CMI (VRQ) Level 3 Award in First Line Management

Course review:

Designed for supervisors and first line managers who have operational responsibility for a defined area of activity and who wish to build on and develop their existing management skills and knowledge.

VRQs are work-based but assessed by written assignment. They are made up of units covering a wide range of management topics, allowing you to tailor the size and elements of the qualification to suit you and your organisation’s specific needs.

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.

All of our qualifications are delivered using an e-portfolio system, oscar. With 24/7 access, oscar is a flexible, easy-to-use system that enables you to work at a time and place that suits your lifestyle.

To support your learning and development whilst undertaking this qualification, you will be given free access to a variety of online management courses through an e-learning system, globe.