Executive Management Qualifications

The ILM Level 7 Award in Executive Management is a concise qualification aimed at developing senior management skills and knowledge required at this level. The mandatory unit, ‘Making informed decisions’, examines different decision making strategies and their uses – assessing their relative strengths and weaknesses. Participants then research and employ appropriate strategies in an area relevant to their role.

The ILM Level 7 Certificate in Executive Management builds and broadens the skills and knowledge gained in the Award (please note candidates may join the Certificate directly and are not required to undertake the Award as a prerequisite). In the second mandatory unit at this level, ‘Developing the executive manager’, participants collect and analyse feedback on their personal management practice and effectiveness. This information is then evaluated against significant management theories/models and schools/trends in management thinking. Finally, participants identify strengths in their own management practice and prepare an action plan to address areas for improvement.

The ILM Level 7 Diploma in Executive Management develops a comprehensive range of skills, providing participants with the broad body of knowledge required by senior managers. The qualification builds on the Award and Certificate, though is more suited to practising senior managers, due to the more challenging demands of the programme. (Please note candidates are not required to undertake either the Award or Certificate as prerequisites and may join Diploma programmes directly). Organisational change is examined in the additional mandatory unit – reviewing the causes of change and its potential effects on an organisation and evaluating and justifying different leadership models to enable change.

All participants are able to choose from a diverse range of optional units to build their qualification (see pdf download). This high level of flexibility allows individuals or their employers to custom build a qualification focusing on the key areas that are most relevant to the demands of a specific role, industry or organisation. From managing corporate risk to improving marketing strategy, the ILM Executive Management qualifications can be fully tailored to meet the varying needs of participants across all employment sectors.

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