CMI Level 7 Diploma Strategic Management and Leadership

CMI Level 7 Diploma Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Strategic leadership for organisational performance

These CMI Level 7 qualifications are designed for individuals wishing to develop strategic management and leadership practice who will have the knowledge, skills and behaviours to drive business activities in a senior, regional, specialist, director or CEO management and leadership role.

Who should take this course

The CMI Level 7 Diploma qualification has been designed for practising or aspiring managers in roles such as:

Senior Manager
Regional Manager
Specialist Manager (with expertise in a specific business or technical function such as quality, finance, risk, marketing, sales IT, human resources etc.)
Director or a CEO

Course duration

This course provides an in-depth knowledge and skills consisting of four units, which typically takes between two and four months to complete per unit. You can complete each unit faster or slower depending on your availability to study and learning style.

Progression opportunities

Upon successful completion of their qualification, learners are able to progress to further learning within the suite of Level 7 Qualifications in Strategic Management and Leadership in Practice – i.e. topping-up to an Extended Diploma.

Learners may also investigate the opportunity to become a Chartered Manager or enrolling on a higher level qualification with the CMI or progressing on to Higher Education study.

Purchase options

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Pay in full

£1,160.00 full course price and a £372.00 Registration Fee

Pay monthly

£116.00 / month for 10 months and a £372.00 Registration Fee

Pay one at a time

£372 Registration fee + £290 for your first unit

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Course content

Learners must complete a combination to a minimum of 370 TQT hours, 37 credits to achieve this qualification. The minimum guided learning hours is 106 for the CMI Level 7 Diploma.

Units included in this course:

701 Strategic Leadership (TUT 110)

The aim of this unit is to equip leaders with an in-depth understanding of strategic leadership within an organisational context. Leaders will explore the complexities of the role and the theoretical perspectives, approaches, behaviours and skills which can enhance their professional practice. The unit focuses on the leader’s ability to respond creatively to complex organisational challenges and understand how to set and deliver sustainable strategic goals.

702 Leading and Developing People to Optimise Performance (TUT 100)

The aim of this unit is for leaders to develop an in-depth understanding of how to effectively lead and develop people. They will explore the influence and impact of leadership theories, culture, wellbeing, development and design, policy and strategy that can be used creatively within the leadership role. Ultimately, leaders will have the opportunity to propose a leadership and development strategy. The aim of which values people whilst optimising an organisation’s performance.

704 Developing Organisational Strategy (TUT 90)

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 strategy. To support this outcome, leaders will critique the factors which drive the development of organisational strategy and appraise approaches to successfully develop strategy. The unit culminates in leaders developing an organisational strategy to achieve a business goal. To complement this activity, leaders will propose an approach to implement and monitor the strategy developed to ensure its sustained success.

612 Coaching Skills for Leaders (TUT 70)

Coaching is a powerful learning and development tool. Used effectively, it is able to optimise individual and team performance and the achievement of organisational goals. Coaching has rapidly become an essential leadership tool. It enables the professional manager and leader to support, motivate and empower individuals and teams in a conversational and insightful way. This contrasts with and complements the use of traditional directive leadership approaches.

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CMI Level 7 Diploma Strategic Management Leadership
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CMI Level 7 Diploma Strategic Management and Leadership
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Why would you want to pay One unit at a time vs Paying monthly?

This will depend on your specific requirement and how you plan to study, preference on payment schedule and availability of funds.

For example: If you prefer to pay a lower amount every month – a monthly subscription option will work better. Pay one unit at a time works well for those who wish to just purchase the first unit and take their time completing it, which could take a couple of months or more for some users. In this scenario your next payment will be in a couple of months rather than monthly, but the payments are larger. If you have any further questions please reach out to one of our course specialists here.

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Other options for CMI Level 7 Strategic Management & Leadership Practice

You can also achieve a CMI Level 7 Qualification in Strategic Management and Leadership by completed one of these courses. The qualification is the same, the durations and depth of knowledge depends on the amount of units you are committed to complete, ie Award – 1 unit, Certificate – 2 units, Diploma 4 units, and Extended Diploma – 8 units. More information on all four options for this Level 7 Strategic Management qualification available here.

If your goal to progress onto further study or higher level, you may want to opt for a Diploma, however if you are looking for a quick certificate to get a promotion, you may achieve your goal faster and cheaper. Please chat to one of our course specialists or complete a career assessment form if you would like more assistance when choosing which course will be most suitable for your specific requirements.

You must be 19+ years old and working as a Manager or similar to apply for this course.