Vocational related qualifications (VRQs)
ILM’s flexible portfolio of leadership and management VRQs is designed to put you in control
With an extensive range of units to choose from, you can build a qualification that’s tailor-made for you. Each ILM VRQ (vocationally related qualifications) is composed of a set number of credit based units. The units cover a wide range of leadership skills and knowledge suitable for every level, from aspiring team leader to the highest levels of senior management. Selected units can be combined, using ILM’s innovative qualification builder, to develop a full qualification, or you can focus on a particular skills gap or training need by delivering one or more specific units.
Qualifications come in three sizes: Award, Certificate and Diploma. Each unit of a qualification has a recommended number of guided learning hours, and these can be in the form of training room lessons, group discussions, supervised practice or tutorials - or online.
Retired qualifications
This page lists download documents relating to our retired qualifications. The qualifications listed below are no longer open for registration.
Documents supporting qualifications that are open for learner registration can be found on individual course pages or by using our Guides and Resources search.
Retired VRQs
You can also download supporting notes for retired ILM VRQs
Level 2 qualifications
Level 3 qualifications
Retired IQuals
VRQ Coaching & Mentoring units retired from some VRQ Leadership & Management qualifications (see Walled Garden for details)
Arabic
Turkish
Retired SCQF qualifications (*These qualifications will close for new registrations on 31 August 2022):
Leadership and Management
- ILM Award for Young Leaders at SCQF Level 5 (8770-10)*
- ILM Award in Leadership and Team Skills at SCQF Level 5 (8814-11)*
- ILM Award in Leadership and Team Skills at SCQF Level 5 (8814-14)*
- ILM Award in Leadership and Management at SCQF Level 6 (8815-11)*
- ILM Award in Leadership and Management at SCQF Level 6 (8815-14)*
- ILM Certificate in Leadership and Management at SCQF Level 6 (8815-21)*
- ILM Certificate in Leadership and Management at SCQF Level 6 (8815-22)*
- ILM Certificate in Leadership and Management at SCQF Level 6 (8815-24)*
- ILM Award in Leadership and Management at SCQF Level 7 (8816-11)*
- ILM Award in Leadership and Management at SCQF Level 7 (8816-21)*
- ILM Award in Leadership at SCQF Level 9 (8810-11)*
- ILM Award in Leadership and Management at SCQF Level 9 (8817-11)*
- ILM Certificate in Leadership and Management at SCQF Level 9 (8817-21)*
- ILM Certificate in Leadership at SCQF Level 9 (8810-21)*
- ILM Certificate in Leadership at SCQF Level 9 (8810-22)*
Business and Enterprise
- ILM Award in Understanding Enterprise at SCQF Level 5 (8812-11)*
- ILM Award in Understanding Social Enterprise at SCQF Level 9 (8811-11)*
- ILM Certificate in Enterprise at SCQF Level 5 (8812-21)*
Specialist
- ILM Award in Effective Team Member Skills at SCQF Level 5 (8813-11)*
- ILM Certificate in Management for Social Care Supervisors at SCQF Level 7 (8760-21)*
