Our Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship (leading to Strategic Leadership PGDip) is an employer-led programme which combines workplace training with study. It will develop established and aspiring business leaders, giving them transformative skills.

We welcome professionals from the private, public and voluntary sectors in England. You will explore and pioneer solutions to global challenges in your workplace and community.

What you'll learn

This work-based, vocational programme supports individuals as they build leadership competencies, with a focus on workplace performance.

Learners on this apprenticeship will graduate with a Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship alongside a CMI Level 7 Diploma in Management and Leadership.

Your development

You'll focus on developing key Knowledge, Behaviours, and Skills. These will allow you to tackle business challenges and seize opportunities.

Knowledge

• Shaping organizational mission, culture, and values
• Organization structures, business modelling, diversity, and global perspectives
• New market strategies, changing customer demands, and trend analysis
• Innovation, disruptive technologies, drivers of change, and sustainability
• Systems thinking, data management, research methodologies, and program management

Behaviours

• Work collaboratively, empowering and delegating
• Take personal accountability based on clear values
• Embrace curiosity and innovation, finding creative solutions
• Value diversity and champion inclusivity
• Seek continuous professional development for yourself and your team

Skills

• Use horizon scanning and conceptualization for high-performance strategies focused on growth and sustainability
• Set strategic direction and gain support from key stakeholders
• Undertake research, critically analyse and integrate complex information
• Lead change, foster innovation, and drive continuous improvement
• Respond effectively in crisis situations using risk management techniques
• Act as a Sponsor/Ambassador, championing projects across organizational boundaries, including sustainability and UK Net Carbon Zero targets