CMI Level 7 Certificate and Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership
These qualifications are designed for individuals wishing to develop their strategic management and leadership practices and capabilities.
The CMI Level 7 programmes aimed at individuals who will already have the knowledge, skills and experience required to manage business activities and now want to develop their expertise and proficiency at an organisation-wide and Board/C-suite level.
The qualification contains a breadth of units, which are reflective of the tasks and activities required by managers in roles such as senior managers, regional management and specialist managers who are accountable to a senior manager or business owner.
Completing a CMI qualification offers you more than just academic standing. Alongside your qualification you have access to CMI Membership and Support for the duration of your study. This includes access to digital learning resources through ManagementDirect >find out more about CMI
Typical Units
Our qualifications are broken down into units and relevant topics aligned to the level and qualification. Typical units for the Level 7 Strategic Management and Leadership qualification are:
- Strategic leadership
- Developing organisational strategy
- Leading strategic change
- Strategic risk management
- Finance of strategic leaders
- Strategic management project
- Strategic approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Personal and professional development for strategic leaders
Duration
6 months (Certificate) 12months (Diploma)
Attendance Method
Online delivery, featuring executive coaching and tutor support.
- Certificate: 7 x 1-2-1 tuition sessions – monthly (MS Teams or Zoom).
- Diploma: 13 x 1-2-1 tuition sessions
Credits, total qualification time and number of units
- Certificate: 13 credits, 6 months, 2 units
- Diploma: 37 credits, 12 months, 4 units
Cost
Certificate: £1650 + VAT (£1980 incl. VAT)
Diploma: £2750 + VAT (£3300 incl. VAT)
*an instalment payment arrangement is available for self-funding students
Benefits for learners
- Monthly 1-2-1 tuition and professional discussions with an experienced business coach.
- Learners will build on their strategic management and leadership skills to focus on the requirements of embedding the organisation’s strategy.
- This course will help to equip you with the skills and behaviours to drive core business activities and to improve performance.
- Help you to develop the professionalism to deliver impact and behave ethically.
- Demonstrate a commitment to continual learning and development.
What are the learning activities?
Each unit involves a number of learning activities which may include:
- Online learning
- Monthly tutorial sessions with your personal tutor
- Practical work based assignments
- Regular feedback from your tutor and the assessment team
Completing a CMI qualification offers you more than just academic standing, alongside your qualification you have access to CMI Membership and Support for the duration of your study. This includes access to digital learning resources through ManagementDirect.
For information on any aspect of the programme or to make an application, contact 0845 890 2549 or email info@academylm.co.uk.
These qualifications are designed for individuals wishing to develop professional management and leadership practice who will have the knowledge, skills and behaviours to drive business activities in a senior management and leadership role.
Role and responsibilities may also include but are not limited to taking responsibility for people, projects, operations and/or services to deliver long term organisational success.
They will have the professionalism to deliver impact, behave ethically and demonstrate a commitment to continual learning and development.
The qualifications have been designed for practising or aspiring managers in roles such as:
- Senior Manager
- Regional Manager
- Specialist Manager (with expertise in a specific business or technical function such as quality, finance, risk, marketing, sales IT, human resources etc.)
- Director
Typical Units
Our qualifications are broken down into units and relevant topics aligned to the level and qualification. Each learning unit takes around 2-3 months to complete and there are assessments for each unit.
Typical units for the Level 7 Strategic Management and Leadership qualification are:
- Strategic leadership
- Developing organisational strategy
- Leading strategic change
- Strategic risk management
- Finance of strategic leaders
- Strategic management project
- Strategic approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Personal and professional development for strategic leader
What are the learning activities?
Each unit involves a number of learning activities which may include:
- Online learning
- Monthly tutorial sessions with your personal tutor
- Practical work based assignments
- Regular feedback from your tutor and the assessment team
Completing a CMI qualification offers you more than just academic standing, alongside your qualification you have access to CMI Membership and Support for the duration of your study. This includes access to digital learning resources through ManagementDirect.
CMI Level 7 Unit Summaries
701 Strategic Leadership
The aim of this unit is to equip leaders with an in-depth understanding of strategic leadership within an organisational context.
Leaders will explore the complexities of the role and the theoretical perspectives, approaches, behaviours and skills which can enhance their professional practice.
The unit focuses on the leader’s ability to respond creatively to complex organisational challenges and understand how to set and deliver sustainable strategic goals.
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Understand the role and context for strategic leadership
- Understand the behaviours and skills for strategic leadership
702 Leading and Developing People to Optimise Performance
The aim of this unit is for leaders to develop an in-depth understanding of how to effectively lead and develop people.
They will explore the influence and impact of leadership theories, culture, wellbeing, development and design, policy and strategy that can be used creatively within the leadership role.
Ultimately, leaders will have the opportunity to propose a leadership and development strategy. The aim of which values people whilst optimising an organisation’s performance.
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Understand the principles for leading and developing people
- Understand leadership and development strategy
704 Developing Organisational Strategy
The aim of this unit is to enable leaders to know how to develop and influence an organisation’s strategic direction through the development of a meaningful strategy.
To support this outcome, leaders will critique the factors which drive the development of organisational strategy and appraise approaches to successfully develop strategy.
The unit culminates in leaders developing an organisational strategy to achieve a business goal. To complement this activity, leaders will propose an approach to implement and monitor the strategy developed to ensure its sustained success.
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Understand how to develop strategy
- Know how to develop strategy
705 Leading Strategic Change
The aim of this unit is for leaders to understand the scope, context and complexity of leading strategic change.
Leaders will understand how the application of analytical techniques, theories and models of change, and creative problem-solving can be used to equip them to lead strategic change with confidence.
The unit culminates in giving leaders the opportunity to develop a proposal to lead a strategic change.
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Understand the scope and context of strategic change
- Know how to propose a strategy for leading strategic change
706 Finance for Strategic Leaders
The aim of this unit is to provide leaders with an understanding of the scope, complexity and role of Finance within an organisational context.
Leaders will know how to critically assess methods for analysing financial data and information required to make strategic decisions.
Ultimately, the aim of this unit is to equip leaders to be more confident in their understanding of the Finance function.
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Understand the scope of the Finance function within an organisational context
- Understand the role of Finance in strategic decision making
708 Strategic Risk Management
The aim of this unit is for leaders to develop an in-depth understanding of strategic risk management.
Leaders will critically appraise strategic risk within an organisational context. They will assess strategies for risk management and the leadership skills to lead risk initiatives successfully.
Ultimately, leaders will be given the opportunity to develop a framework to deliver a risk strategy in an organisational context.
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Understand strategies for managing risk
- Know how to develop risk management strategies
712 Strategic Management Project
The aim of this unit is for leaders to undertake a strategic management project of their own choosing.
To achieve this outcome leaders will develop a business case, propose research design to inform the project’s direction and recommend project management methods and tools to structure the delivery of the project.
Leaders will report on project outcomes and reflect on the skills and behaviours which ultimately influence the success of the strategic management project.
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Know how to develop a strategic management project
- Know how to conduct a strategic management project
714 Personal and Professional Development for Strategic Leaders
The aim of this unit is to support leaders to understand approaches to personal and professional development.
Leaders will critically reflect on the interrelationship between the skillset and mindset to develop as a strategic leader.
Vitally leaders will reflect on their own personal, interpersonal and professional competencies and behaviours to lead strategically.
The opportunity for leaders to reflect on their own performance will equip them to develop a meaningful personal and professional development plan.
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Understand approaches for personal and professional development
- Know how to develop as a strategic leader through personal and professional development
715 Strategic Approaches to Equality Diversity and Inclusion
The aim of this unit is to enable leaders to develop an in-depth understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion at a strategic level.
Leaders will have the opportunity to critically assess structural inequality within an organisational and societal context.
They will discuss approaches to comply with legal and good practice requirements and to appraise the influence of equality, diversity and inclusion on strategic objectives.
The unit culminates in leaders being given the opportunity to develop strategic priorities for equality, diversity and inclusion.
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Understand equality, diversity and inclusion at a strategic level
- Know how to develop strategic priorities for equality, diversity and inclusion
Completing a CMI qualification offers you more than just academic standing, alongside your qualification you have access to CMI Membership and Support for the duration of your study. This includes access to digital learning resources through ManagementDirect.
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