ILM Awards in Management (Skills for Middle/Senior Managers)

ILM Awards in Management (Skills for Middle/Senior Managers)
Course Level
Level 4

Course Description
These programmes reflect the development needs of middle managers and share common features with the -Skills for Managers- programme to ensure consistency and coherence. They aim to assist participants in gaining the knowledge required by a middle manager, and to further develop management skills. They are delivered by trainers who have experience of management in practice.

The Award in Management at Level 4 is designed to provide participants with a foundation for their formal development and provides a bridge between the study requirements of First Line Management (level 3) and Team Leading (level 2) and the more rigorous demands of programmes at level 5.

Awarding Body
Course Content
Award in Management (level 4)
Unit M4.01 Understanding the Management Role, including:
Nature of organisations, their structures and levels of management and associated roles and responsibilities
Management styles and differences between leadership and management
Communications skills
Importance of respect and trust

Unit M4.02 Developing Management Skills, including:
research techniques and sources of information
presentation skills
setting goals, priorities and targets to manage own workload

Award in Management (level 5)
Unit M4.01 Understanding the Management Role
(common with level 4 Award)
Unit M5.13 Planning for Efficiency and Effectiveness, including:
mission and vision statements and involvement of key stakeholders
setting priorities, objectives and using delegation
performance indicators, planning and control mechanisms
Unit M5.28 Leading Teams, including:
Authority and power, responsibility and accountability
Motivation and factors influencing behaviour at work
Management of risk and learning from failure
Performance assessment, feedback and support mechanisms
Characteristics of teams, team members and team roles

Additional Qualifications n/a

Career Progression
Successful candidates may progress on to the level 5 ILM Certificate in Management or the Professional Diploma in Management.

Campus Work Experience
n/a

Assessment
There is no formal examination for this course. Assessment is achieved through practically based activities designed to enable participants to demonstrate understanding of the topics and their ability to apply the knowledge into relevant activity. This will include work based projects and reflective reviews.

Attendance Course Length and Study Pattern
Level 4 - 35 hours
Level 5 - 56 hours


Entry Requirement

There are no formal entry requirements, but participants will normally have a job role that involves significant management of people (either directly or via supervisors) to allow them the opportunity to meet the assessment demands, and have a background that will enable them to benefit from the programme. Accordingly, a telephone interview will be required to ensure that these programmes are appropriate for potential delegates.A basic understanding of literacy and numeracy is also required; appropriate support and assistance is available.
Participants may join the level 4 or 5 programme directly, although we strongly recommend that candidates undertake the level 4 programme before commencing a level 5 programme (credit will be given for common unit already successfully completed).