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Level 6 Certificate in Leadership & Management

Overseas Students

Wave Training Level 6 Certificate Award is designed for Overseas Students and provides 15 hours weekly classroom study, plus approved work placement experience.

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A Quick Guide to the Level 6 Certificate Award Programme

1. What is a Level 6 Programme?

• A Level 6 Leadership and Management Certificate Award is a degree level qualification which combines academic study with work place learning. The level 6 programme is developed to enable the student to gain essential experience and knowledge of the management processes within the UK at every level. Designed in association with employers, they are qualifications to equip people with the relevant skills, knowledge and understanding to achieve academic results as well as improve performance and productivity in the work place.

2. Why choose a Level 6 programme?

• The Level 6 Award focuses on a particular job or profession.
• They are intended to increase the professional and technical skills of current or potential staff within a profession, or intending to go into that profession, in this case, Management.
• The Level 6 Programme is designed by Wave Training in association with the Institute of Leadership and Management to provide a specialist work related qualification in a range of sectors.
• Students registered on the Level 6 programme will have the full benefits of remote access to Wave Trainings sister companies management system giving access to Care sector policies, practices and procedures.
• Students will gain free membership to the Institute of leadership and Management where online text books, journals and database can be accessed.

3. What does the Level 6 Programme consist of?

• The level 6 programme is made up of units
• Each unit is assessed and counts towards credits
• The Level 6 Programme is designed by Wave Training in association with the Institute of Leadership and Management to provide a specialist work related qualification in a range of sectors.
• The programme consists of a number of management units which are QCF rated at level 6/7 and delivered throughout the 3 years which culminate in this level 6 programme outcomes.

4. How is the Level 6 Programme assessed?

• Candidates complete units containing realistic academic and work-based assignments
• Each assignment is marked and assessed against a unit grading grid
• All assignment documentation will be signed off by the Candidate and Assessor
• The result of the assignment will be notified to the Candidate after marking
• Each assignment is given a pass or fail grade

How is a Level 6 Programme made up?

• Integrated assignments is a cluster of unit topics embedding into one main assignment
• The assignments embed the Common Induction Standards (CIS) throughout the programme to ensure students understand the standards required for their work placement.

For more information about the Common Induction Standards

Year 1
Work based Assignment	Integrated Work based Assignments	Integrated Assignments (Ongoing assignments)				Assignments (Ongoing assignments)				Work placement Assignment
Understanding the management role Assess your own leadership capability Communication in management Understand the Organisational environment	Managing health & safety environment Managing resources	Improving your own leadership & performance   Manage personal professional development				Develop the reflective manager Managing Individual development   Completing Operational research in the work place				Learning through complex workplace activities
30 Credits	6 Credits	18 Credits				14 Credits
Year 2
Integrated work based Assignment	Work based Assignment			Work based Assignment			Integrated Assignment		Work placement Research Project
Managing projects on the Organisation Analysing and presenting data to inform management decisions Making professional presentations	Developing the Critical Manager Leading innovation and changes			Reviewing corporate policy and strategy Learning through complex workplace activities			Work based Innovation Report		Leading project Implementation
8 Credits	9 Credits			66 Credits			15 credits
Year 3
Work based Assignment	Work based Assignment C/fwd		Work based Project C/fwd		Work based Assignments completed			Work based Assignments completed
Critical thinking and research skills in management Optimising organisational capacity	Developing Excellence in Organisations   Develop the Executive manager		Leading project Implementation		Reviewing corporate policy  and strategy Managing Individual development			Improving your own leadership & performance Manage personal professional development Develop the reflective manager
12 Credits	12 Credits		22 Credits		12 Credits

Your 15 hours classroom study per week could include:

• Project work carried out as an individual or as part of a group
• Work-based learning
• Facilitated activities
• Visiting speakers from the vocational sector as the 'client'

A range of assessment methods will be used. These could include:

• Case studies
• Projects
• Presentation
• Written assignments
• Work based projects ( Improving productivity )
• Role plays
• Log books/diaries
• Continuous Personal Development ( CPD )

Assessment and Verification Process

Internal Verifier

• The Internal Verifier's role is to ensure that internally assessed work consistently meets national standards but can also lead to staff development and quality improvement.
• Internal Verifiers have the knowledge and qualifications relevant to the qualification(s) and other competence-based award(s) for which they are responsible, to enable accurate judgements to be made regarding candidate performance in relation to competence criteria.

External Verifier

• The External Verifier is appointed by the Awarding Body to visit the centre at intervals throughout the year.
• The External Verifier may ask to see samples of your work to ensure that you are progressing through your qualification accordingly.
• The External Verifier has the responsibility to sample the assessment and also the Centre processes.
• The External Verifier can sample work from any candidate registered with the Centre

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