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First Line Management and Leadership

Course Code: DFLML
  • Level: 3
  • Qualification: Diploma
  • Awarding body: Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
  • Duration: One year
  • Course type: Part-time
  • Time of day: Daytime, Evening
  • When you'll study: Mondays, 1.00pm - 5.00pm or 5.00pm - 9.00pm

What's it all about?

If you’re a practising or aspiring manager, shift supervisor, or project officer looking to sharpen your leadership skills and drive results, this course is designed for you. Whether you’re already leading a team or preparing for your next step up, you’ll gain the tools and confidence to manage people, projects, and day-to-day operations effectively.

You’ll learn how to set and monitor goals, provide direction and motivation, and navigate the challenges of managing change and solving problems. Each unit is tailored to support your development as a first line manager, focusing on the practical skills employers value.

Course information

This course covers a range of essential leadership and management topics, including:

  • organisational awareness for first line managers
  • approaches to managing and leading people and teams
  • stakeholder communication for first line managers
  • contributing to the management of change
  • managing problems and decision making.

In order to be successful on this course you will need to have qualifications in maths and English at a minimum of level 2 (functional skills/GCSEs). 

You’ll be assessed entirely through coursework – there are no exams.

Upon successful completion you may progress to the CMI L5 Diploma in Management and Leadership at the College.

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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Future careers

What you could earn:

Chartered and Certified Accountants

£76,621.11

Potential salary

£20,082.71

Entry level salary

£42,280.03

Average salary

14

Annual openings in Plymouth

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