Pilot IMS Birmingham - Accredited Courses - Management: Management Levels 3,4&5

WHO ARE THEY FOR? The Courses will appeal to all company directors and managers who desire to review or improve their managerial skills and who wish their present ability to be rewarded with an internationally recognised qualification.

The courses at the various levels are applicable across a wide range of spans of control, from those who have some responsibility for budgets and for allocating work and resources to senior executives who control business operations.

Level 3: The qualification is designed for first line managers who have decision-making responsibilities within defined limits and wider responsibility for people and their performance. The Course will appeal to managers who have some responsibility for budgets and for allocating work.

Level 4: The award is aimed at middle managers with a wider span of control, greater accountability for performance and responsibility for determining resource allocation and operational methods.

Level 5: The qualification is designed for senior managers with a high degree of autonomy for deploying resources and achieving strategic goals.

BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION

To the person taking the course:

Recognition of current skills

The chance to join a professional body

A start on the ladder to higher qualifications

A practical program for reviewing own Performance

A reminder of man-management techniques

To the company:

Improved man-management performance, leading to:

A more motivated & cohesive workforce
Increased productivity
Lower turnover of employees
Improved product quality
Business continuity
Better profits

The courses provide you with:

A set of standards against which you can compare and develop your own performance and progress your career
Recognition of your competency at work, against the industry's nationally agreed standards
A qualification which is yours and yours alone, which is recognised internationally
A qualification gained at your place of work - no requirement to attend a training establishment
A basis from which you can move on to further develop yourself

BENEFITS TO EMPLOYERS: The courses:

Improve management performance by reinforcing and improving current management skills and practices
Save time and money by providing effective learning and assessment related directly to your organisation
Develop a common platform of management competency within your organisation
Identify managers with potential to development further

AIMS OF THE COURSES
The aim of the Courses is to combine the achievement of a formal qualification with a practical review of the key practices of operational management. This is a detailed investigation of the current levels of managerial skill, activity and knowledge for practising, managers and company directors. The qualification has been established by the leading UK management training authority, the Institute of Leadership & Management, (I.L.M.).

COURSE CONTENT
The Courses consist of the collection and referencing of evidence of performance. This is assessed against the national standards.

The work required to achieve the qualification will be supported by a series of trainer visits to the Candidate's workplace, spread throughout the Course programme.

The topics covered by the Course at each level are listed below. At each level, there are a series of mandatory topics and a further number of topics to be selected from a range of options. The choice and number of optional subjects to be taken is dependent on the level of the course being followed.

At Level 3, Candidates are required to undertake a total of seven units, of which four are of general relevance and are mandatory. Three additional topics are to be selected, as appropriate to the candidate's job function, from a choice of 11 options. The additional topics cover:

Change Management
Leadership
Self Development
Recruitment and Training
Budgets
Customer Service

At Level 4, Candidates are required to undertake a total of eight units, of which five are of general relevance and are mandatory. Three additional topics are to be selected, as appropriate to the candidate's job function, from a choice of 17 options. The additional topics cover: Mandatory Units (fiv
Manage Physical Resources
Manage Activities
Select Personnel & Develop Teams
Change Management
Manpower Selection and Training
Project Management
Marketing and Customer Service

At Level 5, Candidates are required to undertake a total of seven units, of which four are of general relevance and are mandatory. Three additional topics are to be selected, as appropriate to the candidate's job function, from a choice of 21 options. These topics cover:
Personal Development
Strategic Planning and Implementation
Change Management
Select Personnel & Develop Teams
Project Management
Manpower Selection and Training
Sales and Marketing
Finance and IT

IS THERE A SPECIFIC COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENT? No, there are no formal entry requirements. But it is important that the participant is working in a role which will enable the necessary evidence to be available for assessment.

COURSE ASSESSMENT
Qualification is achieved by assessment of collected evidence against the national standards.

QUALIFICATION GAINED: ILM Management NVQ Level 3, Level 4 or Level 5

AWARDING BODY: The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)

FURTHER INFORMATION
To obtain the full list of Course content and options for the individual level of the qualification in which you are interested, use the download button below to download the appropriate Course Profile.

Level 4 Course Profile

Level 5 Course Profile

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