Assessment Only ProgrammesNational Vocational Qualifications or NVQs are qualifications that prove your capability to carry out your job. The training is predominantly at your place of employment and the assessment of the NVQ is carried out in relation to your abilities on the job.
The Management NVQ is recognised throughout the UK and is designed by employers to meet the requirements of the modern business. You customise your own NVQ, enabling you to zero in and cultivate the management skills that you use most.
The outline of the course will help you choose what to learn, depending on the management skills you need to do your job more competently. You can cover everything from time management, briefing skills and problem solving to work planning, setting targets and monitoring results.
A management NVQ enables you to demonstrate to your current employer and or future employer that you have attained a nationally recognised benchmark in management.
The NVQ training programme enables you to rapidly and easily fill any skills gaps you have while you are working at your place of employment.
NVQ management courses help you to expand your management skills base.
Supply Chain Management level 4 is aimed at individuals working in supply chain roles in businesses and organisations. The awards are useful in all sectors, level 4 is for middle managers. Possession of a level 4 Supply Chain Management NVQ provides access to membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, the professional body for people working in supply chain roles.
If you are already leading/supervising a team or are in a first line management position of any description and you wish to benchmark your competence against the national standards, this programme is for you. The programme includes national accreditation via completion and assessment of a number of management units and a portfolio of evidence online.
If you are already managing a department/team or are in a middle management position of any description and you wish to benchmark your competence against the national standards this programme is for you. The programme includes national accreditation via completion and assessment of a number of management units and a portfolio of evidence online.
If you are a senior manager with significant responsibility accross the organisation and you wish to benchmark your competence against the national standards this programme is for you. The programme includes national accreditation via completion and assessment of a number of management units and a portfolio of evidence online.
Leadership skills are crucial! This unit enables the leader to identify, plan and implement training and development activities relevant to their professional development as leaders. This course includes national accreditation of an individual management unit via completion and assessment of the unit and portfolio of evidence online.
This unit enables you to review and improve your personal time and priority management. You will develop a clear personal development plan by identifying where you are now and where you want to be in the next 2 to 5 years. Specific relevant learning and development activities will be identified and actioned. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
This unit will enable you to review and develop where required an operational plan for your work area. It will allow you to step back and identify goals and targets, which you will use for evaluating how well you and your team are doing. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
The strategic leader knows where the organisation is heading. This unit guides, supports and assesses the organisation’s strategic plan and direction. It covers the external environments and impending changes, integrating them into a coherent plan for delivery to all staff. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Once the strategic plan has been developed it must be put into action, with full implementation and evaluation processes in place. This unit allows the leader to review their performance in this area. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
A key issue for every leader is the ability to agree and set clear objectives for their team and individual team members, to provide the required support and to monitor progress. This unit allows the leader to review their performance in this area. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Effective leadership is the key issue for any good team and organisational performance. This unit will help you determine how well you are performing as a leader. It's a very practical approach and you will be able to identify any areas for improvements as well as ensuring you are clearly and appropiately focussed. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
This unit enables the strategic leader to ‘benchmark’ their leadership behaviour and ability to move the organisation forward. The strategic view means that staff at all levels are effectively led and achieve the organisation’s plans. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
All organisations must comply with a range of requirements relevant to their sector and operation. It is the responsibility of the leader to ensure that compliance is ongoing. This unit will enable the leader to measure compliance at every level of the organisation. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
All organisations develop procedures and processes, to ensure they continually comply with the necessary legislation, regulations and ethical requirements. This unit enables the manager/leader to identify the current/future requirements and the level of their work performance against these requirements. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Innovation is crucial for the well-being of any team and organisation. It’s also necessary to encourage people at all levels to identify and discuss improvements that could be made. They will need help, guidance and support and this unit allows the manager/leader to review their performance in this area. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
If an organisation doesn’t innovate it will potentially lose its position in the market, its effectiveness and possibly its life. Leaders at this level are able to recognise where and how change and innovation are required. This unit allows the leader to review their performance in this area. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Change is constant for every organisation and every leader. Change should be carefully considered, planned and implemented efficiently and effectively and this doesn't happen by chance. This unit enable the leader to review their performance in this area. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
‘Constant change is here to stay!’ So any manager/leader must be able to identify and plan to introduce change, to benefit their team and organisation. This unit helps you to review your strengths and approach to introducing and managing change. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Implementing change is crucial for any manger/leader! Without change, an organisation will lose its market position and possibly its life. This unit is often completed together with unit C5, 'Plan Change'. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Good relationships are essential for every leader. These are developed over a period and this unit measures the level and effectiveness of your progress, or lack of progress in this area, identifying any improvement areas. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Where there are people, there is always potential conflict. This unit allows the manager/leader to review what conflicts are present, or may potentially become a reality and how well they are successfully managing conflict. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Every organisation has disciplinary procedures, it’s crucial you know how to implement and follow these procedures. This unit enables the leader to review their performance in this area. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
All managers/leaders need good working relationships at all levels. This unit allows you to review the level of your relationships with people at every level of the organisation – identifying where you may need to improve! This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
All managers/leaders are continually challenged in this area of people and relationships. This unit allows you to step back and review your relationships at all levels – seniors, colleagues and team members and other stake holders – identifying what you may need to improve. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Getting the right staff is crucial for every leader. New recruits should complement the team. This unit identifies good practice in the recruitment process and demands that it is followed. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Reviewing the organisation’s current position and it’s future shape are key elements in ensuring success. This unit ensures that leaders are able to identify workforce requirements and develop plans to fulfil such requirements. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
This unit emphasises the teams approach to planning, allocating and monitoring work. Setting objectives and communicating work requirements to the whole team is crucial for effective performance. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
This unit allows you to check and review your work plans, how you are allocating and monitoring the performance of your team/department. A very practical approach will enable you to benefit, by identifying improvements that can be made to departmental performance. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Effective manager/leaders recognise the great potential in their team. The support of individuals with appropriate training and development is therefore not only helpful, but crucial. This unit measures and guides the manager/leaders process in this key area. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
How well a manger/leader handles the area of underperformance, will determine the level of team/departmental performance. Every team member must be encouraged to perform to maximum levels. This unit will help you identify and deal with under performers, within the constraints of your organisation. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Every manager/leader must understand and be able to manage a budget, ensuring that costs are observed and profits maximised. This unit will enable you fully understand and reduce your costs, to increase the organisation’s profits. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Every organisation lives on its finances – it enables it to ‘pay its way’. This unit encourages the leader to review additional areas for gaining finance. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Compliance with health and safety law is mandatory. One of the processes used to maintain a safe and healthy working environment is the completing of risk assessments. This unit will give you feedback on your risk assessment process. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
If you are a Health and Safety manager for a department/area or are responsible for Health and Safety across an organisation. This unit will help you benchmark your performance in this area. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Leaders are expected and required to complete projects across a range of subject areas. This unit covers the key elements required for effective project completion, from planning through to managing/monitoring the project to completion. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Customers are very important people, we all have them and they need to be continually satisfied. This unit will ‘benchmark’ your performance and encourage continuous improvement. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Strategic leaders have a responsibility to ensure the organisation continually improves its performance. The ability to work through others at all levels is a critical skill and this unit measures the leader’s performance in this area. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
Effectiveness and efficiency are crucial for success. Leaders are required to develop and implement, with their team, appropriate procedures and processess, which deliver on the organisations key performance indicators. This unit measures performance in this area, enabling the leaders to evaluate the current working practices. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.
The processes we use to run our department and our business, have been developed over a period. This unit will enable you to review their appropriateness and their value. You may even have to introduce new ones or extend and improve those that already exist. This course includes national accreditation of the unit and a portfolio of evidence online.