CMI (NVQ) Level 5 Diploma - Management

Course review:

This management NVQ, accredited by the CMI, is a new, work-related vocational qualification that enables you to learn at your own pace, in a way that suits you. It has been designed with the help of employers, which means you’re gaining the kind of skills that employers are looking for.

NVQs are work-based and involve gathering evidence to produce a portfolio to demonstrate competency.

Why Do It?

A qualification in Management will:

• Give you an accredited qualification to show your competence as a manager.
• Develop your managerial skills and help you to become more confident in your role.
• Allow you, and your organisation, to identify, develop, and implement good practice matched to national standards in management.
• Enable you to manage resources effectively.
• Enable you to carry out continuing professional development.
• Provide you with a set of good practice guidelines to help you develop in your role.
• Give you access to online learning material that will provide you with the knowledge and understanding required for you to carry out your role as a manager.

Research has shown that investing in management development means:

• Qualified managers are more effective and as a result employee performance and productivity increases.
• Qualified managers are better at retaining staff and volunteers.
• Qualified managers display good practice behaviour which is adopted by staff.
• Qualified managers have better staff morale and satisfaction.
• Qualified managers have better soft skills such as inter-staff communication and leadership, better time management skills and increased customer satisfaction levels.
• Qualified managers benefit from increased confidence leading to improved decision making.

Delivery and Support

All of our qualifications are delivered using our online assessment tool, oscar. With 24/7 access, oscar is a flexible, easy to use system that enables you to work at a time and pace that suits your lifestyle. Our qualification process allows you to minimise the time you spend away from work and ensures that you undertake work study that is relevant to you and your organisation.

Throughout your qualification you will be supported by an Assessor who has up-to-date management experience and qualifications and an in depth knowledge of the third sector.

You will also be given free access to some management courses through our e-learning academy, globe, to support your learning and development whilst undertaking your qualification.