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EI and LEO National Initiative - ILM Understanding Leadership (Level 3)

This course is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding of leadership as required by a practising or potential first line manager. Learners will explore various leadership theories and models, gain insight into their leadership styles, and develop the skills needed to effectively lead teams and organizations.

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Description

Learner Profile:

This course is aimed at individuals who have management responsibilities and wish to develop managerial skills but have no formal training.

Learner prerequisites:

Candidates should at minimum have completed the Junior Cert with pass grades in at least five ordinary level subjects (including Maths and English). 

All applicants must have a very good standard of written and spoken English (B2 Level) to complete assignments.

Learning outcomes:

To provide learners with a variety of knowledge and skills related to effective leadership:

  • Understanding leadership styles
  1. Describe the factors that will influence the choice of leadership styles or behaviours in workplace situations
  2. Explain why these leadership styles or behaviours are likely to have a positive or negative effect on individual and group behaviour
  • Understand leadership qualities and review own leadership qualities and potential 
  1. Assess own leadership behaviours and potential in the context of a particular leadership model and own organisation’s working practices and culture, using feedback from others
  2. Describe appropriate actions to enhance own leadership behaviour in the context of the particular leadership model


Course Content:

  • The qualities of leadership
  • The leader – roles and responsibilities 
  • Differences and similarities between leadership and management, and the need for each of them
  • Range of at least three leadership models (such as trait, contingency, situational, distributive, servant oblique leader, transactional/transformational and their significance for task performance, culture and relationships
  • Leadership behaviours and sources of power
  • Identification, development and appropriate choice of personal leadership styles and behaviours 
  • The role of trust and respect in effective team leadership
  • Supervised proactive or simulation to develop the ability to apply knowledge and skills

Duration:

12 hours (plus a 2-hour Induction)

Exam/Continuous Assessment details:

1 written assignment

Certification /Awarding Body/Credits:

Certification: ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management (Module Certification)



Awarding Body: City & Guilds of London Institute



Credits: 2

Progression Pathway:

The addition of 3 further modules on this programme will result in the attainment of:


  • ILM Level 3 Certificate in Leadership and Management


Additional modules part of the certificate award are as follows:


  • Understanding Conflict Management in the Workplace (AMC22244)

  • Understanding Stress Management in the Workplace (AMC22245)

  • Understanding Change in the Workplace (AMC22243)