About our qualifications

ILM offers a broad and flexible portfolio of qualifications that deliver key skills directly to the workplace. Watch the video to see how one learner at Airbus had benefited from two qualifications.

Choice of subject

ILM offers the widest range of leadership and management qualifications available in the UK. Our portfolio covers eight broad subject areas:

  • Management
  • Leadership
  • Leadership and management
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Enterprise and business start-up
  • Social enterprise
  • Managing volunteers
  • Personnel management

 

Choice of topics and size

Each ILM VRQ is made up of mandatory units, covering the essentials, plus a choice of optional units that cover a range of general and specialist topics.

This ILM’s unitised qualifications come in three different sizes:

  • Awards –concise qualifications covering the basic knowledge and skills in the subject
  • Certificates – for those wanting a more comprehensive programme in their chosen subject
  • Diplomas – for those looking to gain the complete range of skills, knowledge and understanding in their subject

The awards, certificates and diplomas at each level are nested to encourage progression, without having to repeat topics.

Choice of level

ILM qualifications are available at Levels 2 to 7 on the Qualifications and Credit Framework, meaning they cater for all levels of expertise and experience. As leaders and managers seek to develop new responsibilities and progress in their careers, they can be sure ILM offers a qualification to consolidate their experience and deliver the skills they need to progress. For example an aspiring or newly appointed team leader could take an ILM Level 2 Award or Certificate in Team Leading, while a senior manager would be more suited to an ILM Level 7 Award, Certificate or Diploma in Executive Management.

 

Trial membership free for ILM learners

If you sign up for for an ILM qualification you'll receive six months' trial membership of ILM, bringing you a range of resources and services designed to support your learning and development.

Browse qualifications

ILM offers the widest range of leadership and management qualifications in the UK. Now, our qualifications browser makes it easy for you to explore our programmes by subject, type and level.