achieve Success (6 credits)

Unit 509 Managing Stakeholder Relationships (4 credits)

Unit 513 Managing Projects to Achieve Results (6 credits)

Unit 514 Managing Change (5 credits)

Unit 506 Managing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (5 credits)

Unit 608 Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability (7 credits)

Please be aware that modules offered may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline or in response to student and stakeholder feedback. Students can always find the most up-to-date information about their modules and who is teaching them in the course handbook.

Assessment is in the form of formal word processed assignments, one for each unit of study. Typically, assignments are 2500 to 3000 words long, depending on the word count dictated by C.M.I.

Assignments are intended to fulfil the requirements of assessment criteria as outlined by C.M.I. Feedback will be provided to you in writing, along with information reflecting your performance and recommendations for improvement.

Applicants will need a minimum of 5 GCSE passes at Grade 4 (C) or above, or equivalent, which must include English and Maths. Ideally applicants will be in a job role where they have some managerial/supervisory responsibility, or they are looking to move into a role imminently where they will have such responsibilities. Applicants will be invited to attend an admission interview before an offer is made and will be advised of the criteria in advance. The Programme Leader will review the role suitability for each applicant during the interview process.

International applicants will be required to evidence English language skills - this could be an IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum score of 6.5 in each component, a grade 4 in GCSE English (or equivalent), or having recently completed a Level 3 qualification taught and assessed in the English language. For more information, please get in touch.

Part-time: To apply for this course on a part-time basis, you will need to submit an application form directly to the University Centre. You can find out more about this process and download a copy of the application form by visiting our How to apply page, or you can request a copy of the application form directly from the Yeovil College University Centre team via 01935 845454 or university.centre@yeovil.ac.uk.

Please note, applications should be submitted with at least 8 weeks' notice before the Induction Date for your intended intake point. Applications received with less than 8 weeks' notice cannot be guaranteed for processing. Please also note that given the intensive structure of teaching for this programme, late admission will not be permitted for any units.