Entry Requirements:
No formal entry requirements. Candidates must have a supervisory or management role.

Brief summary of main subject areas:
Level III requires completion of 7 units including, manage yourself, and maintain activities to meet requirements. Optional units include lead the work of teams and individuals and respond to poor performance in your team. It is expected to be suitable for staff who have some experience of supervision or first-line management.

Level IV is seen as suitable for a practising manager who has responsibilities which include, controlling financial budgets, allocation of workloads etc. 9 units have to be completed (5 mandatory and 4 optional), and these include, provide information to support decision making, manage the use of financial resources, implement quality assurance and carry out quality audits.
Full details available from SQA

Mode of Delivery:
Candidates undertake completion of a Portfolio which demonstrates evidence of Competence/Knowledge/Skills across all units.

Placement Requirements:
No placement requirements.

Certification and Recognition:
Both Level III and Level IV are awarded by SQA, the Management Charter Initiative (MCI) and the Institute of Management (IM).

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