Who is this qualification for?
This Level 5 qualification is designed for practising managers, senior leaders and department heads. Develop your skills, knowledge and experience, improve your performance, gain strategic insight and prepare for senior leadership responsibilities.
Qualification benefits
For individuals
- Build the advanced leadership skills and personal insight required to lead with vision, empower others, and deliver results
- Provide strategic leadership as well as day-to-day management
- Accredit your experience with a nationally recognised qualification that is transferable across multiple professions and sectors
- A valuable personal development tool which will benchmark your managerial skills and raise your profile in your organisation
For employers
- Encourage strategic thinking at this level of management, to foster business improvement
- Engage your managers with training and development - this qualification is designed to provide clear, measurable benefits to career-focused professionals
- Flexible choice of units to customise the qualification to the needs of your business
Qualification units
- Managing Customer Relations
- Managing Remote Workers
- Managing Efficiency and Effectiveness
- Managing Projects in the Organisation
Depending on your chosen programme, some or all of the following Essential Skills courses may be required or will need to be completed:
- Essential Skills Level 2 or 3 Application of Number (AON)
- Essential Skills Level 2 or 3 Communication
- Essential Skills Level 2 or 3 Digital Literacy
Following successful completion of the ILM Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management, learners may progress to the ILM Level 5 Diploma. The Diploma enables learners to develop more in-depth and comprehensive leadership practice, including strategic insight and application.
“The support and flexible approach shown by the team at Portal is really helping to get the best out of my team.”
Caroline Spanton
Beicio Cymru | Welsh Cycling
Qualification delivery and assessment
At Portal we understand the demands of modern work life. We know that your work commitments, project deliverables, and team responsibilities require careful balance. That’s why we’ve shaped a flexible learning approach that allows you to hone your skills without having to compromise your ongoing commitments.
On enrolment, each learner is assigned a dedicated assessor who will provide ongoing support throughout the programme. Following an initial induction session, learners take part in monthly two hour one-to-one sessions via Microsoft Teams, focused on progress, observations and task setting.
Mixed methods which could include:
- Assignments and reflective accounts
- Professional discussion
- Question and answer
- Work related evidence
Fees for this qualification are subject to VAT. We welcome both individual learner bookings and organisation bookings, with invoicing available for employers placing group bookings.
