CMI Award in Management and Leadership Level 5 (RQF)

CMI Award in Management and Leadership Level 5 (RQF)

This Course at a Glance

• Take the step up to middle management roles
• Evaluate leadership styles and techniques for creating a cohesive team
• Gain a nationally recognised Level 5 CMI qualification
• Equivalent to a Foundation Degree
• For learners aged 18+
• 100% online course
• No exams

About Your Award

The Level 5 suite of Management and Leadership qualifications on offer with The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) are perfect for you if you’re an aspiring management professional or an existing one who reports to the senior management team or a business owner.

Explore Management And Leadership In Detail

As a middle manager, you need to be able to take charge and inspire both individuals and teams to deliver organisational aims and objectives in line with the business strategy.

Through studying the Level 5 Award in Management and Leadership, you will advance your understanding of ethical leadership and how culture and values can impact it.

You will also examine different models of leadership and the concept of empowerment while considering the techniques and methods for leading others.

Advance Your Abilities

With the knowledge gained, you will become better equipped to handle middle manager duties such as:

• Developing teams and individuals
• Creating operational plans
• Planning and managing projects and change
• Overseeing finances and resources

Getting Started

learndirect is the leading UK online course provider, enabling learners of all lifestyles to juggle education easily with their schedule. This CMI Level 5 Award in Management and Leadership is a nationally recognised qualification that shows employers you’re well equipped for a middle management role.

Only The Best For Our Learners

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) provides the highest standard of education in the management and leadership domain. This is because the CMI is the benchmark professional body for the management and leadership sector, and it’s the only sector-related organisation that can award Chartered status to leadership and management professionals.

Flexible Learning

Don’t stress about juggling your existing commitments with your studies. As an online course, there are no classes or timetables to worry about. This means you can move through the course materials at your pace and get qualified when you’re ready.

If you aren’t already a CMI member, you will also gain access to a free Affiliate membership with the CMI for the duration of your studies!

Modules

Unit CMI 526: Principles of Leadership Practices

Guided Learning Hours – 30

Total Unit Time – 80

Credits – 8

Upon completion of this unit, you will:

• Understand leadership practice in an organisation
• Understand leadership styles
• Understand the impact of leadership within organisations

Entry Requirements

As this is a higher level qualification, learners will be expected to have an excellent command of written English, including knowledge, understanding and application of referencing. In addition, learners will need to demonstrate, through the work presented, that they have completed their own research and reading into the subjects being studied.

Minimum age restriction

You must be aged 19 or older to enrol on this course.

Average completion timeframe

The average time it takes to complete the course is 6 months.

Assessement requirements

Your assessments will consist of: Q&A, Essay

Placement or Practical required

No placement required but learners do need to be in an appropriate work setting to allow them to satisfy the criteria of the qualification.

If placement or practical required, when?

Learners need to be in an appropriate work setting for the duration of the course.

Is Membership Required?

Membership is required and purchased by us.

Certification Timeframe

You should receive your certificate in 12 weeks, but that can be extended if an EQA sample is required.

Course Fees

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

There are no exams involved in this course. Instead, you will evidence your understanding by passing a range of assessments.

Please note that you will need to sign and date a Statement of Authenticity to confirm the assessments you submit have been completed by yourself and not a third party.   

CMI

Upon successful completion of this online course, you will have achieved a nationally recognised Level 5 Award in Management and Leadership (qualification number: 603/2390/5).

The Chartered Management Institute is a professional institution for management based in the United Kingdom.

By completing this Level 5 Award in Management and Leadership, you will have advanced your understanding of the concept of management and leadership to effectively handle tasks associated with middle management roles.

This could be anything from identifying new approaches to business activities, to managing quality, continuous improvement, or the human resources function.

With this qualification to your name, you can pursue or progress to roles such as:

• Departmental Manager
• Divisional Manager
• Operations Manager
• Regional Manager
• Specialist Manager

Further Qualifications and Prospects 

Following the Level 5 Award, you can move on to the next courses in the suite of Level 5 qualifications on offer with the CMI.

Through learndirect, this includes the:

• Level 5 Certificate Management and Leadership
• Level 5 Diploma Management and Leadership 

After which, you can further your ongoing personal and professional development by completing our range of Level 7 CMI Qualifications in Management and Leadership, and work to achieve Chartered Manager status.