ILM Level 7 Award and Certificate in Strategic Leadership

GRoup round tableThe ILM Level 7 Award in Strategic Leadership aims to give practising or potential senior managers the critical evaluative skills for their formal development in this role. The qualification does this by developing strategic leadership skills and assisting participants in gaining the knowledge required at this level.

The ILM Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Leadership aims to give practising or potential senior managers the critical evaluative skills for their formal development in this role. The qualification does this by developing strategic leadership and assisting participants in gaining the knowledge required at this level. This qualification builds on the ILM Level 7 Award in Strategic Leadership, and broadens the skills and knowledge in a flexible and practical way. Participants are not required to undertake the Award as a pre-requisite and may join Certificate programmes directly.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements, but participants will normally be either practising or aspiring senior managers with the opportunity to meet the assessment demands, and have a background that will enable them to benefit from the programme

ILM Membership

All registered candidates automatically become studying members of the ILM for one year, free of charge, and can enjoy a range of member benefits accessible through the ILM website. Successful completion of a Level 7 qualification provides eligibility for Associate Membership (AMInstLM) of the Institute of Leadership & Management.

Award Certificate Diploma
Qualification Accreditation Number 500/3551/4 500/3556/3 500/3559/9
Credit Value Minimum 12 credits Minimum 30 credits Minimum 60 credits
Duration Minimum 30 Glh Minimum 65 Glh Minimum 120 Glh
To be completed within
  • One year
  • Two years
  • Three years
Induction
  • One hours
  • Two hours
  • two hours
Tutorial support
  • At least 7 hours of support for assessment
  • At least 8 hours of support for assessment
  • At least 8 hours of support for assessment
Structure
  • Two mandatory units each with a credit value of 6 (combined 12 credits)
  • Three mandatory units with a combined credit value of 18
  • Optional units with a total minimum credit value of 12
  • Four mandatory units with a combined credit value of 24
  • Optional units with a total minimum credit value of 36 (at least 12 credits must be from Level 7 units)
Assessment – mandatory units
  • Critical Incident Review
  • Critical Incident Review, plus
  • Personal Development Record/
 Reflective Learning Log
  • Critical Incident Review, plus
  • Personal Development Record/Reflective Learning Log, plus
  • Consultancy report
Assessment – optional units Depending on the units selected, a choice of

  • Work-based assignments,
  • Reflective reviews,
  • Oral presentations,
  • Written reports
  • Centre-devised alternatives

Delivery Options

Delivery options may include blended learning programmes using a mix of workshops and/or tutorials together with online or text-based distance learning.

Structure of Level 5 Award and Certificate in Leadership

The award mandatory units are:-

  • Leadership in practice
  • Developing the reflective leader
  • The certificate mandatory units are:-
  • Leadership in practice
  • Developing the reflective leader
  • The leadership journey