BTEC Professional Award in Management Studies

	Course overview
	Target audience
	Module 1: Managing Change
	Module 2: Personal Development
	Module 3: Leadership
	Progression
	Course costs

Course overview

The one-unit core of the Award (Module 2: Personal Development) focuses on personal and professional development and the skills for managing self, which underpin all areas of management.

A wide range of further specialist units are available, enabling learners to negotiate alternative modules that focus on a specific area of management which is of interest, or which is specific to their current or future work responsibilities.

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Target audience

This course is particularly suitable for managers or potential managers working at first line or operational level who are seeking to develop their management skills in the workplace. The three-unit Level 5 BTEC Professional Award in Management Studies serves the needs of a wide range of learners either employed in, or seeking employment in, management positions. The qualification may also be attractive to learners who are unable to commit to the study time required by the BTEC Professional Certificate or Diploma. The award is equally suited to mature learners who wish to follow a short programme of study relating to an area of employment they are in or wish to move into, and to learners in full-time education study for a Higher National Certificate/Diploma or degree by providing a vocational element alongside.

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Modules

Module 1: Managing Change

Management has often been defined as ‘creating change through people’. This module encourages delegates to adopt this approach to change. Delegates will gain the realisation that it is only through the people that they work with that change can become successful.

This module will enable delegates to take a problem solving approach, initially defining issues and then looking at options, before selecting an appropriate route to change. Finally, the module looks at planning for implementation and evaluation of the change itself. There will be an emphasis on involving those directly affected, to gain their experience and knowledge as well as their commitment to, and ownership of, the change itself.

Throughout the module, importance will be placed the need to manage and control the change process by effective monitoring and evaluation. Various change models will be used as the basis of activity.

By the end of this module, delegates will be able to:

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Module 2: Personal Development

This module focuses on the importance of continuous personal and professional development through self-learning. Delegates will enhance the skills they require as an effective manager to meet their work objectives and improve their performance for future career development.

Delegates will be provided with the opportunity to identify their own development needs through conducting a skills audit and personal development planning process.

Delegates will take ownership of their future development needs and demonstrate that they have an updated and realistic personal development plan which fits with their own preferred learning style. This module will also enable delegates to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of their learning on their career path.

By the end of this module, delegates will be able to:

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Module 3: Leadership

This module looks at the development of practical leadership skills at a non-strategic level, within the rapidly changing working environment.

The module provides an opportunity for learners to explore in depth the attributes and skills of successful leaders. Learners will also be able to consider how some of the leadership theories and models can be applied to specific situations and to learn how leadership skills can be developed.

The module draws on a selection of established principles and on more recent work. It seeks to consider their relevance to specific working situations.

By the end of this module, delegates will be able to:

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Progression

Learners completing the BTEC Professional Award in Management Studies can progress to the 6-unit Certificate, the 9-unit Diploma, or to the Advanced Professional Certificate.

Course costs

Cambridge International Training and Education offers a range of packages for this qualification, including:

All CITE's programmes include the full package of course materials in electronic format, registration with and certification by BTEC (on successful completion). To discuss your specific needs, please contact us.

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