PMD5 – VTCT (Skillsfirst) Level 5 Diploma in Principles of Management and Leadership (RQF)

Qualification summary

The VTCT (Skillsfirst) Level 5 Diploma in the Principles of Management and Leadership (RQF) is designed to provide the knowledge, understanding and skills learners need to become operational or strategic managers. It is aimed at those in business management or other sectors with a responsibility for higher-management and/or strategic management.

It also provides an opportunity for those learners wishing to gain a nationally recognised higher level management-specific qualification in order to enter employment in management, or to progress to further management qualifications, such as the VTCT (Skillsfirst) Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management and Leadership (RQF) or onto a Foundation Degree.

Learners undertake one mandatory unit covering the principles of management and leadership, following which they can choose from a wide variety of higher-level management-specific activities such as change management, quality management, strategic management and other related higher-level management topics.

VTCT (Skillsfirst) Level 5 Diploma in Principles of Management and Leadership (RQF)Handbook

Qualification structure

In order to achieve the Level 5 Diploma in Principles of Management and Leadership (RQF) the learner must complete 40 credits – 10 credits are from the mandatory units (Group A) and a minimum of 30 credits from the optional units (Group B). At least 35 credits must be at, or above, Level 5

Guided Learning Hours (GLH) are 240

Total Qualification Time (TQT) is 400

Qualification numberQualification reference
PMD5 600/1912/8 

Group A – mandatory unit

RQF
unit no.
Skillsfirst
unit no.
Unit titleCredit value
R/602/1366PM14Principles of management and leadership10

Group B – optional units

RQF
unit no.
Skillsfirst
unit no.
Unit titleCredit value
F/602/1878PM15Managing communications at work5
J/602/1431PM16Personal development5
M/602/1438PM17Leadership in your organisation5
K/602/1440PM18Financial awareness for managers5
A/602/1443PM19Management of change5
D/602/1449PM20Management activities10
R/602/1464PM21Managing projects10
D/602/1466PM22Developing successful business teams5
K/602/2054PM23Managing decision making10
J/602/1879PM24Recruitment and selection5
M/602/1469PM25Managing staff performance5
Y/602/1479PM26Quality management in an organisation5
R/602/1481PM27Managing budgets5
D/602/1483PM28Managing innovation in an organisation5
K/602/1485PM29Marketing principles for managers5
M/602/2055PM30Customer relationship management5
A/602/1488PM31Principles of strategic management5

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