This qualification is ideal for:

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• Senior supervisors, team leaders and managers

• Professionals with 6+ years’ experience aiming for higher-level leadership roles

• Business owners, operations leads and HR/marketing managers

• Individuals aiming for an MBA top-up pathway

• Professionals working in strategic, financial or operational roles

 

Entry Requirements:

Learners should meet at least one of the following:

• A recognised Bachelor’s degree, OR

• A professional qualification equivalent to a degree + 2 years’ work experience, OR

• A diploma/advanced diploma + 6+ years’ experience (2 years at supervisory/managerial level), OR

• 8+ years’ experience with at least 3 years at supervisory/managerial level.

 

Learners must also demonstrate English-language proficiency.

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What you’ll learn

 

Learners must complete eight mandatory units, developing advanced expertise across strategic planning, finance, marketing, HR, operations and project delivery.

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Mandatory Units (Overview)

 

✨ Strategic Planning in Business 

Learn to evaluate and develop business and financial plans, including:

• Internal/external environmental impact

• Evaluating feasibility of strategic options

• Aligning organisational strategy and leadership

 

✨Financial Management 

Develop deep financial understanding used at senior level, including:

• Stakeholder impact and corporate objectives

• Working capital management

• Investment appraisal & discounted cash flow

• Sources of finance for SMEs and large organisations

• Risk management & hedging

 

✨Managing Marketing Strategy 

Master strategic marketing tools to support organisational growth:

• Strategic analysis and global marketing environments

• Segmentation, targeting, positioning

• Branding, services marketing & strategic control

• Suitability of marketing models for SMEs

 

✨Managing Human Resources 

Learn how HR drives ethical leadership and organisational performance:

• HR’s role in change and organisational goals

• Workforce planning & talent strategies

• Reward, performance & team evaluation

 

✨Management Accounting 

Build strong financial analysis skills:

• Overheads, costing, pricing, budgeting

• Variance analysis & investment appraisals
   

✨Leadership in Organisations 

Understand leadership impact on individuals, cultures and organisational values:

• Purpose, values & vision

• Centralisation vs decentralisation

• Culture, ethics & corporate social responsibility

 

✨Managing Operations 

Learn how to optimise organisational processes and quality:

• Input–transformation–output model

• Supply chain & procurement

• Quality management & sustainability
   

✨Project Management

Develop the ability to identify, deliver and evaluate complex projects:

• Feasibility analysis

• Project planning & administration

• Monitoring, managing risks & completing projects