The aim of this module is to introduce students to the range of skills and techniques essential for leading and managing in a business environment. Indicative areas will include:

- Effective people management
- Recruitment and selection
- Motivation and engagement
- Learning and development
- Performance and reward
- Groups and teams
- Project management
- Financial management
- Discipline and grievance
- Change management

The module aims to facilitate work based learning through employer engagement thus promoting employability and career enhancement.

Blackboard website
University Campus Library
On-line library resources
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development - www.cipd.co.uk
People Management
Institute of Leadership and Management www.i-l-m.com

The learning strategy for this module requires students to commit 150 learning hours (including assessment). This will include 5 hours of classroom based and tutorial support. An important part of the learning strategy is direct one-to-one supervision of the project by an allocated supervisor. The timing and nature of the one-to-one supervision will be arranged between the supervisor and student but will amount to a minimum of 2 hours over the duration of the project.

In the 145 hours of independent and self directed study students are expected to engage with the learning material on the module website, undertake additional research / reading, relate the subject to their your workplace, investigate issues and problems and communicate with experts in the organisation.

Students will be encouraged to integrate their work based experiences with new knowledge and skills developed in the classroom as the module progresses

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Specification of what has to be delivered on completion of the project – this must include the outputs, project plans etc. Terms of reference developed by the apprentice and agreed by the training provider and employer early in the project. Tutor to provide clear project assessment criteria including terms of reference, approach to the problem, solution design and implementation, the final report and presentation. Apprentices must document their assumptions and highlight the consequences of these assumptions – enabling them to demonstrate their understanding of commercial pressures and the application of their thinking and problem solving skills Agreement to be made between the apprentice, employer and tutor on what systems, tools and platforms will be required (if any) to complete the tasks and how these will be made available.    Apprentices will be expected to present the results of the project in a 15 minute live presentation, to their module tutor and panel.