Leadership & Management
Many of our development programmes carry up to 70% potential funding for businesses as they are part funded by the European Union through the Welsh Assembly Government. Please ask for more details.
Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) Qualifications
ILM is the UK's leading awarding body for management and leadership education, offering the widest and most flexible range of qualifications available. As an ILM centre, The Centre for Business deliver flexible, practically - focused endorsed workshops and qualifications, covering a unique and broad range of disciplines.
All of our ILM qualifications are mapped against National Occupational Standards and range from Level 2 to Level 4 in various topics designed to address the needs of our learners. These can be designed as bespoke qualifications for businesses or individuals can take part in our various open courses running throughout the year.
There are no formal entry requirements but participants will normally be practising or aspiring Team Leaders, First Line Managers or Middle Managers (dependant on the ILM level chosen for study) with the opportunity to meet the assessment demands, and have a background that will enable them to benefit from the programme.
Benefits
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A recognised Management qualification to benefit the delegates' continuous professional development.
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Content mapped to national occupational standards. The structure allows individuals to develop and build on existing skills and knowledge.
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ILM qualifications provide practicing or potential managers the foundation for their formal development in the role.
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The programmes are delivered in such a way that the learner can immediately apply their knowledge to their existing role within the workplace, ensuring value for money.
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ILM qualifications in Management and Customer Service can be combined with the NVQ programme to create a dual package of learning, allowing delegates to learn the theory of management and apply this knowledge with the support of 1-2-1 guidance through Work Based Learning programme.
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A focus on real improvement.
ILM qualifications bring about practical benefits to you and your organisation because they focus on improvement – improvement of leaders and managers in their roles, improvement in the teams they lead and in the products and services they provide, and improvements in your organisation and the way it operates.
ILM Qualifications to choose from include:
- ILM Level 2 Award in Personal Development - This qualification aims to allow practising and potential team leaders to develop knowledge and skills that will assist their personal development and allow them to become more effective in the workplace.
- ILM Level 2 Award in Customer Awareness - Customers are the life blood of any organisation. They are people who buy goods and services. Fulfilling customer requirements is all about meeting customer expectations by delivering goods or services in a timely manner. This qualification will develop knowledge and skills that will enable them to have a greater customer awareness and knowledge of customer requirements.
- ILM Level 2 Certificate in Team Leading - Effective Team Leaders understand their roles, functions and responsibilities; and the limits of their authority and accountability. The Level 2 Certificate in Team Leading aims to give practising or potential team leaders the foundation for their formal development in this role. The qualification does this by developing a wide range of team leading skills and assisting participants in gaining the comprehensive knowledge required by a team leader.
- ILM Level 3 Award in First Line Management - This introductory qualification that has been specifically designed to give practicing or aspiring first-line Managers a solid foundation in their formal development as a Manager. Delegates can also continue their study with the ILM Level 4 in Management and the fully funded NVQ in Management.
- ILM Level 3 Certificate in Workplace Coaching and Mentoring - Practising and potential team leaders and first line managers will gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to perform effectively as workplace coaches as part of their normal work role.
- ILM Level 4 Award in Management - Designed to give practising or aspiring middle managers a solid foundation for their formal development as a Manager. Delegates can continue their study with the fully funded NVQ’S in Management.
- ILM Level 4 Award in Managing Equality and Diversity in an Organisation - The qualification aims to develop a practising or potential manager’s ability to understand the nature and origins of personal values, beliefs, attitudes and prejudices, and the impact that this can have on workplace behaviour. Participants will also gain an understanding of their own role and responsibility in the valuing and managing diversity.
For further information about these courses, please fill out our Training Advisor Request Form or call 0845 519 7417 to discuss your requirements.
