ILM Level 7 Qualifications in Executive Management

Award - £410 per person plus VAT
Certificate - £830 per person plus VAT
Diploma - £1,370 per person plus VAT

The ILM Level 7 Award in Executive Management, ILM Level 7 Certificate in Executive Management, and ILM Level 7 Diploma in Executive Management are qualifications that have been specially designed to give practising or potential senior managers critical evaluative skills for their formal development in this role.

The Award is a concise qualification aimed at developing senior management skills and knowledge required at this level. The mandatory unit, 'Making informed decisions', examines different decision making strategies and their uses – assessing their relative strengths and weaknesses. Participants then research and employ appropriate strategies in an area relevant to their role.

The Certificate builds and broadens the skills and knowledge gained in the Award. In the second mandatory unit at this level, 'Developing the executive manager', participants collect and analyse feedback on their personal management practice and effectiveness. This information is then evaluated against significant management theories/models and schools/trends in management thinking. Finally, participants identify strengths in their own management practice and prepare an action plan to address areas for improvement.

The Diploma develops a comprehensive range of skills, providing participants with the broad body of knowledge required by senior managers. The qualification builds on the Award and Certificate, though is more suited to practising senior managers, due to the more challenging demands of the programme. Organisational change is examined in the additional mandatory unit.