Learner Support

To support your candidates' leadership and management development and ensure they get the maximum from their qualification, we provide them with one year's studying membership of ILM, absolutely free.

Every learner taking an ILM qualification is automatically entitled to a year of ILM studying membership. This free service provides each candidate with a wealth of support for their studies and ongoing professional development, including:

  • Study guides – comprehensive downloads on key study skills such as producing reports, project management and work-based assignments
  • Reading lists – a great starting point for learners undertaking research as part of their ILM qualification. Many of the books and journals identified are available through ILM’s library too
  • Reading lists on key management topics
  • e-books and e-journals – online access to the latest leadership publications
  • Book loan service – postal loans of key leadership and management books
  • Skills files – factsheets on essential leadership and management issues 
  • Summaries of leading business books, articles and essays
  • Edge online – ILM's flagship leadership and management magazine, e-mailed direct to their inbox.
  • Monthly e-bulletin, ILM Newsroom, with all the latest leadership and management news
  • Online assessments of skills in leadership, team working and mental toughness
  • Evening seminars featuring guest speakers on topics such as coaching, leadership, confidence building plus the opportunity to network with other members

Learn more

The links below will guide you through the processes and benefits of becoming an ILM Centre

ILM and JBE training

Read how ILM is working with JBE training to develop leadership and management courses, which are carried out both face to face and in virtual space