NVQ3 Management

Candidates normally progress to this award by means of their organisational experience, role and responsibilities. This qualification is often taken by managers whose primary qualifications are not in management but who have moved into a management role.

The programme is intended for first-line managers who are able to demonstrate competence at the appropriate level in key areas that include managing activities, resources, people and information. This qualification is relevant to people who have:

• Defined areas of management responsibility
• Some opportunity for taking decisions and managing budgets
• Responsibility for achieving specific results by using resources effectively
• Responsibility for the allocation of work to team members, colleagues or contractors.

Course Structure

The mandatory units will enable you to -

• Manage your own resources and professional development
• Provide leadership in your area of responsibility
• Allocate and monitor the progress and quality of work in your area of responsibility
• Ensure health and safety requirements are met in your area of responsibility.

Depending on the options chosen, this programme will enable you to:

• Promote equality of opportunity & diversity in your area of work
• Encourage innovation in your area of responsibility
• Implement change
• Develop productive working relationships with colleagues
• Recruit, select and keep colleagues
• Provide learning opportunities for colleagues
• Manage a budget
• Manage a project
• Monitor and solve customer service problems
• Work with other to improve customer service.

On successful completion of this programme you may progress to level 4 or 5 S/NVQ in Management.

You will be expected to work through the learning materials at your own pace. It is important to set yourself targets to make sure that you progress steadily through the award. We recognise that you will have a lot of experience and the programme will help you reflect on your own practice. Your assessor will support you by checking your progress with the learning materials and assessing your practice in the workplace. You will have a portfolio of evidence which includes records of your observations, activities and supporting materials.

tuition fee £859 plus £120 registration fee & £5 materials.

Grants may be available to cover all or some of the costs.

Type of Study :: Course Duration :: Course reference number :: Start Date :: Tutorial Fees :: Material Fees :: Exam Fees
part time BR555 September 2010 859 5 120