ILM LEVEL 3 AWARD IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Intro to the course:

In today's business arena, challenges can arise at any time, and to be an effective leader you need to be able to respond to those challenges with intelligence, strategy, and expertise. 

Join the thousands of people who enhanced their performance with an ILM qualification last year and fast-track your way to the top with a leadership and management qualification.

The units in this qualification fall into seven broad areas. These are:

• core management skills – such as understanding how to organise and delegate
• ability to perform management tasks –manage projects, lead meetings
• team leadership – for example, how to motivate people to improve performance
• change and innovation  – plan and manage change, create a culture of innovation
• a full range of communications skills
• managing people and relationships – negotiation, networking, building relationships
• leadership – understand leadership, use action learning to develop your leadership capabilities.

Who is the course for?

This qualification is ideal if you are have management responsibilities but no formal training, and are serious about developing your abilities. It’s particularly suited to practising team leaders seeking to move up to the next level of management, and managers who need to lead people through organisational change, budget cuts or other pressures.

What will I study?

You can take this qualification as a concise award, a broader certificate or a comprehensive diploma. The units in this qualification fall into seven broad areas. These are:

• core management skills – such as understanding how to organise and delegate
• ability to perform management tasks –manage projects, lead meetings
• team leadership – for example, how to motivate people to improve performance
• change and innovation  – plan and manage change, create a culture of innovation
• a full range of communications skills
• managing people and relationships – negotiation, networking, building relationships
• leadership – understand leadership, use action learning to develop your leadership capabilities.

Units may include:

• understanding leadership 
• leading and motivating a team effectively 
• understanding conflict management in the workplace
• understanding, organising and delegating in the workplace 

Please contact Claire.gow@slc.ac.uk if you wish to discuss the content or would like more information.  

Next Step Course Options

You can add to the units you achieve and study further units to achieve the Certificate in Leadership and Management. 

How will I be assessed?

Assessment instruments will involve you completing a relevant work-based task that will allow you to apply and reflect on your learning.

Each unit is divided into learning outcomes that describe what a learner should know, understand, and/or be able to do at the end of a programme. Learning outcomes are a regulated component of a unit and therefore may not be amended.  Each learning outcome is articulated by its assessment criteria, which are descriptions of what you are expected to do to demonstrate that the learning outcome has been achieved. Assessment criteria are pivotal to assessment and are the most commonly used component when marking.

Why should I choose this course?

You will 

• gain a range of key management skills
• put new skills into practice in your own role
• build your leadership capabilities
• motivate and engage teams, manage relationships confidently
• develop your leadership skills using your own knowledge, values and motivations.

Positive impact for your employer:

• effective and confident first-line managers
• better relationships and communication in teams
• measurable results: workplace-based assessment ensures new skills are effectively transferred to your business
• a broad range of optional units – qualification can be tailored to your organisation’s learning and development needs.

Where can this course lead?

You’ll gain a range of leadership and management skills to enable promotion opportunities within your workplace.

What are the entry requirements?

You should currently be employed in a management role as a team leader/manager or be an aspiring team leader/manager and have good communication and IT skills.

What are the interview arrangements?

Your offer will be based on your application.

Other information:

Studying ILM leadership and management qualifications will give you complimentary access to studying membership from The Institute of Leadership & Management.

All ILM qualifications are awarded by The City and Guilds of London Institute which was founded in 1878 and is incorporated by Royal Charter.

You may be eligible to receive up to £200 towards the cost of this course by applying for an SDS Individual Training Account (ITA). https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/learn-and-train/sds-individual-training-accounts-ita