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Unit 8581-700 · Credit Value: 7 · Level 7 · Guided Learning Hours: 30 Unit 8581-700 sits at the intersection of coaching practice and organisational strategy. Unlike operational coaching units that focus on skills and techniques, this Level 7 unit asks you to step above the coaching conversation itself and critically examine the conditions under […]

Unit 8617-701 · Credit Value: 20 · Level 7 · Total Qualification Time: 200 hours Developing a high-level business case is the skill that separates senior leaders who propose change from those who actually secure approval for it. Unit 701 demands more than a good idea — it requires you to establish the strategic rationale, […]

Unit 8605-412 · Credit Value: 3 · Level 4 · Guided Learning Hours: 15 Meetings are among the most visible — and most frequently criticised — activities in any organisation. When managed well, they align teams, resolve problems, and drive decisions. When managed poorly, they consume time, frustrate participants, and produce no discernible outcome. Unit […]

Unit 8605-417 · Credit Value: 3 · Level 4 · Guided Learning Hours: 12 Change is the one constant in every organisation — the question is whether you manage it or it manages you. Unit 8605-417 takes you through the full change cycle: understanding why change is necessary, identifying a specific opportunity, weighing its risks […]

Unit 8605-400 · Credit Value: 4 · Level 4 · Guided Learning Hours: 18 Understanding the management role is the foundation unit of the Level 4 qualification — the unit that asks you to step back from the daily operational whirlwind and examine what your role actually requires, how effectively you perform it, and where […]

Unit 8600-339 · Credit Value: 2 · Level 3 · Guided Learning Hours: 9 Mental health is not a niche HR concern — it is a core management competency. One in four adults in the UK experience a mental health condition in any given year, and the workplace is both a potential source of psychological […]

Unit CMI 501 · Credit Value: 7 · Level 5 · Total Unit Time: 70 hours CMI 501 is the foundation unit of the Level 5 qualification — the one that forces you to stop and examine the organisational machinery you work inside every day. Before you can lead effectively, you need to understand how […]

Unit 8607-504 · Credit Value: 5 · Level 5 · Guided Learning Hours: 24 Leading innovation and change is the unit that separates managers who maintain the status quo from those who reshape it. Where 8607-501 asks you to improve what already exists, 8607-504 demands that you introduce something genuinely new — and then lead […]

Unit 8607-501 · Credit Value: 6 · Level 5 · Guided Learning Hours: 18 Managing improvement is not about chasing perfection — it is about systematically identifying where performance falls short of what customers need and closing those gaps with structured, measurable interventions. Unit 8607-501 tests whether you can diagnose quality failures in your organisation, […]

Unit 8607-520 · Credit Value: 6 · Level 5 · Guided Learning Hours: 15 Unit 8607-520 asks you to step back from the day-to-day and conduct what amounts to a leadership audit — first of your organisation, then of yourself within it. Unlike units that focus purely on personal development planning, this unit requires you […]