Senior Leader Higher Apprenticeship

Why choose this course?

• you’re a leader with senior management responsibility, looking to apply your learning to challenges within your organisation
• you want to become a transformative leader and gain expert knowledge, skills and behaviours to enhance your career
• you want to study a course which is recognised by the Chartered Management Institute
• you want to study part-time, benefiting from a flexible and blended learning journey
• when you graduate you want the option to progress onto the MSc Strategic Leadership or Master in Business Administration (at no additional cost to the learner or employer).

What will I study?

You’ll study 5 key modules, these include ‘Managing Strategy, Innovation and Change’, ‘Social Responsibility, Governance and Risk, ‘People, Culture and Communications’, ‘Delivering Value in the Workplace’ and ‘Reflecting on Professional Development’. Through these you’ll explore key management and leadership principles. You’ll learn to mindfully and critically navigate complex and dynamic business environments. You’ll investigate and analyse areas of strategy, enterprise, risk, innovation and change. We’ll encourage you to practice new techniques and behaviours to engage employees, build collaborative relationships and lead a successful team. You’ll feel inspired to look for solutions which make a positive impact on your organisation and society. You’ll accumulate your knowledge into a strategic business proposal. Written over 12 weeks, this will address a key need within your organisation.

You’ll study through a blended approach of expert online learning, regular classroom workshops, tutorials and group learning sets. The course is focussed on practice-based learning, giving you opportunities to learn through your workplace and ‘off the job’ training. ‘Off the job’ training happens outside of your day-to-day work duties and will amount to 20% of your contracted hours with your employer. This can involve learning activities at University or training in or away from the workplace. Through these learning experiences, you’ll pack your portfolio of evidence with real-life applications and reflections of the theory, skills, and behaviours you’ve learnt.

As an apprentice, you’ll typically study over 29 months starting in September or March. There is also a ‘fast track’ option which gives the opportunity to complete the course in 26 months. This will be agreed at the start of your second year, so you don’t need to decide yet. Both of these timeframes include 5 months to complete your end of point assessment. You’ll be employed for the duration of the course and will dedicate time to your learning on a weekly basis. You’ll take part in campus-based teaching every three weeks, usually on a Wednesday.

You’ll be supported by a team of professionals offering an impressive level of pastoral and academic support. From module leaders and the programme leader to a work-based learning tutor. You’ll review your progress with your employee mentor regularly. Throughout your learning journey you can access our Centre for Academic Skills Enhancement to boost your academic skills through workshops and resources. Together with the Chartered Management Institute, we’ll ensure you are prepared for your end point assessment.