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Executive Leadership Programme

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Chartered Management Institute Accredited
  • For professionals Senior leaders, Executives and Business Leaders
  • Accelerated pathway to achieve Chartered Fellow Status
  • A qualification without compliance-heavy administrative burdens
  • Focused on real-world impact and delivering Return on Investment (ROI)
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20+ Years Experience In leadership & management
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Course Overview

£4000 Commerically funded

Lead with clarity, shape organisational direction and deliver meaningful strategic impact. This programme combines leadership insight with practical application, helping you align values with strategy, navigate complexity and make confident decisions in uncertain environments. You will strengthen your ability to influence stakeholders, lead with integrity and build high-performing, inclusive cultures, while developing the strategic capability to drive organisational performance and work towards Chartered Manager status.

What You Will Achieve

Showcase your leadership expertise with these in-demand qualifications.

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Executive Leadership Programme Certificate

KnowledgeBrief Management School
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Level 7 Senior Executive Leadership Programme Certificate

Chartered Management Institute
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Chartered Manager
(CMgr) Status

(Subject to experience and validation)
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Chartered Fellow
(CMgr FCMI) Status

(Subject to experience and validation)
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Integrated CMI Level 7 Award in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Lead with Strategic Influence and Senior-Level Impact

The CMI Level 7 Award in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice is designed for individuals ready to strengthen their strategic management and leadership practice. It supports learners to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to drive business activity in senior, regional, specialist, director or CEO management and leadership roles.

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What You Will Learn

This programme is structured into four parts, each designed to build knowledge step-by-step while encouraging practical reflection and workplace application. You will strengthen your ability to think strategically, make informed decisions, lead change and manage organisational performance. The programme also develops your capability to influence stakeholders, build high-performing teams and create inclusive, resilient cultures that support long-term organisational success.

  • Develop strategic leadership capability in complex organisational contexts.
  • Explore ethical leadership, systems thinking and strategic mindset.
  • Interpret emerging trends through horizon scanning and organisational insight.
  • Strengthen strategic judgement, governance awareness and decision-making capability.

  • Analyse market dynamics, competitive positioning and external disruption.
  • Lead organisational change with confidence and strategic direction.
  • Strengthen strategic risk management and leadership decision-making.
  • Translate external insight into effective organisational action.

  • Assess workforce capability, readiness and succession planning needs.
  • Lead and influence people through strategic change initiatives.
  • Apply coaching and mentoring to sustain high performance.
  • Build inclusive, resilient and high-performing organisational cultures.

  • Define strategic context and justify project rationale.
  • Assess governance, implementation and financial viability requirements.
  • Evaluate organisational impact, risk and return on investment.
  • Deliver a strategic project demonstrating sustained organisational value.

Accredited by CMI, Chartered Management Institute

Our Executive Leadership Programme is accredited by CMI, the UK’s leading authority on Management and Leadership Qualifications. This recognition signals that the programme meets rigorous professional benchmarks and reflects the highest level of industry trust. For learners, it brings credibility, confidence, and a clear pathway to recognised professional standing. It also assures employers that their leaders are developing skills that are current, relevant, and aligned with the expectations of a respected chartered body.

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Our bespoke learning platform gives you a personalised space to study with clarity and purpose. It helps you see what matters, understand why and apply your learning in real workplace situations. With tailored guidance, clear insight and a seamless experience, your journey is focused, achievable and connected to meaningful impact.

Personalised, relevant learning

KBPro LXP tailors content to your goals and context, guiding you through clear, practical steps that help to build confidence and capability.

Real, evidence-based content

Every unit, activity, and resource is grounded in proven research and applied practice, giving you insight that you can use immediately in your role.

Learning that adapts with you

KBPro provides a learning journey that grows with you, offering timely prompts, supportive guidance, and the right content at the right moment.

Unlimited workshops

Enjoy ongoing access to engaging, expert-led workshops. Each session combines practical learning with opportunities to collaborate, discuss, and apply new ideas.

Guidance that drives real impact

Personalised coaching that supports, advises and challenges you to reach your goals. Skills Coaches connect your learning to your role and key priorities.

Leaders in Action Masterclasses

Free access to our Leadership in Action webinar series. Join inspiring leaders worldwide as they share thoughts on today’s most important modern leadership topics.

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Wiltshire Council

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