Course Overview
Key Facts
- Attendance: Distance learning with tutor support (you will have the opportunity to undertake live webinars on key management topics)
- Duration: 18 months
- Next course dates: Start at any time
- Location: Anywhere
The Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management, awarded by the ILM, is ideal if you are currently working in a middle management role and are looking to progress into senior management and raise your profile in your organisation.
You will undertake a range of units which are aimed at developing strategic leadership and management skills. You will increase your confidence and abilities in leading, motivating and inspiring people and use core management skills to achieve results through an efficient and effective team approach.
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 distance learning course offers online learning allowing for home study with regular tutorial support and online lectures on key topics. 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:
- Managing Resources
- Understanding the Organisational Environment
- Developing Your Leadership Styles
- Managing Remote Workers
- Management Communication
- Understanding the Organisational Culture and Context
- Developing a Culture to Support Innovation and Improvement
- Managing Risk in the Workplace
- Managing Projects in the Organisation
- Managing Mental Health in the Workplace
- Managing Personal Development
- Solving Problems by Making Effective Decisions in the Workplace
- Managing and Implementing Change in the Workplace
- Analysing and Interpreting Statistics to Inform Management Decisions
- Managing Individual Development
- Developing and leading Teams to Achieve Organisational Goals and Objectives
- Knowledge and Information Management
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. If you would like to discuss whether you can meet the assessment demands please contact us.
Course Fees
Course fees can either be paid in full before the beginning of the course, on an 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.
| Full Fee |
Annual |
Pay As You Learn |
| £3,540 |
£2,375 at the start of the programme, and £1,165 at the start of year 2 |
£208 per month |
Awarding Body Fees*: £235
* 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.
Sources of financial help can be found on our student finance page. 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.
