Responsible Leadership and Management for Contemporary Business (SCQF level 8) CPD Award
Course code 99N2
What is special about this course?
With a focus on preparing businesses for a sustainable future, this course is aimed at current and future business leaders interested in learning leadership and management through a responsible and ethical lens.
Providing the practical skills and contemporary thinking needed to meet evolving social and environmental responsibilities with confidence, this course allows you to:
Gain insight into emerging trends and responsible leadership approaches that improve business sustainability and long-term competitiveness
Understand how responsible leadership drives value, supports stakeholder relationships and positions your organisation to respond effectively to change
Develop core management skills including project management, financial awareness, staff motivation, stakeholder management and organisational performance
With learning based on your workplace, you will be able to apply practice alongside a forward-thinking approach to sustainability to your organisation.
Special features
- Designed in partnership with a globally-focused business
- Delivered by tutors who are experts in their field
- Develop core management skills with a contemporary perspective
- Use the most up-to-date knowledge for organisations preparing for the future business landscape
- Study around your personal and professional commitments
Entry requirements
- Applicants should be working within a leadership or managerial role and ideally possess Level 6/7 qualifications, such as 2 Scottish Highers at grade C or above, or equivalent
- Applicants with other relevant qualifications or experience will also be considered
CPD Award
The course consists of three modules, each studied over 2.5 months.
Ethical solutions for global business
- Change management and implementation
- Entrepreneurship
- Ethics
- Innovation
Responsible leadership and management for organisational performance
- Coaching and mentoring
- Flexible working
- Leadership theories
- Management
- Performance management
- Responsible leadership
- Unconscious bias
Sustainable project management (covering both of the following topics):
Project management:
- Action planning (work breakdown structure)
- Communication
- Decision-making
- Project planning cycle
- Risk assessment
- Software applications to assist with project planning (MS project)
- Stakeholder analysis and the benefits of knowledge exchange
Financial management:
- Budgeting
- Cash flow reporting
- Financial statements
- Forecasting
- Investment appraisal
How will I study my course?
- Part-time
- Part-time modular (standalone modules)
- This is a work-based qualification: learning happens in the workplace and is supported by block-release delivery, giving you time outside of your work environment to undertake certain elements of the course
- The course is mainly delivered online with scheduled sessions and tutorials
- Online study will be done via the university's virtual learning environment (VLE), with support from your tutors
- You may also study in-person, either on campus or at your place of work
- The course will be supported by a lecturer and delivered either face to face or virtually. It will run either during the day or in the evening, depending on the cohort. Businesses can have the course delivered to their own cohort, either on their own premises, at UHI Moray, or by virtual delivery
- You will take part in a mandatory induction, either in-person or online, in week 1 of your course
How long will my course last?
- Part-time: 30 weeks @ 2.5-5 hours per week (10 weeks per module x 3 modules)
- Part-time modular: 10 weeks @ 2.5-5 hours per week (per module)
The number of hours indicates the total time you should dedicate to each module, which includes time spent on online material as well as individual study and research.
Where can I study my course?
- Moray
This course can be studied fully online. You will apply to, and be supported by, UHI Moray
Start date
- September
- February
- Variable (please contact UHI Moray for further information)
Fees
For information on costs of this course please contact the campus where you wish to study.
Funding
UHI has a number of scholarships, bursaries, awards, and discretionary fund opportunities available to new and current students. Please use the A-Z of funds or use the filter to see which ones may be relevant to you. All students are welcome to apply.
Further information on funding your studies is also available, please see the attached link or contact the relevant UHI partner.
What can I do on completion of my course?
This course is designed to improve your professional practice to lead businesses effectively and responsibly and can lead to further progression, either within your organisation or elsewhere.
Can I progress into further study?
On successful completion of the course you will achieve 60 degree credits at Level 8 (HND level), which may allow you to progress onto further study including:
Is there more information available online?
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