Course Overview

Key Facts

  • Attendance: Distance learning with tutor support (you will have the opportunity to undertake live webinars on key management topics)
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Start date:  Start at any time
  • Location:  Anywhere

The Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management is ideal if you are currently working in a supervisory or middle managerial role and are looking to progress into senior management and raise your profile as a leader within the workplace. This ILM Level 5 qualification will develop your ability to lead, motivate and inspire people, and use core staff and project management techniques in order to achieve results and facilitate innovation and change.

ILM qualifications are respected by employers around the world, providing you with excellent career prospects, particularly within senior managerial positions.

As a student undertaking this qualification you will receive free studying membership with the ILM, which gives you access to a range of invaluable tools and resources that will compliment your management training. Studying memberships lasts for the length of your programme or a minimum of six months.

Free resources include:

  • Learning Zone: an online toolkit with access to hundreds of management e-learning materials
  • Resource centre: browse and download thousands of management books and magazines
  • Business book summaries: overviews of more than 700 top business books
  • Edge online: the latest management news and exclusive articles direct to your inbox
  • Networking and events: specialist management events held across the UK and Ireland
Course Content

This online learning course allows for home study with regular tutorial support and monthly live online lectures on key topics. Undertaking an online learning course is ideal for fitting around your existing commitments.

Units

You will choose from a selection of optional units to suit your job needs and career goals to give you the required credits. Below are some examples of units you could select:

  • Understanding Conflict Management in the Workplace
  • Understanding Stress Management in the Workplace
  • Understanding Recruitment and Selection of New Staff in the Workplace
  • Understanding Health and Safety in the Workplace
  • Managing Recruitment
  • Managing Stress and Conflict in the Organisation
  • Setting Objectives in the Workplace
  • Understanding Discipline in the Workplace
  • Understanding Leadership
  • Planning and Allocating Work
  • Developing and Leading Teams to Achieve Organisational Goals and Objectives
  • Assessing Your Own Leadership Capability and Performance
  • Delegating Authority in the Workplace
  • Motivating People in the Workplace
  • Managing Customer Relations
  • Solving Problems by Making Effective Decisions
  • Managing Efficiency and Effectiveness
  • Managing Communication

Assessment

Course units are assessed by written assignments, written questions, reflective reviews and learning logs.

Leadership and Management Webinars

We’re excited to share that a new series of Leadership and Management webinars focused on developing leadership and management skills for those managing a team. As a busy manager it can be hard to find time to do all the things that need to be done, let alone find the time to think about how best to manage your team. However, even a few simple changes can make the biggest of differences. During this series we will be taking a look at the following key areas:

  • Impactful Briefings and Presentations – Thursday 24 October 2024
  • Self-Growth in a Professional World: A webinar on personal development – Wednesday 13 November 2024
  • Understanding and Managing Finances – Wednesday 11 December 2024
  • Mastering Meetings: Effective meeting management – Wednesday 15 January 2025
  • Decoding Problems: Effective techniques for problem solving – Wednesday 12 February 2025

All webinars will run from 9.30am – 12.30pm and will be recorded so you can re-watch them at a time convenient to you, or catch up if you missed them. You will also receive a certificate of attendance for your CPD records. These sessions can be booked as stand alone sessions at a cost of £20+VAT each. To book a place click here!

Entry Requirements

There are no formal academic entry requirements to undertake this programme however you must be working in a role with significant span of control and management responsibility. Please contact us if you would like to discuss the assessment demands, and whether they can be catered for in your current workplace.

Course Fees

Course fees can either be paid in full before the beginning of the course, on annual basis, or via our ‘Pay As You Learn’ monthly payment scheme. If you have not achieved your qualification by the planned end date detailed in your individual learning plan, continued support and course access is available by paying monthly direct debit payments until certification is achieved.

Course Fees

Full Fee Pay As You Learn
£2,250 £188 per month

Awarding Body Fees*: £166

* Awarding Body Fees are payable by all students or employers and recharged at cost and may be subject to change.

CAW Loans2Learn Scheme
The CAW Loans2Learn scheme is a personal loan that can help you to spread the cost of your course into manageable payments. The loan can be used to fully or partially cover your course fees (but does not cover any awarding body fees, such as enrolment and examination fees). More information can be found here.

Before making any financial decision it is recommended that you seek advice from an independent source, for example the Money Advice Service.

These are current figures and may be subject to change. The differences in course fees reflect the level of funding that is available as a result of government policies and priorities. These may be as a result of age, employment status, previous education achievements, or location for example, and are outside the control of The College of Animal Welfare.

What Next?

The ILM Level 5 qualification will be a professional addition to your CV and stand you in good stead when applying for managerial or supervisory positions. Depending on your management experience, upon completion of the ILM Level 5 Leadership and Management qualification, you could become a Member (MIoL) or Fellow Member (FInstLM) of the Institute of Leadership.

This is a recognised qualification that will provide you with solid leadership and management skills, allowing you to make management decisions and confidently lead other staff members.

On completion of the ILM Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management you may wish to top up your qualification to the Level 5 Diploma, or look at taking a related qualification such as coaching and mentoring.