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Consultancy and Management Qualifications

Deciding on the management qualification

Making a choice from the large range of management qualifications can be a difficult decision when there is so much confusing information. There are three simple steps to starting your management qualification:

Choose your management level
Select the qualification type from the list of management qualifications
Complete the enrolment form

Choosing the right management qualification level

When choosing the right management level your decision will need to take into account a number of key factors:

your current job role
previous management experience
general standard of education
time availability

Management levels in brief:

Team Leading Level 2

Team leaders are part of the team they lead. They usually undertake similar tasks to their team and being the team leader is an additional responsibility. they may be involved in work allocation and developing the tea, but decisions relating to finance, employment or discipline are referred to the next level up.

First Line Management Level 3

First line managers may also do the same work as their team members but their management role is the most important aspect of the job. Such managers are often involved in planning for periods of up to a year, and they are often involved in the decision making process in respect of recruitment and discipline. they may also have some budgetary responsibility.

Management and Leadership Level 5

Being a manager is the primary or most important job of a middle manager. their role clearly distinguishes them from those they manage. Any other work they engage in tend to be of a specialist, technical, professional or similar nature.

With a fair degree of autonomy to make decisions and changes, they have responsibility for ensuring that people, equipment, buildings etc. are used effectively, and for making recommendations for future investment in resources and/or a revised pattern of resource utilisation.

Strategic Management and Leadership Level 7

Senior managers report to the CEO, Board of Directors or similar, and are responsible for the long term performance of those who report to them. They play an active part in planning for activities several years ahead.

They rarely become involved in operational problems other than those involving important customers or suppliers. Senior managers often have wide powers to negotiate contracts and significant financial authority.

Management qualifications by type

Once you have chosen the management level you need to choose the qualification type from the list of management qualifications available.

You can study for an Award, Certificate, or Diploma at each management level. The difference between these three options is essentially the number of units you study and pass. Each unit is given a "credit value", and for each qualification there is a minimum number of "credits" to achieve.

The real advantage to this system is that if you can chose the size of qualification that is just right for you, your level of experience and time available. Later on, when the time is right you can add more units and "upgrade" your qualification until you obtain the Diploma for your chosen management level.

Award	An Award is a very short programme usually consisting of one unit of learning. It is ideal for those new to their role, or those who want to brush up on their skills in one particular area.
Certificate	The Certificate is a medium range qualification consisting of three units. It is ideal for covering the core essential of the role.
Diploma	The Diploma is a larger qualification, some units are mandatory, and some are optional. It is designed to create a professional manager equipped with the increasingly large skills base required in management today.

Apart from the Diploma option where certain units are mandatory, it is possible to have a free choice over the units you wish to study for your qualification. We have selected the most popular units for our standard courses, but if you would like to choose different units please contact us.

Put together the options are:

Management level	Qualifications available within the management level
Level 2 Team Leading	Award	Certificate	Diploma
Level 2 Team Leading	6 credits	15 credits	38 credits
Level 3 First Line Management	Award	Certificate	Diploma
Level 3 First Line Management	6 credits	13 credits	42 credits
Level 5 Management and Leadership	Award	Certificate	Diploma
Level 5 Management and Leadership	6 credits	13 credits	62credits
Level 7 (post graduate) Strategic Management and Leadership	Award	Certificate	Diploma
	6 credits	13 credits	66 credits

To help you make this decision we have developed a diagnostic pack which Get the FREE management levels and diagnostic guide which will

help you match your current job role to appropriate management qualifications
provide a guide to the previous experience and general education needed for each level
give an outline of the assessment requirements of the course to enable you to judge the time and commitment required.

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