ILM Level 5 Unit – Developing & Leading Teams to Achieve Organisational Goals & Objectives

Who is the course for?

This ILM Level 5 Unit is designed for middle managers, helping them to develop their skills and experience and prepare for senior management responsibilities.

The ILM (Institute of Leadership & Management) recognises that all organisations are different; their qualifications are designed with the in-built flexibility to adapt to meet employers’ diverse staff development needs. The unique unit-based qualifications structure gives employers the freedom to select from an array of optional units, to build programmes that deliver the specific skills and knowledge required from their colleagues.

Benefits for individuals

• Use core management techniques to drive better results
• Develop your ability to lead, motivate and inspire
• Provide strategic leadership as well as day-to-day management
• Benchmark your managerial skills
• Raise your profile in your organisation.

Benefits for employers

• Encourage strategic thinking at this level of management, to foster business improvement
• Engage middle managers with training and development – this qualification is designed to provide clear, measurable benefits to career-minded professionals
• Customise this qualification to your development needs.

What will I study?

By undertaking this unit, students will better understand the following:

1. Importance of leading teams to achieve organisational goals and objectives

• Concepts of authority and power; responsibility and accountability
• Differences between managing in public, private and voluntary sectors
• Processes of delegation and empowerment
• Factors influencing behaviour at work; theories of motivation and their application to individuals, including incentives and rewards
• Strategies to encourage managed risk-taking and to learn from failure
• The characteristics and behaviours associated with initiative, leadership, creativity and innovation, and how to foster them
• Need for performance assessment, and provision of development and/or counselling where necessary
• Relationship between team performance and organisational goals and objectives
• The Balanced Scorecard
• Quality initiatives such as TQM
• Techniques to evaluate team performance
• Feedback, recognition and reward techniques to support, motivate and monitor

2. Develop and lead teams

• Characteristics of groups and teams, team membership and leadership
• The importance of direction and values in creating effective teams
• Stages in team development, use of team roles for building a balanced team
• Teams in different contexts, e.g. operational, project, management, contractors, volunteers
• Inter-relationships between team and individual performance and development
• Factors influencing behaviour, theories of motivation and their application to teams, including reward systems, promotion, succession, and job rotation
• Techniques to evaluate team performance
• Techniques to review own performance, such as peer review and 360° feedback language

How will the course be delivered?

Classroom based sessions alongside other members of the group.

Course Entry Requirements

Candidates would normally have completed the ILM Level 3 Certificate in Leadership & Management and/or be employed in a managerial role. An informal discussion with the Programme Leader is recommended to ensure that the qualification meets individual needs.

The college operates a no refunds policy as detailed below. Cancellations and transfer requests are subject to the following conditions:

• More than 4 weeks notice – no charge
• 4 weeks notice – 30% of the cost
• 2-3 weeks notice – 50% of the cost
• 1-2 weeks notice – 75% of the cost
• Less than 1 weeks notice – 100% of the cost

All cancellations must be made in writing and are subject to a £10 administration charge. The full fee’s policy is available on request.

What will I get at the end of the course?

ILM Level 5 Award Unit – Developing & Leading Teams to Achieve Organisational Goals & Objectives

What can I do next?

See our other ILM courses available on our website here or contact us.

How much does it cost?

The course fee is only £460.00 delegate including 6 months trial studying membership of the ILM, Tuition, Registration, Assessment and Certification fees.