Level 4 Qualifications in Principles of Leadership and Management

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Who are these qualification for?

The Level 4 Certificate and Diploma in Principles of Leadership and Management are designed to develop aspiring middle managers and first line managers. Learners build core skills in middle management and can access a wide range of optional study areas to help them gain specific management skills to suit their needs. The Diploma also forms part of the ILM Level 4 Management Apprenticeship.

Results for you

  • Gain the knowledge to support your middle management role
  • Take control of your personal development
  • Understand change in the workplace
  • Build positive and productive relationships at work
  • Get a nationally recognised qualification.

Impact for your employer 

  • Motivated middle managers with proven ability to perform
  • Managers who can assess and improve their development
  • Better communication and collaboration in teams
  • Flexible choice of units – customise the qualification to suit your organisation.
The core of each qualification builds up the key leadership and management knowledge needed by today’s middle managers. The shorter Certificate contains two mandatory units looking at fully understanding the management role and how to lead a complex team activity. The Diploma contains four mandatory units building additional skills in personal development, change management and relationship development in the workplace. Both qualifications benefit from a wide selection of optional units to build management skills in variety of areas such as managing risk, planning and allocating work or managing improvement.

Full qualification details

Diploma

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Qualification level
Credit Value

The range of credits a learner must undertake to gain this qualification

37 - 37
Structure

Details of the qualification, learning time involved and criteria a learner must satisfy

37 credits to achieve qualification. 27 credits from mandatory units, minimum of 10 credits from Optional Group 1, 2 or 3.

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