Course Overview

Key Facts

  • Attendance: Distance learning with tutor support (you will have the opportunity to undertake live online webinars on key management topics)
  • Duration:12 weeks
  • Start date: Start at any time
  • Study time: You should allocate approximately two hours per week to work through online course materials, plus a further two hours a week to complete the written assignments

Are you ready to take the first step into leadership or management? Whether you’re an ambitious team member aiming for promotion, have recently been promoted to a manager, or are just looking to gain a recognised qualification to enhance your CV, this course will give you the skills and confidence to prove you are ready for the challenge!

ILM qualifications are respected by employers around the world, providing you with excellent career prospects; particularly when it comes to opportunities for progression into senior managerial positions.

As a student undertaking this qualification you will receive free studying membership with the ILM, which gives you access to a range of invaluable tools and resources that will compliment your management training. Studying memberships lasts for the length of your programme or a minimum of six months. Free resources include:

  • Learning Zone: an online toolkit with access to hundreds of management e-learning materials
  • Resource centre: browse and download thousands of management books and magazines
  • Business book summaries: overviews of more than 700 top business books
  • Edge online: the latest management news and exclusive articles direct to your inbox
  • Networking and events: specialist management events held across the UK and Ireland
Course Content

You will need to gain four credits to achieve the award, by choosing from the units below to suit your interests and job needs:

  • Planning and allocating work (2 credits)
  • How to motivate to improve performance (2 credits)
  • Conflict management (1 credit)
  • Stress management (1 credit)
  • Understanding good practice in coaching within an organisational context (3 credits)
  • Understanding good practice in mentoring within an organisational context (3 credits)
  • Understanding leadership (2 credits)
  • Understanding training and coaching in the workplace (3 credits)

Assessment

Each unit is assessed by a written assignment.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal academic entry requirements to undertake this qualification; we welcome applications from both those who are working in a supervisory/leadership role and those who are looking to gain this qualification to progress into such a role.

Please note: As our courses include online learning components, students are required to have access to a PC or laptop with a reliable internet connection.

Course Fees

Course Fee

£550

Awarding Body Fees*: £105
* these are payable by all students or employers and are recharged at cost and subject to change.

Course fees must be paid in full before the beginning of the course. A loan scheme is available, details can be found below.

CAW Loans2Learn
The CAW Loans2Learn scheme is a personal loan that can help you to spread the cost of your course into manageable payments over a period of up to 5 years. The loan can be used to fully or partially cover your course fees (but does not cover any awarding body fees, such as enrolment and examination fees). More information can be found here.

LOAN CALCULATOR
The current rate of interest for a CAW Loans2Learn is 9%. Click on the calculator icon to calculate your monthly repayment options based on different repayment term lengths.

 

Sources of financial help can be found on our student finance page. Before making any financial decision it is recommended that you seek advice from an independent source, for example the Money Advice Service.

If you have not achieved your qualification by the planned end date detailed in your individual learning plan, continued support and course access is available by paying monthly direct debit payments, or applying for a supplementary or increased loan, until certification is achieved.

These are current figures and may be subject to change. The differences in course fees reflect the level of funding that is available as a result of government policies and priorities. These may be as a result of age, employment status, previous education achievements, or location for example, and are outside the control of The College of Animal Welfare.

What Next?

The ILM Level 3 award will be a professional addition to your CV when applying for managerial or supervisory positions.

If undertaking this award has ignited your passion for leadership, you may look at further qualifications such as the ILM Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management.