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Overview
The Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership is a comprehensive certificate aimed at developing skills, knowledge, and strategic understanding necessary for senior leadership positions. It combines previous managerial experience or qualifications and enables learners to address complex organisational challenges, lead teams proficiently, and promote corporate growth in compliance with professional and industry standards.
Benefits of Doing a The Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership Care course online
- Flexible Study: Acquire knowledge at your own speed, at any time and from any location, making it particularly suitable for senior workers with rigorous schedules.
- University Progression: As a postgraduate qualification, it offers a recognised pathway to master's top-up programs, including the MBA.
- Career Opportunities: Enhance your prospects for senior management, leadership, consultancy, and strategic decision-making positions across many industries.
- Work and Study Balance: Tailored for managerial professionals seeking to enhance their strategic competencies without disrupting their occupational responsibilities.
- Cost-effective: Engage in a fully online study format, thereby reducing expenses related to travel, classroom fees, and conventional university charges.
- No exams required: Evaluation is conducted via realistic, job-related tasks that facilitate your growth and exhibit your strategic competencies.
An online Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership provides you with master's-level skills, strategic knowledge, and advanced leadership abilities, positioning you for senior positions or direct progression to an MBA top-up.
Course Delivery
The qualification is delivered fully online through:
- Virtual Learning Platform: Access to study materials and resources 24/7.
- Tutor Support: Regular guidance via email, online forums,
- Independent Study: Learners study at their own pace with structured guidance.
- Obtain assignment: marking and feedback.
- Online Assessments: Assignments, projects, and portfolios submitted on LSM.
- Acquire: Assignment briefing, study lesson plan
- Receive excellent-quality study notes.
- Collaborative Learning: Discussion boards and group activities with other learners.
- Receive dedicated customer support via chat, telephone, and email (Monday to Friday)
Course Fees
All course fees, including payment plans and the awarding body registration fee, must be fully settled by the learner before certification can be issued.
Modules
Learners must complete the 6 mandatory units then choose a minimum of 2 optional units to achieve 120 credits total.
Mandatory Units
Unit 1 Manage Team Performance to Support Strategy
- Be able to set performance targets for teams to meet strategic objectives.
- Be able to agree team performance targets to contribute to meeting strategic objectives.
Unit 2 Strategic Planning
- Be able to conceive and analyse strategic options.
- Be able to formulate a strategic plan.
Unit 3 Information Management and Strategic Decision Taking
- Be able to understand the importance of management information on strategic decisions.
- Be able to understand the importance of information sharing within an organisation.
Unit 4 Leading a Strategic Management Project
- Be able to identify and justify a strategic investigative project.
- Be able to conduct research using different data sources and synthesise data and options.
Unit 5 Strategic Direction
- Be able to review and determine the organisation’s strategic aims and objectives.
- Be able to evaluate progress towards achieving organisational strategic aims and objectives.
Unit 6 Development as a Strategic Manager
- Be able to identify personal skills to achieve strategic ambitions.
- Be able to manage personal leadership development to support achievement of strategic ambitions.
Optional Units
Unit 1. Finance for Managers
- Be able to analyse financial information and data.
- Be able to assess budgets and their ability to support organisational objectives.
Unit 2. Strategic Marketing
- Be able to understand the relationship between the marketing plan and strategic objectives.
- Be able to produce a strategic marketing plan.
Unit 3. Organisational Change Strategies
- Understand how to apply solutions to organisational change.
- Understand how to develop a change strategy using implementation models.
Unit 4. Human Resource Planning
- Understand how the HR plan supports strategic objectives.
- Understand the legal and organisational frameworks for the employment of staff.
Entry Requirements
- To study a Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership learner must be aged of 19 and above.
- A Level 6 qualification (such as a bachelor’s degree) in a related subject, or an equivalent international qualification.
Qualifications
At the core of Qualifi’s mission is the creation and awarding of respected qualifications, built on a rigorous focus on high standards and consistency. Qualifi is recognised as an Awarding Organisation (AO) by Ofqual, the qualifications regulator for England, and is also a signatory to the BIS international quality commitments.
Assessment requirements
- Assessment is via assignment submission only.
- No Exams
Average completion timeframe
- The average time it takes our learners to complete the course is 5- 9 months.
- Learners are granted a maximum of two years’ access to complete the course from the date of enrolment.
Progression – Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership
Successful completion of the qualification allows learners to progress in several ways:
1. Higher Education
- A master’s top-up degree, such as an MBA or MSc in Strategic Management, Leadership, or Business Administration at a recognised UK or international university.
- Postgraduate qualifications in related areas such as management consulting, organisational development, project management, or corporate governance are also suitable progression routes.
- Doctorate-level study (PhD or DBA), depending on individual university entry requirements and professional experience.
2. Employment Opportunities
Learners can progress into a wide range of senior leadership and strategic management roles across different sectors, including:
- Senior Manager
- Operations Director
- Business Development Manager
- Strategic Planning Manager
- Management Consultant
- Project Director or Programme Manager
- Corporate Strategy Manager
- Head of Department
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