Higher Apprenticeship in Management

Chartered Management Institute (CMI) offer the Higher Apprenticeship in Management (Level 5)

“Apprenticeships are structured training programmes undertaken within a working environment. They use the skills and knowledge gained through work to provide learners with recognised qualifications. Apprenticeships can be undertaken by anyone over sixteen and provide a great way of gaining a qualification whilst continuing to earn a wage.

There is no fixed time frame for the completion of an apprenticeship, but each apprenticeship typically takes between one and four years, depending on its size and level of difficulty.

There are currently over 4 million people employed in Management positions in the UK, with a real need to encourage the new generation of young people to progress through the management qualifications to address the future skills needs of organisations in the UK. The Apprenticeship should go some way to addressing those skill needs, providing excellent progression routes through a variety of work based and off the job training, and with an abundance of further and higher education options, such as foundation degrees and degree courses.

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Competence Qualification
CMI Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management (QCF)

Knowledge Qualification
CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership (QCF)

Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR) Workbook

Functional Skills

Level 2 Functional Skill in English/Communication

Level 2 Functional Skill in Mathematics

Level 2 Functional Skill in ICT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS)

Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) are generic skills that are essential to life, learning and work. PLTS have a significant impact on a person’s ability to make a confident contribution, both within and outside of their working environment.

The PLTS Framework comprises six groups:

• Independent enquirers
• Creative thinkers
• Reflective learners
• Team workers
• Self-managers
• Effective participants

Some of the PLTS requirements are embedded within the mandatory units of the apprenticeship competence and knowledge qualifications.

CMI are conducting a further mapping exercise to map the remaining PLTS to the CMI Knowledge Qualification, details will be available shortly.

Guided Learning Hours (GLH)

The total on- and off-the-job GLH for the framework is 606 hours.

The total off-the-job GLH is 197 hours (33% of the total GLH).”

Management Apprenticeships

“Management & Leadership skills have a major impact on the development, productivity and performance of organisations of all sizes and across all sectors of the economy. Many British leaders and managers are innovative, creative, visionary and inspirational and are heavily relied upon to sustain the UK as one of the world’s leading economies. In today’s fast-moving competitive environment there is a need to continue to drive up the performance of the best and to address weaknesses in Management & Leadership that are holding back productivity and performance. The average amount of spend per manager per year for development in the UK is far lower than other European countries, particularly within small to medium sized businesses, where fewer staff have management qualifications than in equivalent sized European countries.”

“The existing workforce needs to be up skilled and new people attracted into these jobs to meet the increasing demand for new management practices and a range of skills, including:

• leadership skills, including self management, relationship building, negotiation and
• influencing skills
• communication and decision making skills
• information technology skills
• knowledge and project management skills
• coaching and mentoring skills
• skills to win and maintain customer loyalty
• change management skills such as the ability to manage the challenges of globalisation
• partnership working and the ability to implement innovative solutions to a range of problems.”

“The Management Apprenticeship programmes have seen a steady increase in learners since their initial development and the Apprenticeship is in the top twenty frameworks. The Apprenticeship programme has been designed to provide flexible and portable qualifications, units and skills sets which meet the current and future needs of employers of all sizes and across all sectors.”

“The Team Leading Intermediate Apprenticeship has been developed to support those working as team leaders, section leaders, floor managers, help desk managers, trainee supervisors, team co-ordinators and those working in a range of other team leader positions.”

“The Management Advanced Apprenticeship has been developed to support those working as first line managers, section managers, assistant managers, trainee managers, senior supervisors, junior non-commissioned officers (armed forces) and those working in a range of other management positions.”

“The Leadership & Management Higher Apprenticeship has been developed to support those working as managers, senior managers, heads of department, directors and those working in a range of other senior management positions.”

The Apprenticeship Framework is available for download via the CfA’s website: http://www.cfa.uk.com/apprenticeships/sasew-frameworks.html

My initial reaction to the launch of “Management Apprenticeships” (especially for Level 5) is whether this will be fully funded and, if so, it’s an ideal opportunity for managers and leaders to obtain an accredited qualification.