Degree Apprenticeship: BSc (Hons) Professional Management Practice - Chartered Manager
Enabling you to gain Chartered Manager status with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) alongside your honours degree
How to apply
Fees and funding
Entry requirements
Information for employers
Currently employed
If you are employed and have discussed the possibility of starting a Degree Apprenticeship with your employer, contact Enterprise Solutions at Plymouth University on enterprisesolutions@plymouth.ac.uk or +44 800 052 5600, to be put in touch with the relevant Degree Apprenticeship Account Manager.
Seeking a new position
If you are currently not working, are a school leaver or are looking to change your job in order to start an Apprenticeship, you will need to apply for an Apprenticeship vacancy. You can find out about vacancies in a number of ways; the government offers an Apprenticeship vacancy search at: www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch or you can contact us and we will direct you to a partner in your area who can support you with this process.
Fees and funding
- Apprentices do not pay any course fees.
- By studying a Degree Apprenticeship, students will obtain a full honours degree, and not incur any costs.
- Fees are paid for by the employer.
Funding models
There are currently two funding models;
- Co – funded: Non levy organisations and Levy who have exceeded their Levy contribution.
- Fully funded: Levy paying organisations
Course cost
New students post May 2017 Sept 2018
Total course cost £12,000
Example of costs per funding model;
Example of costs per funding model;
Co-funded
If you are a non-levy paying organisation or you are a Levy organisation who has exceeded their pot the government will financial co-support your Apprenticeship training – they will contribute 90 per cent of the costs and as the employer you will contribute 10 per cent.
- Government contribution £10,800
- Employer contribution £1,200
- Apprentice contribution £0
If the annual pay bill of your organisation exceeds £3m you will pay for your apprenticeship training through your levy account. If you have exceeded your levy contribution you will fund apprenticeship training through the co-funded model – to better understand how this will work please make contact with us.
Employer contribution £12,000
A relevant HND, Foundation Degree, or other Level 5 (or equivalent) qualification will be required.
Professional diplomas or certificates from a relevant professional body (ILM, CII, CISP, CILT, IoE, CMI, CIPD) and recognised as equivalent to Level 5 may also be considered. The qualification should ideally be in subject relevant to your chosen specialist route.
Applicants with credits or qualifications in a non-related subject must demonstrate that they have knowledge and skills sufficient to meet the demands of this programme.
Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to achieve an IELTS overall score of 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill) or equivalent in a secure English Language test. If an applicant’s English Language score does not meet these requirements, they may complete one of the University’s pre-sessional English Language courses, to support their application.
Applicants who do not possess the qualifications outlined above may also be eligible for admission on the basis of previous work experience or training. In consultation with your employer, the programme team will ensure that applicants can demonstrate their capacity to benefit from and successfully complete the course as above. Applicants will be subject to a diagnostic of their core knowledge and skills to establish the level of prior and experiential learning. If this is satisfactory, they will receive appropriate learning support to ascertain their readiness to start their programme of study.
Information for employers
The Chartered Manager degree apprenticeship has been
specifically designed by employers for employers, to offer a work-based degree
tailored to meet the needs of your business.
Working in close collaboration with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), this course provides a uniquely flexible alternative to traditional university study, giving your employees the opportunity to gain a BSc (Hons) Professional Management Practice degree at the University of Plymouth and earn prestigious Chartered Manager status, while in employment.
Internationally recognised as the highest status that can be achieved in the management profession, the Chartered Manager accreditation will develop and enhance all of the practical skills and core knowledge they will need to become a successful 21st century leader.
Core skills
- project management
- business finance
- communications
- sales and marketing.
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Key benefits
- Tailored to your business needs: an industry-led, work-based degree tailored to meet the needs of your business that enables your employee to specialise in a number of career-specific areas.
- Prestigious Chartered Manager status: internationally recognised as the highest status achieved in the management profession.
- Increase retention and productivity: a business focused employee that is up-to-date with the latest management techniques and technology.
Who is this for?
This is suitable for new recruits entering into their first management position, as well as aspiring or existing managers already in employment. Whether you are in the private or public sector, a small or large organisation, this degree apprenticeship programme will help your employees acquire high level management skills and competencies to become a successful leader.
Job roles may include: Line Manager, Team Leader, Senior Manager, Head of Department, Office Manager, and Operations Manager.
Find out more
For further information contact Enterprise Solutions at the University of Plymouth on enterprisesolutions@plymouth.ac.uk or +44 800 052 5600, to be put in touch with the relevant Degree Apprenticeship Account Manager.
Today’s competitive global markets require organisations to have skilled and agile managers who can identify and flex to ever shifting demands.
Recognising both the needs of employers looking to recruit or retain professional, industry-savvy staff, and the needs of individuals who want to enhance their experience with a recognised qualification, Plymouth University offers BSc (Hons) Professional Management Practice - Chartered Manager as a work-based degree apprenticeship.
Key features
- @ Earn while you learn. Apprentices are employed and receive a full wage while studying.
- @ No course fees – costs are paid for by government and your employer.
- @ Choose to specialise in a number of career-specific areas.
- @ Gain experience of, and have access to, industry-leading tools and applications.
- @ The learning is relevant to your workplace.
- @ Practical unique hands-on approach to teaching and pastoral support throughout your degree.
- @ Experienced academic staff involved in internationally recognised research and/or industrial collaboration will support you throughout this course.
- @ ‘Chartered Manager’ is internationally recognised as the highest status that can be achieved in the management profession.
Your lecturers
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Mr David Adkins
Lecturer in International Procurement and Supply Chain Management
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Mark Bennett
Lecturer in International Procurement and Supply Chain Management
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Mr Hugh Conway
Lecturer in Marketing
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Dr Lise Hunter
Lecturer in Operations & Supply Chain Management
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Dr Hilary Duckett
Associate Dean - Employability
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Dr Sue Kinsey
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in HR Management
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Dr Richard Saundry
Professor in HRM & Employment Relations
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Dr Shunmugham Pandian
Lecturer in International Supply Chain Management
Course overview
This course consists of four core modules and one specialist elective module.
You will complete three core modules in Year 1 and in Year 2 complete your specialist elective module and your work-based research project.
Core modules
Induction Online Module
This module introduces you to the learning environment and resources available in order to develop the core academic skills required to meet the demand of the programme of study. With the support of academic staff and learning technologist, it will help all apprentices (even those new to Higher Education) to identify areas of weakness in prior knowledge and experience, so we can design a personalised teaching and learning support to meet their needs. More importantly, it builds the foundation for the core modules to follow.
Professional Management Practice
This core 40-credit module will embed the knowledge and standards required of a professional/Chartered Manager. Although the teaching will be completed in Year 1, this module will run until the end of Year 2 enabling you to benefit from the support of your personal workplace tutor to ensure you compile an adequate portfolio of evidence (knowledge, skills, behaviours) on the application of learning and management concepts. The portfolio of evidence will draw on the entire programme of study and application of knowledge and skills to related workplace experience, including evidence of behaviours. This will constitute an essential assessment for the award of ‘Chartered Manager’ and Degree Apprenticeship qualification.
Sales, Marketing and New Technologies
Through study, reflection and exercises, this 20-credit module seeks to explore the development of knowledge and embed the practice of creating marketing strategies and developing new markets. The aim is to use theory and practice for effective marketing and sales in local and global markets, taking into account the impact of new technologies and digital business on a commercial organisation.
Work-based Research Project
This 40-credit module aims to assist you in undertaking a substantive, investigative workbased project within your own organisation. With the support of a research supervisor over a six-month period, you will develop the skills needed to design a research project, to collect data and to report on your findings in a professional and academic manner. You will discuss key findings, make recommendations for performance improvement, and reflect on your self-effectiveness and professional practice. This important piece of work will represent the synopsis project which will form part of your assessment for the ‘Chartered Manager’ award.
Areas of specialism
In addition to the core modules that you will study, as a Chartered Manager Apprentice, you will be able to select from one of the bespoke 20-credit modules which will become your specialism.
It is anticipated that this will inform your choice of research for the synopsis project and enable you to demonstrate some of the skills and behaviours you are expected to develop.
The range of elective modules cover the following areas:
- organisational performance
- international supply chain
- tourism and hospitality
- international trade.
How will you be assessed?
You will submit a written piece of work following each module known as ‘summative assessments’. These could be in the form of a report, essay or a reflective portfolio. You will receive formative feedback from your academic tutor leading up to the deadline which will guide you and help shape your assessments.
The two work-based modules will require more interaction with the workplace and feedback from your workplace tutor and company mentor supervising you. The work-based research project requires you to complete a synopsis project. The Professional Management Practice module will require you to build a portfolio to evidence your learning and demonstrate how you have reflected to improve your practice.
Upon successful completion of the summative assessment related to all your modules, you will be awarded the BSc (Hons) Professional Management Practice qualification.
Your portfolio of evidence will form the basis of your application to the CMI to receive ‘Chartered Manager’ status. Together with the synopsis project, the portfolio of evidence will be submitted to an independent assessment panel for the award of the Degree Apprenticeship, marking the end point assessment of your studies.
Delivery
The course is usually delivered over two years and includes a combination of work-based core topics and academic learning.
This course is delivered via flexible learning with all study material available online and no mandatory campus attendance required. However, as a registered student at Plymouth University, you will have full access to all of our facilities, i.e. library, study space and core reading material, including journals and industry reports.
Study commitment
As a guide, you should expect to study for around 12 hours per week in order to be successful on the course. Your employer will be expected to support your study by providing company mentors, workplace tutors, and facilitating meetings and assessments, and they may also allow you to allocate some of your usual work time to study. The amount of time you can spend studying while at work will be down to negotiation, and this is something that can be discussed with your employer and University Account Manager before your course begins.Work-based degrees and higher apprenticeships
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