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Who we are »Specialists in leadership and management development »The UK’s biggest awarding body for leadership and management »Widest and most flexible qualification portfolio »supporting all levels of managers from team leaders through to CEOs with qualifications from Level 2 to Level 7 on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) »A professional body »ILM is also a membership organisation with a community of managers »Providing thought leadership research »in-depth research on key issues facing today’s leaders and managers »An independent charity and part of the City & Guilds Group Introduction to ILM 2

ILM customers »ILM centres 2,600 registered centres (including 300 international) »ILM learners More than 750,000 managers have taken an ILM qualification in the past 10 years »ILM members Large community of managers and leaders across the UK who join ILM for professional recognition and career progression 3 Introduction to ILM

ILM and employers Working with » Babcock » British Gas » Cadbury » Flybe » O2 » NHS » Southern Railway » Airbus 4 Introduction to ILM

»All ILM qualifications are nationally recognised (QCF and equivalent) and we were the first awarding body to launch our innovative VRQs on the framework »Most flexible »ILM’s unit-based qualifications come in bite-sized chunks, giving flexibility and choice »Over 110 qualifications from levels 2-7 »from leadership to coaching, enterprise and management, ILM offers more choice than any other awarding body ILM for individuals – qualifications Introduction to ILM 5

»Relevant to the workplace »our qualifications deliver tangible ROI as they are based on the learner’s working environment »Recognised by employers as the brand leader of choice »ILM is the awarding body most likely to be specified in public sector tenders »ILM doesn’t compete with its centres »the only professional body that doesn’t deliver training as we don’t believe in competing with our customers ILM for individuals – qualifications Introduction to ILM 6

»Free membership for learners and tutors »6 months minimum support for both programme delivery and learning »Most flexible »our unit-based qualifications come in bite-sized chunks and can be mixed and matched to meet customer needs »LearningZone »21 essential management modules including e-learning sessions video tutorials, written guides and factsheets »News »regular updates on the issues affecting managers ILM for individuals – membership Introduction to ILM 7

»Study support »E-books, e-journals and book summaries »Edge »Online edition of ILM’s leadership magazine »Events »Expert speakers on key management topics »Online community »Over 6,000 ILM members on LinkedIn group and 2,200 followers of our Twitter ILM for individuals – membership Introduction to ILM 8

ILM qualifications Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQs) » Over 50 qualifications available on the QCF » All unit-based – offering bite-size learning » Wide range of subjects from leadership to business enterprise » All assessment is work-related to benefit employer as well as learner 9 Introduction to ILM

ILM for centres – qualifications »ILM VRQs offer progression across a level – Award, Certificate, Diploma – without repetition of learning »And progression through the levels »Optional units provide flexibility – allowing the learner to focus on the areas most relevant to the demands of their specific role, industry or organisation 10 Introduction to ILM

ILM for centres – qualifications National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) » Achieved through demonstrating competence » Assessed is work-based, immediately benefiting employer and learner » Includes management, environmental management and personnel management Dual Certificates » Combining VRQ and NVQ – available at Level 2 Team Leading and Level 3 First Line Management – these are an ideal way to ensure the development of underpinning knowledge 11 Introduction to ILM

Qualifications and Credit Frameworks »Qualifications and Credit frameworks allow learners to: » Track completed units and associated credit » Identify routes to further achievements » Provide definitive proof of educational achievements to employers through Learner Achievement Records » Transfer credit across qualifications, build-up and combine credits »England and Northern Ireland have the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) »Wales has the Credit and Qualification Framework for Wales (CQFW) »Scotland has the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) 12 Introduction to ILM

ILM for employers in-house »Recognition of quality in-house leadership and management programmes » ILM kitemark of quality for existing in-house provision » ILM provides expert advice and quality assurance while the organisation retains control of design » Learners gain recognition from a national awarding body as well as their own organisation »Two levels of recognition » Endorsed – assessed component, contributes to measuring impact » Development – assessment not required by ILM 20,000 employees received the ILM kitemark for their leadership and management programmes last year Introduction to ILM

ILM for employers – membership Corporate membership of ILM » Maximise your training budget » Expose your managers on the latest leadership thinking » Provide external support for your staff » Gain external recognition of your commitment to people development » Provide specialist, easy to access CPD for staff » No cost to company to join scheme, staff pay reduced membership fee » Entitlement to use ILM Corporate Membership logo Introduction to ILM

Thought leadership »Thought leadership - In-depth research in 2012 included Women in Banking, The Leadership and Management Talent Pipeline and The Pursuit of Happiness: positivity and performance in UK managers »Over 1,000 pieces of coverage in the last year - Including BBC TV, Radio 4, Radio 2, The Times, Financial Times, Telegraph, Guardian, Management Today and HR Magazine (reaching an audience of over 125 million) »Tutor resources - All research reports are shaped to support key ILM qualifications, available free of charge to Centres »Driving new business - ILM’s media presence and thought leadership research is successfully driving new business to ILM centres Introduction to ILM

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