ILM is dedicated to supporting and encouraging your professional development. This section allows you to audit your current skills, gain new ones, and improve your leadership and management performance.
CPD support
As a professional manager, your self-development and continuous learning are key to a varied and successful career. To help you plan your development needs, and to record and review your professional and personal development activities, we have developed a downloadable guide to CPD and an activity planner and log. Learn more...
Reading lists for ILM qualifications
Looking for books which could help you with your studies? Our reading lists offer suggestions for a variety of ILM's leading qualifications. Resources given on the reading lists are available for loan from the Resource Centre, either as hard copy or in e-book format. Learn more...
Evening events
ILM’s evening events mix expert speakers, no-nonsense advice and valuable networking opportunities with subjects as diverse as leadership, coaching, conflict management and Neuro Lingusitic Programming (NLP).Learn more...
Legal helpline
For confidential advice on employment law, work-related or domestic issues, we operate a free legal helpline from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday plus Saturday and Sunday mornings from 9am to 12 noon (excluding Bank Holidays). Or visit the legal service website for the basics of law for business and consumers. Learn more...
Mental toughness assessment
Have you got what it takes to perform at your peak regardless of what’s going on around you? AQR’s online mental toughness measure provides a reliable evaluation of your ability to withstand pressure in a variety of workplace settings, plus suggestions on toughening up if needed. Learn more...
Special interest groups
ILM offers additional membership benefits to support small business owner/managers and people working in local government. Find out more about ILM’s Faculty of Enterprise and the Faculty of Local Government Managers. Learn more...
Professional recognition
Professional membership of ILM is designed to boost your career. We offer a range of membership grades to reflect and support your career achievements. Learn more...