Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership - Level 7
A comprehensive qualification developing existing management skills to a strategic level enabling you to perform effectively as a senior manager and implement your organisation’s strategy.
Who is it for?
Designed specifically for Managers who are responsible for the development and performance of staff and would like to build on this experience to gain a more in depth understanding of organisational strategy.
Entry requirements
There are no formal entry requirements however we recommend that this course is most suitable for middle to senior managers who have gained approximately ten years of management experience.
If English is not your first language, evidence of at least IELTS level 6.5 or Trinity ISE III/IV will also be required.
Where can you study?
Currently the Diploma in Management and Leadership is being offered at our Eastern Centre (Cambridge).
How long will it take?
There are four hand-in dates a year and you can begin your studies at any time. The nine units studied will typically take between 12 – 18 months to complete although you can choose to study at a faster or slower pace to suit your requirements. We commit ourselves to support all our students for up to a maximum of two years.
What units you will study
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Unit title
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Description
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Assessment
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Personal Development as a Strategic Manager
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This unit is about the leadership and personal management skills required for operating at a strategic level. Part of the assessment is to produce your own personal development plan (PDP) which covers how to identify and achieve both your personal and corporate goals whilst also considering quality, health, and safety.
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Work-based assignment
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Strategic Performance Management
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You will examine the links and how to manage the performance of a team to ensure their contribution to the overall strategic objectives and the tools and techniques available to set targets and measure future team performance.
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Work-based assignment
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Financial Management
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Financial data is essential for developing and making judgements against strategic objectives, and you will learn how to obtain and analyse its’ validity and formulate conclusions to base budgets on and how these support organisational and stakeholder objectives. |
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Strategic Information Management
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This unit is about determining the criteria for selecting and capturing data and how to evaluate, monitor, and manage the information both internally and externally to support strategic decision making. |
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Conducting a Strategic Management Project
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You will develop a company-based investigative project, drawing together all your skills learnt during the course and applying them to a specific issue or problem. |
Investigative project |
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Organisational Direction
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You will be able to identify and analyse progress towards organisational strategic aims and objectives. More specifically you will evaluate the component parts of a strategic plan, audit the business environment and the needs of stakeholders, and develop a range of strategic options to meet corporate objectives. |
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Strategic Marketing
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During your studies you will understand the importance of a marketing plan’s component parts and how to identify, develop, agree and monitor it to support the strategic objectives. |
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Strategic Planning
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The aim of this unit is to consider the purpose, direction and implementation of strategic plans on an organisation, and how to assess priorities and justify alternative strategic options and the impact on stakeholders. |
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Human Resource Planning
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You will examine how the human resources plan supports the strategic objectives and assess current and future HR requirements and procedures within the legal and organisational culture and framework. |
Work-based assignment |
To find out more about what you can expect and will receive when you study with Cambridge Professional Academy visit the Delegate Experience pages. On completion of this qualification you will be entitled to use the designatory letters MCMI.
For more information about The Chartered Management Institute (CMI), please visit their website www.managers.org.uk
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