Duration

Minimum 45 guided learning hours excluding assessment to be completed within one year

Minimum 220 guided learning hours excluding assessment to be completed normally within one year, or a maximum of three years

Structure and Content

• Short induction lasting no less than two hours
• Three mandatory segments (minimum) of 6 hours each as follows:
  • D2.1 Management in Organisations
  • D4.1 Planning for Efficiency
  • D6.1 Managing Individuals plus
  • a further four segments (minimum) selected from the full range available (see grid) in the ILM Level 4 Diploma in Management (no more than two from any module overall)
  • tutorial support for assessment - one hour
  • reflective learning and development to be achieved through CPD statement.

• Induction lasting no less than three hours
• Minimum seven hours tutorial guidance for assessments for the full award, or pro rata for single units, plus
• Seven 30-hour units (see grid) comprising a total of five segments per unit
• Collaborative learning is essential and may be achieved by provision of an Extended Learning Experience or residential period
• Reflective learning and continuing professional development are also essential features of the programme, to be achieved through the CPD Statements.
• Offered either as an Integrated programme or as a Modular programme, where modules can be completed and certificated individually.

Assessment

• Each candidate must complete to a national standard:
  • a Work-based Assignment
  • Segment Reviews to cover two of the four optional segments

• Each candidate must complete to a national standard:
  • either seven Work-based Assignments (WBAs) (approx 1,200 words each) based on a single unit OR fewer, WBAs combining units and pro rata in length and complexity
  • a Management Report of 4,000-5,000 words in length
  • a Summative Continuing Professional Development Plan
  • an individual EV Interview

Entry Requirements

No formal entry requirements, but participants should be practicing or potential middle managers with a background that will enable them to benefit from the programme. Most benefit will be gained if participants have prior experience of management at first line management level, though this is not essential.

ILM Membership

Candidates who achieve the ILM Level 5 Introductory Diploma in Management will be eligible to apply for the minimum grade of Associate Membership (AMInstLM). Those who achieve the ILM Level 5 (new NQF) Diploma in Management are eligible to apply for the minimum grade of Member Membership (MInstLM). Call 01543 251346 for details or e-mail membership@i-l-m.com.

Progression

• ILM Level 5 (new NQF) Diploma in Management
• ILM Level 4 S/NVQ in Management

• ILM Level 7 Introductory Executive Diploma in Management
• ILM Level 7 Executive Diploma in Management
• ILM Level 4 S/NVQ in Management
• ILM Level 5 S/NVQ in Management

Unit No. and Title & Segment

Unit No. and Title & Segment

D1 Self Management and Skills
D1.1 Continuing Professional Development
D1.2 Grasping Opportunities for Innovation and Improvement
D1.3 Objectives and Targets
D1.4 Stress Management
D1.5 Interacting with People
D1.6 Negotiating Skills
D1.7 Professional Presentations (also E1.7)

D5 Finance and Numeracy
D5.1 Managing by Budgets
D5.2 Making a Financial Case
D5.3 Understanding Finance
D5.4 Management Accounting for Managers
D5.5 Presenting Numerical Data
D5.6 Analytical Statistics
D5.7 Spreadsheets for Managers

D2 Operating Context and Change
D2.1 Leadership and Management in Organisations
D2.2 Leading Change (also E2.3)
D2.3 Managing Change (also E2.2)
D2.4 The Legal Framework (also E2.4)
D2.5 Organisations and their Cultures
D2.6 Managing Ethically
D2.7 Economic and International Contexts

D6 People Management
D6.1 Managing Individuals
D6.2 Developing and Leading Teams (also E6.5)
D6.3 Addressing People Problems
D6.4 Identifying Individual Development Needs
D6.5 Providing Development for Individuals (also E6.4)
D6.6 Human Resource Planning
D6.7 Managing and Delivering Training
D6.8 Recruitment and Selection (also E6.6)

D3 Meeting Customer Needs
D3.1 Planning to Meet Customer Requirements
D3.2 Understanding the Organisation
D3.3 Managing Quality
D3.4 Customer Relations
D3.5 Product and Service Management
D3.6 Marketing and Selling
D3.7 Understanding the Market

D7 Information and Communication
D7.1 Attending Meetings
D7.2 Gathering Information
D7.3 Communications
D7.4 Leading Meetings and Briefings
D7.5 Interviewing (also E7.5)
D7.6 Effective Written Communication
D7.7 Information Systems
D7.8 Text Processing for Managers

D4 Planning and Resources
D4.1 Planning for Efficiency
D4.2 Health, Safety and the Environment
D4.3 Facilities Management
D4.4 Work Analysis
D4.5 Managing Equipment
D4.6 Managing Materials
D4.7 Project Planning and Control
D4.8 Successful Project Delivery
D4.9 Operations Research Techniques

• Segments in bold type are mandatory (core)
• A few segments are common with ILM Level 7 Executive Diploma in Management, and this is indicated by reference to a corresponding E segment. Credit will be given for these segments completed on the Level 5 programme where candidates progress to Level 7 within the following three years.