ILM Level 5 Diploma in Management and
Leadership
The Level 5 Diploma in Management & Leadership qualification is aimed at those professional middle
managers whose roles cross all occupations and sectors of employment, specifically for those whose
job role includes: managing business processes, developing and implementing operational plans,
planning and implementing organizational change and managing finance.
This qualification is a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) and as such requires that the candidate
provides a written account of their work and responsibilities and provide documentary evidence to
support this.
To gain this Level 5 Diploma qualification, you must complete 4 mandatory units, amounting to 22
credits, and a choice of optional units, with a total course credit value of 53 credits. The mandatory
units for this qualification are detailed below; further additional optional units are available upon
request.
MANDATORY UNITS
• Contribute to the Development of a Strategic Plan
• Design Business Processes
• Manage Strategic Change
• Provide Leadership and Management
Candidates can choose from a selection of further optional units.
This Level 5 Diploma qualification is competence-based. This means that it is linked to a
person’s ability to competently perform a range of tasks connected with their work.
There are no formal requirements but candidates need to be an experienced, practicing middle
manager who is able to demonstrate both theoretical and practical competence in the workplace to a
national standard in key areas.
Candidate of this course will qualify for free ILM Membership for the duration of their studies.
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