What's included? / Modules
Skills
Strategic planning
Plan, organise and manage resources to deliver required outcomes
Able to communicate organisational vision and goals and how these to apply to teams
Be able to communicate effectively (verbal, non-verbal, written, digital)
Able to reflect on own performance, working style and its impact on others
Critical analysis and evaluation
Able to manage talent and performance
Knowledge
Understand operational management approaches and model
Know how to set up and manage a project using relevant tools and techniques
Understand business finance: how to manage budgets, and financial forecasting
Understand different leadership styles, how to lead multiple and remote teams
Understand approaches to partner, stakeholder and supplier relationship management
Behaviours
Drive to achieve
Inclusive - Open, approachable, authentic, and able to build trust with others
Agile - Flexible to the needs of the organisation. Is creative, innovative and enterprising when seeking solutions to business needs
Professionalism
Entry Requirements
The entry requirement for this apprenticeship will be decided by each employer, but may typically be five GCSEs at Grade C or higher.
Delivery and Assessment
The training is a blended learning delivery model, which takes place in the work place during working hours, wherever this may be, according to the apprentices role.
This consists of:
1 to 1 monthly meetings of approx. two hours with a GLP trainer (face to face or telephone)
On-line learning courses and/or group sessions
Building an electronic portfolio of workrelated evidence
Maths and English at Level 2 (if not previously achieved)
20% of time at work to be spent working towards apprenticeship
End Point Assessment (EPA) by an external examiner to complete qualification, consisting of: knowledge test, portfolio-based Interview & project presentation
Professional Qualifications, Career Progression, Links to professional Registrations
Qualifications
Apprentices without level 2 English and Maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment.
Progression
On completion, apprentices can register as full members with the Chartered Management Institute and/or the Institute of Leadership & Management, and those with 3 years’ of management experience can apply for Chartered Manager status through the CMI.