Upskill your workforce with our new fully funded online courses CMI Management and Leadership Programmes
Build your ideal qualification by choosing units that suit your growth and expertise.
Who is it aimed at?
These qualifications are for current or aspiring managers responsible to senior leaders. Their key role is to lead teams in achieving organisational objectives. Duties may include team development, project and operational planning, managing change, finances, resources, quality improvement, business innovation, and overseeing human resources.
Delivery and duration
These units are delivered face-to-face at our St Austell campus with tutor supported sessions on Microsoft teams. Each unit has a credit score to enable you to achieve the required programme qualification – award, certificate or diploma.
Management and Leadership Level 5
Award
At least one unit to the minimum of 4 credits, plus a written work-based assignment – £695
An award develops your knowledge by focusing on a specific area relevant to your job, plus a written work-based assignment.
Certificate
Combination of units to the minimum of 13 credits, plus written work-based assignments per unit – £1250
(Please note this price may vary depending on the number of units undertaken) The certificate is flexible, allowing you to choose units that suit your needs and build your skills.
Diploma
Combination of units to the minimum of 37 credits, plus written work-based assignments per unit – £3,200
The diploma covers the full range of units on offer ensuring you gain in-depth knowledge and skills.
All prices include access to CMI online resources, study materials, tutor support, CMI membership and qualification registration.
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Please note:
CMI Level 5 Award and Certificate
There is a barred combination of units – learners taking 502 cannot select 503, 505 or 511, and learners taking 526 cannot select 501 or 502. Learners cannot select Unit 608 as part of this qualification.
CMI Level 5 Diploma
There is a barred combination of units – learners taking 502 cannot select 503, 505 or 511, and learners taking 526 cannot select 501 or 502.
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Using Reflective Practice to Inform Personal and Professional Development (525) – 5 Credits
06 and 13 February 2025 – St Austell06 March 2025 – 09.30 – 16.30 – Individual tutorial slots – Microsoft Teams
Reflective practice is an essential management tool which supports the development of knowledge, skills and behaviours in the workplace. By consciously analysing own performance, decision making, leadership and management skills (in different situational contexts); opportunities for on-going development can be identified. The aim of the unit is to equip learners with the understanding of the value of reflective practice, and how reflection can be used as the basis of a meaningful personal and professional development.
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Principles of Leadership Practice (526) – 8 Credits
20 and 27 March 2025 – St Austell17 April 2025 – 09.30 – 16.30 – Individual tutorial slots – Microsoft Teams
The aim of this unit is to develop managers’ understanding of ethical leadership and the impact of culture and values on leadership. Managers will examine leadership models and the concept of empowerment, with consideration of techniques and methods for leading others.
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Creating and Delivering Operational Plans (515) – 6 Credits
08 and 15 May 2025 – St Austell5 June 2025 – 09.30 – 16.30 – Individual tutorial slots – Microsoft Teams
The ability to translate organisational objectives into operational plans is an essential management skill. The unit opens with the importance of understanding the strategic direction of the organisation and how to contribute to the strategic planning process. It then focuses on the knowledge and skills required to create and deliver operational plans. This includes the need to set key performance indicators, monitor quality and outcomes against the plan, and know how to effectively report on findings.
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Managing Projects to Achieve Results (513) – 6 Credits
03 and 10 July 2025 – St Austell24 July 2025 – 09.30 – 16.30 – Individual tutorial slots – Microsoft Teams
The ability to manage projects is a vital skill for all managers. This unit focuses on the knowledge and skills required to manage projects successfully and overcome problems and challenges. It requires the learner to evaluate the methods and tools for planning tasks and activities, as well as knowing how to implement and manage project activities, build stakeholder relationships, manage resources and risk, monitor progress and report on outcomes.
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Principles of Managing and Leading Individuals and Teams to Achieve Success (503) – 5 Credits
11 and 18 September 2025 – St Austell02 October 2025 – 09.30 – 16.30 – Individual tutorial slots – Microsoft Teams
When individuals and teams are managed well, organisations thrive and staff satisfaction increases. The aim of this unit is to equip managers with an in-depth understanding of the theoretical and practical approaches to leading and managing teams effectively. Managers will identify the techniques used to monitor and manage individual and team performance, assess current and future capabilities and adopt approaches to respond to these. On successful completion of the unit, managers will not only understand how to meet the challenge of leading individuals and teams, they will know how to support, motivate and inspire them to exceed expectations.
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Principles of Delivering Coaching and Mentoring (507) – 5 Credits
16 and 23 October 2025 – St Austell06 November 2025 – 09.30 – 16.30 – Individual tutorial slots – Microsoft Teams
Coaching and mentoring are proven techniques used to enhance the skills, knowledge, talents and potential of individuals as part of an organisational learning and development strategy. This unit explores the principles and practices of coaching and mentoring, and the impact these techniques can have in the development of a high-performance culture.
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Managing Change and final workshop (514) – 5 Credits
13 and 20 November 2025 – St Austell11 December 2025 – 09.30 – 16.30 – Individual tutorial slots – Microsoft Teams
Change is inevitable if an organisation is to maintain competitiveness and currency of practice. This unit has been designed to enable the learner to evaluate types and reasons for change within organisations and be able to select and apply theoretical models for its management. The purpose is not only to enable learners to develop the skills to manage change and achieve set objectives, but to do so in a professional manner with open and honest communication throughout the entire process.
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