Who is this qualification for?
This Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship programme 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 strategic leadership responsibilities.
Qualification benefits
For individuals
- Develop the capabilities and personal awareness you need to lead, motivate and inspire others
- Develop and use core management techniques to drive better 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
- 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 and leaders with training and development – this qualification is designed to provide clear, measurable benefits to career-focused professionals
- Flexible choice of units in order to customise the qualification to the needs of your business
Qualification units
- Managing Strategic Change
- Develop Business Processes
- Contribute to the Development of a Strategic Plan
- Provide Leadership and Management
- Developing Critical Thinking
- Leading Innovation and Change
- Managing Improvement
- Making a Financial Case
- Understanding the Management Role to Improve Management Performance
- Managing Stress and Conflict
- Managing Own Continued Professional Development
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 the completion of the ILM Level 5 Diploma, learners can progress onto one of our Level 7 ILM programmes.
“The ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management has not only improved myself, but being able to attribute it to my role as a Police Officer has been very interesting.”
Rob Newton-Miller
North Wales Police
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.
This qualification is delivered through a blended approach, combining face-to-face and remote learning. On enrolment, each learner is assigned a dedicated assessor who will provide ongoing support throughout the programme. The assessor will meet with the learner on a monthly basis, either remotely (for example, via Microsoft Teams), or in the workplace, to support progress, carry out observations, and set tasks.
Mixed methods which could include:
- Written work
- Professional discussion
- Question and answer
- Observation of performance
- Work related evidence
The apprenticeship and higher apprenticeship programmes are fully funded by the Welsh Government. Applicants must meet the following Welsh Government eligibility.
Individuals must:
- Have the right to work in the UK
- Have a contract of employment for at least 16 hours a week
- Not be enrolled on any other Welsh Government funded programme
- Not hold a degree in the same area of study as the apprenticeship programme
