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

We have different sizes of qualification in increasing order of size

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.

Information for ILM centres

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Diploma

Level 4 Diploma in Principles of Leadership and Management

Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management
  • Two hour induction
  • At least two hours tutorial support
  • Two mandatory units
  • Wide range of optional units 
  • Can include some units from Level 2 and Level 5

Diploma in Principles of Leadership and Management
  • Two hour induction 
  • At least nine hours tutorial support
  • Four mandatory unit
  • Wide range of optional units 
  • Can include some units from Level 2 and Level 5
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Group 1

    Unit Title CV GLH Add
  • 8625-401 Level 4 Planning and Leading a Complex Team Activity 4 6
  • 8625-402 Level 4 Managing Equality and Diversity in Own Area 4 12
  • 8625-403 Level 4 Managing Risk in the Workplace 3 6
  • 8625-404 Level 4 Delegating Authority in the Workplace 3 3
  • 8625-405 Level 4 Developing People in the Workplace 5 21
  • 8625-406 Level 4 Developing Your Leadership Styles 4 10
  • 8625-407 Understanding Financial Management 3 12
  • 8625-408 Management Communication 4 18
  • 8625-410 Managing the Analysis of Secondary Data 4 15
  • 8625-411 Managing a Healthy and Safe Environment 2 9
  • 8625-412 Managing Meetings 3 15
  • 8625-413 Level 4 Managing Marketing Activities 3 15
  • 8625-414 Data Collection and Analysis to Justify Management Decision-Making 2 10
  • 8625-414 Data Collection and Analysis to Justify Management Decision Making 2 10
  • 8625-415 Level 4 Motivating People in the Workplace 2 6
  • 8625-416 Level 4 Solving Problems by Making Effective Decisions in the Workplace 3 14
  • 8625-418 Level 4 Understanding the Organisational Culture and Context 6 25
  • 8625-419 Level 4 Understanding Work in Contemporary Society 3 8
  • 8625-420 Level 4 Budgetary Planning and Control 3 6
  • 8625-421 Level 4 Interpreting Financial Statements to Assess Organisational Performance Using Financial Ratios 3 6
  • 8625-422 Level 4 Understanding the Importance of Marketing for an Organisation 4 6
  • 8625-423 Level 4 Using Quantitative Methods to Solve Management Problems 6 10
  • 8625-424 Level 4 Understanding the Economics of the Marketplace 6 10
  • 8625-425 Level 4 Developing Individual Mental Toughness 2 5
  • 8625-426 Level 4 Understanding the Macro Economic Environment 7 25
  • 8625-427 Level 4 Developing a Culture to Support Innovation and Improvement 3 12

Group 2

    Unit Title CV GLH Add
  • 8625-300 Level 3 Solving Problems and Making Decisions 2 9
  • 8625-301 Level 3 Understanding Innovation and Change in an Organisation 2 9
  • 8625-302 Level 3 Planning Change in the Workplace 2 9
  • 8625-303 Level 3 Planning and Allocating Work 2 9
  • 8625-304 Level 3 Writing for Business 1 4
  • 8625-305 Level 3 Contributing to Innovation and Creativity in the Workplace 2 9
  • 8625-306 Level 3 Understanding Customer Service Standards and Requirements 2 7
  • 8625-307 Level 3 Giving Briefings and Making Presentations 2 4
  • 8625-308 Level 3 Understanding Leadership 2 6
  • 8625-309 Level 3 Understand How to Establish an Effective Team 1 5
  • 8625-310 Level 3 Understanding How to Motivate to Improve Performance 2 9
  • 8625-311 Level 3 Developing Yourself and Others 2 9
  • 8625-312 Level 3 Understanding Conflict Management in the Workplace 1 4
  • 8625-313 Level 3 Understanding Stress Management in the Workplace 1 7
  • 8625-314 Level 3 Understanding Discipline in the Workplace 1 5
  • 8625-315 Level 3 Understanding Recruitment and Selection of New Staff in the Workplace 2 7
  • 8625-316 Level 3 Understanding the Induction of New Staff in the Workplace 1 3
  • 8625-317 Level 3 Understanding Training and Coaching in the Workplace 2 7
  • 8625-318 Level 3 Understanding Quality Management in the Workplace 2 6
  • 8625-319 Level 3 Understanding Organising and Delegating in the Workplace 1 4
  • 8625-320 Level 3 Managing Workplace Projects 2 7
  • 8625-321 Level 3 Understanding Health and Safety in the Workplace 2 7
  • 8625-322 Level 3 Understand the Organisation and its Context 2 7
  • 8625-323 Level 3 Understanding Performance Management 2 7
  • 8625-324 Level 3 Understanding Costs and Budgets in an Organisation 1 7
  • 8625-325 Level 3 Understanding How to Manage the Efficient Use of Materials and Equipment 2 7
  • 8625-326 Level 3 Understanding the Communication Process in the Workplace 2 7
  • 8625-327 Level 3 Understanding Negotiation and Networking in the Workplace 1 6
  • 8625-328 Level 3 Understand How to Lead Effective Meetings 2 4
  • 8625-329 Level 3 Understanding Workplace Information Systems 1 6
  • 8625-330 Level 3 Understanding Marketing for Managers 1 4
  • 8625-331 Level 3 Understanding Support Services Operations in an Organisation 3 7
  • 8625-332 Level 3 Understanding Sustainability and Environmental Issues in an Organisation 3 10
  • 8625-332 Level 3 Understanding Sustainablility and Environmental Issues in an Organisation 3 10
  • 8625-333 Level 3 Understanding Procurement and Supplier Management in the Workplace 2 7
  • 8625-335 Level 3 Understand How to Manage Contracts and Contractors in the Workplace 2 8
  • 8625-336 Level 3 Understanding Incident Management and Disaster Recovery in the Workplace 2 7
  • 8625-337 Level 3 Understanding Security Measures in the Workplace 2 7
  • 8625-338 Level 3 Understanding How to Manage Remote Workers 2 7
  • 8625-339 Level 3 Understanding Good Practice in Workplace Coaching 3 9
  • 8625-340 Level 3 Understanding Good Practice in Workplace Mentoring 3 9
  • 8625-341 Level 3 Leading and Motivating a Team Effectively 2 7

Group 3

    Unit Title CV GLH Add
  • 8625-501 Level 5 Managing Improvement 3 8
  • 8625-502 Level 5 Making a Financial Case 3 14
  • 8625-503 Level 5 Developing Critical Thinking 4 18
  • 8625-504 Level 5 Leading Innovation and Change 5 24
  • 8625-505 Level 5 Managing Individual Development 4 18
  • 8625-506 Level 5 Managing Stress and Conflict in the Organisation 3 8
  • 8625-507 Level 5 Understanding the Organisational Environment 5 24
  • 8625-508 Level 5 Understanding Organisational Culture and Ethics 3 12
  • 8625-509 Level 5 Managing Customer Relations 3 10
  • 8625-510 Level 5 Managing for Efficiency and Effectiveness 4 18
  • 8625-511 Level 5 Managing Projects in the Organisation 4 18
  • 8625-512 Level 5 Managing Resources 4 12
  • 8625-513 Level 5 Managing Information 4 12
  • 8625-514 Level 5 Managing Recruitment 5 24
  • 8625-515 Level 5 Managing Work Analysis 3 12
  • 8625-516 Level 5 Analysing and Interpreting Statistics to Inform Management Decisions 2 10
  • 8625-517 Level 5 Understanding the Management of Facilities 2 9
  • 8625-518 Level 5 Making Professional Presentations 2 9
  • 8625-519 Level 5 Developing and Leading Teams to Achieve Organisational Goals and Objectives 4 18
  • 8625-520 Level 5 Assessing Your Own Leadership Capability and Performance 6 15
  • 8625-521 Level 5 Managing Own Continuing Professional Development 15 20
  • 8625-522 Level 5 Becoming an Effective Leader 5 9
  • 8625-525 Level 5 Improving and Maintaining the Organisation's Environmental Performance 5 14
  • 8625-526 Level 5 Managing Remote Workers 5 12
  • 8625-527 Level 5 Partnership Working 4 10
  • 8625-528 Level 5 Understanding Governance of Organisations 6 18
  • 8625-529 Level 5 Knowledge and Information Management 5 14
  • 8625-530 Level 5 Understanding the Skills, Principles and Practice of Effective Management Coaching and Mentoring 5 18

Mandatory

    Unit Title CV GLH Add
  • 8625-334 Level 3 Understanding and Developing Relationships in the Workplace 2 8
  • 8625-400 Understanding the Management Role to Improve Management Performance 4 15
  • 8625-409 Level 4 Managing Personal Development 15 6
  • 8625-417 Level 4 Managing and Implementing Change in the Workplace 6 24

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