Course Overview
This qualification is designed for learners who want the knowledge and understanding required to successfully lead a team.The course will focus on the study of leading a team in a business environment.
What will I learn?
The objectives of this qualification are to help learners to:
• develop their knowledge of the principles of team leading
• develop their understanding of business
• develop the knowledge needed to support communication with a range of stakeholders at different levels.
It is made up of eight mandatory units as follows:
• Principles of team leading
• Understand business
• Understand how to communicate work-related information
• Understand how to develop working relationships with colleagues
• Introduction to coaching
• Introduction to mentoring
• Understand personal development
• Understand health and safety procedures in the workplace
Study, Assessment and Qualifications
This course is delivered purely online with digital content. Upon enrolment Learners are sent login details for our e-assessor system where they will access all course materials including workbooks and questions. Learners will also submit all work via this system which will then be marked by an Assessor and feedback provided.
Due to the nature of these Distance Learning courses, the emphasis is very much on self-directed study.
Learners should be able to take all the information needed to complete the course from the Workbooks but will also receive high level support from their Assessor and the Distance Learning Team.
Each unit will have a set deadline, which is usually 2 weeks, so Learners can plan their study time to fit in with these dates.
Entry Requirements
Learners must be aged 19 years or over as at the start of the academic year (31st August).
Must have lived in the UK or EAA for the last three years.
Must currently reside in England, in a post code outside of London, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, the West Midlands Combined Authority, the Tees Valley Combined Authority, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, the Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority, the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
If aged 19-23, must hold a full Level 2 qualification or above in any subject (e.g., QCF Diploma Level 2, five GCSEs/O Levels grade A-C, two or three AS Levels, CSE grade 1 5 or more, one A Level, QCF Certificate, GNVQ Intermediate, First Diploma, NVQ Level 2, First Certificate or Principle of Learning Level 2).
If aged 24+ no qualifications are required.
Additional Costs and Information
Learners can only complete one Distance Learning course at a time and cannot be on another funded course such as an Apprenticeship.
The allotted time for completion of this course is four months.
What Could I Do Next?
Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to: • NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Principles of Management • NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Management • NCFE Level 3 Diploma in Management Skills and Knowledge
