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Developed for directors and senior managers who have the responsibility to translate organisational strategy into effective performance, the SCQF Level 11 Qualifications in Strategic Management and Leadership require the manager to focus on the implementation of their organisational strategy.
The SCQF Level 11 Award in Strategic Management and Leadership will build on the managerial skills and knowledge you already have. It will give you a greater understanding of the various roles and responsibilities involved in strategic management and through focusing on specific areas on management; we'll tailor your qualification to suit your professional needs.
A more extensive qualification, the SCQF Level 11 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership gives you a broader knowledge of effective management skills while focusing on the specific management areas appropriate to you and your workplace.
Our SCQF Level 11 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership is designed for strategic managers aspiring to develop their skills. A Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership is the benchmark qualification for full CMI membership, taking you another step towards Chartered Manager status.
With a more comprehensive structure, our SCQF Level 11 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership develops you further to give you all the key skills and competencies you'll need to become an effective strategic manager. As with the Diploma, the Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership gives you full CMI membership and takes you another step closer towards Chartered Manager status.
Typical units:
Assessment can be via practical work-based assignments provided by your Approved Centre. This ensures you minimise time away from work and that you undertake work study which is relevant to your own organisation’s context. Your Approved Centre can provide further information on other assessment methods available to you.
On successful completion of a Level 7 qualification in Strategic Management and Leadership, a number of progression opportunities become available:
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Developed for senior managers who have the responsibility to translate organisational strategy into effective performance, the CMI SCQF Level 11 qualifications in Strategic Management and Leadership requires the manager to focus on the requirement of implementing the organisation's strategy.
The CMI SCQF Level 11 qualifications in Strategic Management and Leadership are designed for directors and senior managers who have the authority and personal inspiration to translate organisational strategy into effective performance. These qualifications require directors and senior managers to build on their skills in strategic management and leadership and to focus on the requirements of inter-organisational strategy.
The Assignment Briefs listed below can be used by all CMI Approved Centres in the following ways:
If you are using the Assignment Brief for CMI to externally assess, you must follow the External Assessment Guidance for SCQF Level 11.
