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    PGDip 2-2.5 years

Course Description

Senior leaders are a key component within business and provide clear, inclusive and strategic leadership and direction within organisations.  Our Level 7 Senior Leader Apprentice is designed to enable organisations of all sizes and sectors to build leadership potential and capabilities within their team.

Studying predominantly online with additional on-campus learning opportunities, our apprenticeship maximises on-the-job learning and minimises time out the business, enabling apprentices to remain in the workplace applying their developed skills and knowledge, including:

  • Leading individuals, teams and organisations to achieve organisational objectives
  • Critically evaluating and developing strategic leadership objectives
  • Making decisions and managing decision-making in an evidence-based way.
  • Managing and integrating across functional and specialist areas, evidencing strategic leadership.
  • Thinking about an inclusive and sustainable global economy and being generators of sustainable value for your organisation and society. 

Apprentices will benefit from our research-leading academic staff as well as building networks of other motivated and aspirational managers. 

Entry Requirements

You will need to have at least one of the following academic or professional qualifications:

  • First or second class honours degree from a UK university, or
  • Equivalent degree from a non-UK university or academic institution, or
  • Postgraduate degree or diploma from a recognised institution (with the exception of senior leader qualifications), or
  • Equivalent graduate level professional qualification, such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Chartered Certified Accountant qualification or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Professional Qualification.

You will also need a minimum of three years' appropriate and relevant management or professional postgraduate work experience. 

We will also require information of prior achievements and conduct a skills scan and initial interview to measure knowledge, skills and behaviours to verify the course suitability and to enable us to tailor individual plans.

Apprentices will need to evidence they have achieved ESFA-approved Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths or ensure they are working towards Level 2 as part of the apprenticeship.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are a number of possible sources of funding: loans and grants, bursaries and scholarships.

Student Destinations

You will be benefit from our Executive Group Coaching programme designed exclusively for our MBA students.  Aligned to module delivery and the stage you have reached in your programme, our expert-led MBA Executive Group Coaching is an opportunity to support you in your personal and professional development and to enhance your academic study.

Tailored to the current business climate, the session focus is to:

  • Increase individual confidence levels and personal empowerment.
  • Promote collaborate problem-solving and create team cohesiveness.
  • Facilitate networking.
  • Offer an opportunity to share experiences and differing perspectives.

Module Details

  • Managing and Developing People and Organisations
  • Managing Value Creation Processes from Idea to Market
  • Managing Finances and Strategic Decision Making
  • Strategic Leadership

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