How hard is a CMI Level 7 Management and leadership Qualification?

The Chartered Management institute (CMI) is a UK awarding body of management qualifications. They’re a Chartered Institute- the only Chartered awarding body in the UK for management and leadership, meaning they’re the only awarding body who can bestow Chartered Manager status, the highest management accolade.

CMI ensure learners are equipped with the skills required for effective management at a higher level, helping people become talented, competent, and successful managers and leaders. They form partnerships with businesses and academic institutions, like MMC Learning, who become CMI approved study centres, delivering the qualification training.

At MMC Learning, we offer CMI Level 5 Qualifications in Management & Leadership and CMI Level 7 Qualifications in Strategic Management & Leadership Practice.

Level 5 courses look at core management skills while Level 7 focuses on strategic aspects of management.

Our CMI Level 5 qualifications are ideal for middle managers or heads of departments looking to gain experience.

• CMI Level 5 Award in Management and Leadership – You’ll complete at least one study unit over 1-2 months gaining a minimum of 4 credits.
• CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership – You’ll spend 4-6 months undertaking any combination of units to achieve a minimum of 13 credits.
• CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership – You’ll complete a combination of units, gaining at least 37 credits over 12-18 months.

It’s worth remembering only the CMI Level 5 Diploma or above will allow you to apply for Chartered Manager status.

Our CMI Level 7 qualifications are perfect for senior managers looking to build on their experience.

• Level 7 Award in Strategic Management & Leadership Practice- You’ll study for 1-2 months and complete at least one unit giving you the minimum 7 credits to achieve this qualification.
• Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management & Leadership Practice– You’ll study for 4-6 months and choose a combination of units to gain a minimum of 14 credits.
• Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership Practice- You’ll study for 12-18 months, and you’ll undertake a combination of units totaling at least 37 credits.

If you choose to study for a level 7 management qualification with us, you’ll complete units in:

• Strategic Leadership– Developing an understanding of theoretical perspectives, approaches, behaviors, and skills needed as well as how to set and achieve sustainable strategic goals and respond to complex organizational challenges.
• Leading and Developing People to Optimise Performance- Developing an understanding of how to mentor people and exploring how leadership theories, culture, wellbeing, development, policy, and strategy can be applied.
• Leading Strategic Change– building an understanding of the scope, context and complexity of leading strategic change and how to apply theories and models of change.
• Personal and Professional Development for Strategic Leaders– understanding approaches to personal and professional development and reflecting on your own leadership.
• Developing Organisational Strategy- Learning how to develop an organization’s strategic direction through the development of a meaningful strategy.

To provide flexible learning, we deliver our courses 100% online through a combination of e-learning, audio, and video.

We’ll assess your skills through a series of written assignments of 3500-4000 words, supported by our experienced tutoring team, who provide one-to-one support and live/recorded webinars.

Entry requirements will vary depending on the course provider you choose.

Some may only require you can write English to a good standard. If you’re applying for a UK Level 7 Diploma from a non-English-speaking country, you will usually need to provide evidence of English language proficiency.

Some of the best now qualified managers started out as apprentices and worked their way up without ever achieving a degree or other academic qualification.

However, since the qualification is operating at a postgraduate level, many courses will expect you’ll either be a graduate, have another qualification at a similar level or have sufficient experience in the industry to be operating at that level. Some may even require you have a degree or a Level 6 diploma in management.