Five Reasons to Enrol on a Senior Leader Apprenticeship
Leadership apprenticeships are changing the face of professional leadership development across the UK. Creating qualified senior leaders with the knowledge and skills to drive sustainable organisational effectiveness, performance, and results and successfully navigate change is key to organisational success.
Senior Leaders are the catalyst for change and play a significant role in future-proofing the organisation. Given the unprecedented challenges faced in recent years, having the right people at the top with the right skills has never been more important. Employers’ investment into shaping highly effective, job-ready senior leaders has immense value in responding to existing pressures and building future capacity. The Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship route offers just that. The added benefit is that employers can use their Apprenticeship Levy pot to fund this investment.
Here are five reasons to get ahead and get qualified.
- Advance your career
The Level 7 Senior Leader apprenticeship is the ideal next step for those in senior management positions who would like to formalise their senior management expertise and become qualified. Successful completion can transform a manager’s CV by adding the following highly recognised qualifications:
- Chartered Management Institute Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice
- Chartered Manager Award
- Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship Standard
- Rich learning environment
This programme is delivered via a rich blend of learning methods to ensure variety, challenge and flexibility. These methods include executive coaching, masterclasses, action learning, self-directed learning and leadership initiatives which appeal to all learning preferences and provide sufficient challenge and stretch where required to help Senior Leaders realise their personal and professional goals.
- Build a network of like-minded peers
The Senior Leader Programme is open for Senior Leaders at attend from a wide range of organisations and sectors across England. This provides a fantastic and rare opportunity to network and learn from others with different experiences.
- Learn how to deal with current real-world challenges
The programme works seamlessly alongside workplace practice, enabling learners to deal with real-world challenges through a wide range of leadership initiatives, projects and their final strategic proposal. Working within a live workplace context ensures senior leaders deliver immediate benefit and impact, overcoming current issues/challenges and enhancing personal performance and results.
- Fully funded
Apprenticeships are one of the most cost-effective ways for becoming a qualified Senior Leader as the programme is fully levy funded which results in no direct cost for the employer.
The Senior Leader Apprenticeship is designed for any individual moving into a senior or strategic management role with responsibility for setting strategy and direction and driving strategic intent.
To find out more about the next scheduled programme, get in touch by e-mailing Karen Young, Programme Manager at [email protected].