Find out more about the proposed UCL Leadership Academy
Do you want to gain a professional qualification in leadership and management and accelerate your journey as a high-performing manager?
This professional qualification offered to UCL staff is a career-focused business programme delivered within the workplace.’
These programmes will introduce you to tools and frameworks which are practically and immediately relevant to your work. From the outset, you will identify people related, team or organisational issues you face, and be coached and supported to manage these more effectively.
On-the-job training
Our programmes are designed to fit around your professional commitments, while providing you with a supportive one-to-one coaching relationship normally reserved for senior executives.
High value
Your Professional Development Expert will work with you over the duration of the programme to support you to complete the qualification. They are your own personal coach. Corndel’s Professional Development Experts are experienced managers from a range of business backgrounds. Our team has supported managers across many industries and at all stages of their professional development.
Respected
Corndel Leadership and Management Programmes are accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). On completion, the CMI will award you the CMI certificate in Management and Leadership or the CMI Award in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice, based on the programme you undertake. You will also achieve Foundation Chartered Manager, Chartered Manager or Chartered Fellow Status (Depending on managerial experience).
The Corndel Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management
The Corndel Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management develops the critical knowledge, skills and behaviours required by senior managers.
Our programme builds effective managers who think critically about business challenges and nurture high-performing teams and develops strategic management capabilities, leadership skills, self-awareness and communication skills.
Key features
- Regular coaching with a Professional Development Expert
- Bite-sized, practical projects to embed learning
- Tailored workshops designed with your L&D team
- Individual professional development activities which fit around your team’s role and responsibilities
- Externally assessed by the Chartered Management Institute
- Awarded a CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership on completion
- Chartered Manager, or Foundation Chartered Manager professional status
The Imperial & Corndel Executive Development Programme
This prestigious programme, designed for senior leaders, provides a personalised development journey from an internationally renowned University - Imperial Business School London - integrated with one-to-one mentoring and support.
The programme is delivered over 15 months, covering six core leadership topics, and is designed to enable flexible study through a personalised, blended delivery model.
Key features
- Personalised one-to-one executive coaching and mentoring
- Imperial College Business School Masterclasses
- Group learning sessions
- Externally assessed by the Chartered Management Institute
- 6 core leadership topics
- Professional qualification and certificate from a Top 10 global University
- Awarded a CMI Level 7 Award in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice on completion
- Executive Education Associate Alumni status with Imperial College Business School
- Chartered Manager, or Foundation Chartered Manager professional status
FAQ's
• The Corndel Level 5 Diploma programme is 13 months
• The Imperial & Corndel Executive Development programme is 15 months
What will I have to do?
You will have access to videos and textbooks covering core content via Corndel’s online learning platform. Using these each week, you will explore one topic and undertake short focussed tasks to apply concepts to your role. Each month, you will have a one-to-one session with your Professional Development expert. Corndel is also working with your L&D team to ensure the Diploma is tailored to your organisation. This may include bespoke workshops focussing on key priorities.
What is the time commitment?
• A minimum of one-hour per month in one-to-one coaching with your Professional Development Expert, via video conferencing;
• Two hours per week doing online learning and associated tasks;
• Some time reflecting on your learning and preparing for coaching sessions
• Typically, you will also spend five to six hours of your normal working week putting new learning from the Diploma into practice in your workplace (e.g. planning team briefings, scheduling workflows, reviewing others’ performance, communicating objectives). We will record these activities as a key component of the Diploma.
• Be a UK resident and live in England 50% of the year
• Have lived in the EU for the previous 3 years continuously
• Not be enrolled in full time education
• Not be currently participating in another apprenticeship programme
WHO ARE CORNDEL?
Recognised as a Centre of Excellence with the Chartered Management Institute, Corndel are an award-winning training provider. We help people to become resilient, effective managers and thrive in their roles through our high-quality workplace training.
Right from the beginning, Corndel differentiated ourselves through the quality of our programmes. Our course content is built in-house by a team of experts, and we have more than 100 in-house coaches who work with us. All are specialists in their field, combining senior leadership experience with coaching qualifications.
One-to-one interactions between our learners and our coaches is integral to our success. Every learner is different, and every learner gets a unique personalised learning experience.
Our stats speak for themselves – people who completed our programmes in 2021 told us that:
- 87% are more confident in their role
- 63% are more prepared to take the next step in their career if they wish to
- 47% have received more responsibilities at work
- 27% received a pay rise
- 73% of Corndel learners complete their programme successfully, compared to the market average of 65%