Our leadership courses develop the capabilities of existing and aspiring leaders in organisations, enabling them to improve performance, productivity, and deliver change.
The courses are designed to create ‘action-centred’ leaders, with dynamic capabilities to repeatedly lead change, growth and development in organisations and their employees. They take an action-learning approach which allows SMEs to focus on their specific challenges or opportunities. The courses is delivered online, in a tutor-led, peer-to-peer format, utilising lead-edge virtual learning environment and collaboration technologies. The courses are designed to support maximum accessibility and inclusion, particularly enabling participation from people typically under-represented in management and leadership roles.
Developing our leadership capabilities helped us think about the strategic changes the business needed to achieve our growth ambitions.
Raasheed Pakwashi, Technical Director – SME Water
Which courses are available?
For new or aspiring managers to develop personal management capabilities and skills, including decision-making, managing team dynamics and delegation capability.
Course duration and delivery
- Learners must complete the two stated units to achieve the CMI Level 4 Certificate.
- Total course duration is 16 weeks.
- Each unit is 8 weeks.
- Weekly tutor-led sessions (3 hours) will be delivered online.
- All course materials will also be available throughout on the Virtual Learning Environment.
- All learners will be registered with the CMI on outset and have access to their extensive Managers.org platform for additional learning materials.
Compulsory unit 1:
Managerial Styles and Behaviours (Unit 4001v1)
This unit teaches about the skills of effective and efficient managerial styles and behaviours. The unit will assess how managerial styles and behaviours may be adapted in line with organisational objectives and expectations.
Additional unit 2:
Management and Leadership Influencing Skills (Unit 4006v1)
This unit teaches about different management and leadership influencing skills and their impact on the achievement of individual and task objectives. This unit is ideal for candidates who have an interest in developing their management skills to a higher level and promoting themselves as a leader.
Assessment and verification
This is a vocational course where the issues and topics covered should be applied by the learner to meet identified personal developments needs and/or relevant continuous improvement needs of their employer. Candidates will submit a portfolio of coursework at the end of each unit for assessment.
Course prerequisites
- Participant learners must be age 18+.
- GCSE or equivalent in English Language.
| Available start dates |
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| This course will be available from January 2027. Exact start dates will be published in due course. Please note: Tutor-led weekly sessions will take place on a specified day, 9.30am to 12.30pm. |
For senior managers and leaders to develop the skills to required for making strategic decisions that support of the organisational objectives, purpose and vision, ensuring long term business growth and sustainability.
Course duration and delivery
- Learners must complete the two stated units to achieve the CMI Level 7 Certificate.
- Total course duration is 16 weeks.
- Each unit is 8 weeks.
- Weekly tutor-led sessions (3 hours) will be delivered online.
- All course materials will also be available throughout on the Virtual Learning Environment.
- All learners will be registered with the CMI on outset and have access to their extensive Managers.org platform for additional learning materials.
Compulsory unit 1:
Personal and Professional Development for Strategic Leaders (Unit 7014v1)
This unit will develop your understanding of the relationship between strategic management and leadership through key leadership principles, theory and organisational strategy.
Additional unit 2:
Leading Strategic Change (Unit 7005v1)
This unit will enable you to identify and justify a strategic investigative project, determine project objectives, undertake research and analysis to produce recommendations, and evaluate the impact of the project.
Assessment and verification
This is a vocational course where the issues and topics covered should be applied by the learner to meet identified personal developments needs and/or relevant continuous improvement needs of their employer. Candidates will submit a portfolio of coursework at the end of each unit for assessment.
Course prerequisites
- Participant learners must be age 18+.
- GCSE or equivalent in English Language.
- Existing leadership and management experience or confirmation of a workplace senior leadership mentor.
| Available start dates |
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| This course will be available from January 2027. Exact start dates will be published in due course. Please note: Tutor-led weekly sessions will take place on a specified day, 9.30am to 12.30pm. |
For strategic managers and leaders, embracing AI is not just about adopting new tools or enhancing technical capabilities; it is about driving long-term value creation, fostering innovation, and ensuring resilience in an ever-evolving global landscape.
These qualifications are designed to support practising or aspiring strategic managers and leaders, accountable for setting the strategic direction of an organisation. These managers and leaders will be both technical and non-technical practitioners. Through these qualifications, learners will develop an awareness of strategic AI leadership, and develop skills to put learning into practice through strategy development and change leadership related to AI implementation.
Course duration and delivery
- Learners must complete the two stated units to achieve the CMI Level 7 Certificate.
- Total course duration is 16 weeks.
- Each unit is 8 weeks.
- Weekly tutor-led sessions (3 hours) will be delivered online.
- All course materials will also be available throughout on the Virtual Learning Environment.
- All learners will be registered with the CMI on outset and have access to their extensive Managers.org platform for additional learning materials.
Compulsory unit 1:
Developing an Organisational Strategy for AI Readiness (Unit 739)
Leaders must have an in-depth understanding of AI strategy and how it can be developed if they are to operate effectively and maintain a competitive edge in complex local, national and global markets. The aim of this unit is to enable leaders to know how to develop and influence an organisation’s strategic direction through the development of a meaningful AI strategy. To support this outcome, leaders will critique the factors which drive the development of organisational AI strategy and appraise approaches to successfully develop this strategy. The unit culminates in leaders developing an organisational AI strategy to achieve a business goal. To complement this activity, leaders will propose an approach to implement and monitor the AI strategy developed to ensure its sustained success.
Additional unit 2. To achieve the Certificate, learners may choose from one of the following options:
Strategic AI Adoption & Governance (Unit 740)
In an era where “AI-first” is the mandate, the competitive advantage lies in the strategic agency of its leaders. Strategic leaders must shift from a passive consumer to a strategic architect of autonomous, resilient, and ethically grounded organisational systems. Learn to set the guardrails and intervention thresholds for decisive leadership. The aim of this unit is to equip strategic leaders with the expertise to critically evaluate the strategic viability of AI adoption and to design enterprise-level governance frameworks that safeguard organisational autonomy, accountability, and long-term capability.
Leading a Strategic AI Project (Unit 737)
A fundamental part of a leader’s role is to develop and lead strategic projects. Tailored to the long-term aims of the organisation, projects may focus on opportunities for organisational growth, development or the management of change, particularly in the context of AI transformation and implementation. A project may explore identified problems or weaknesses with current practice and they may be designed to create dynamic new opportunities in the competitive marketplace, explore new ways of working or build capabilities. Ultimately a strategic AI project should add value to the organisation. The aim of this unit is for leaders to undertake a strategic project linked to an AI initiative. To achieve this outcome leaders will develop a business case, propose research design to inform the project’s direction and recommend project management methods and tools to structure the delivery of the project. Leaders will report on project outcomes and reflect on the skills and behaviours which ultimately influence the success of the strategic AI project.
Assessment and verification
This is a vocational course where the issues and topics covered should be applied by the learner to meet identified personal developments needs and/or relevant continuous improvement needs of their employer. Candidates will submit a portfolio of coursework at the end of each unit for assessment.
Course prerequisites
- Participant learners must be age 18+.
- GCSE or equivalent in English Language.
- Existing leadership and management experience or confirmation of a workplace senior leadership mentor.
| Available start dates |
| This course will be available from January 2027. Exact start dates will be published in due course. Please note: Tutor-led weekly sessions will take place on a specified day, 9.30am to 12.30pm. |
Tuition Fees
The following tuition fees per learner apply:
| Certificate in Management and Leadership (Level 4) | Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership (Level 7) | Certificate in Strategic Leadership for AI (Level 7) |
| Per unit: £700 Total Certificate cost: £1,400 Multiple learner discounts are available for organisations, please contact us for pricing. | Per unit: £1,100 Total Certificate cost: £2,200 Multiple learner discounts are available for organisations, please contact us for pricing. | Per unit: £1,100 Total Certificate cost: £2,200 Multiple learner discounts are available for organisations, please contact us for pricing. |
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