Real qualifications. Real work. Real results.
Qualifications that work as hard as you do
We’re a CMI Strategic Partner and ILM Centre delivering the full spectrum of leadership qualifications. But here’s what makes us different: while others force you to write essays about fictional companies, we’ve revolutionised academic achievement. Every assignment uses your real work. Every project improves your organisation. Every qualification advances your career AND your company’s performance.
Our qualification portfolio
CMI & ILM Leadership & Management Diplomas
- Level 3 Diploma – Principles of Management and Leadership
- Level 5 Diploma - Management and Leadership
- Level 7 Diploma - Strategic Management and Leadership
University Qualifications
- BSc Business Management (Level 6) - Partnership with Hartpury University
- MBA Top-Up - Partnership with University of Gloucestershire
All available through levy funding or commercial investment. All designed around real work application.
Our revolutionary approach
Traditional approach (Everyone else)
- Traditional approach (Everyone else)
- Generic case studies from the 1990s
- Theoretical essays about companies you’ll never work for
- Academic exercises disconnected from your reality
- Time stolen from your actual job
- Knowledge that sits on shelves
- Strain on you and your organisation
Our approach (Revolutionary)
- Your actual challenges become assignments
- Your real projects earn academic credits
- Your workplace improvements demonstrate competence
- Time invested improves performance immediately
- Knowledge applied from day one
- Value added to top and bottom line
How it works in practice
Example: Finance Director pursuing Level 7
- Traditional route: Write 5,000 words analysing Toyota’s supply chain
- Our route: Transform your actual supply chain, document the process, achieve academic standards AND operational savings
Example: Operations Manager completing degree
- Traditional route: Submit essays on theoretical management models
- Our route: Apply those models to your teams, measure real impact, earn your degree through genuine improvement
The multiplier effect
When qualifications use real work:
- Study time becomes improvement time
- Assignment stress becomes achievement satisfaction
- Academic theory becomes practical transformation
- Individual development becomes organisational capability
- Cost centres become profit centres
Our graduates don’t just have qualifications. They have track records.
Partnership excellence
- Hartpury University – BSc Business Management Outstanding Ofsted rating. Focus on practical application. Perfect alignment with our philosophy: academic rigour through workplace impact.
- University of Gloucestershire – MBA Top-Up Transform your Level 7 into a full MBA. Same principle: real projects, real value, real competitive advantage.
- CMI Strategic Partnership More than just accreditation. We shape CMI standards, ensuring they remain relevant to real leadership challenges.
- 93% distinction rate. 100% still adding value.
Our distinction rate isn’t because our programmes are easy. It’s because when people work on what matters to them, excellence follows naturally.
The ROI evidence
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Every cohort includes leaders who previously avoided qualifications because they couldn’t face more theoretical work on top of their real job. They chose us because we made qualifications work for them, not against them.
Common questions, honest answers
- “Is it really as rigorous as traditional routes?” Learners find it easier. Whilst the academic standards are identical – there’s an advantage: you’re analysing and writing about something you know inside out – your own business and projects. Same rigour, easier execution, better results.
- “What if my work projects don’t fit academic criteria?” Our expert coaches guide you to identify projects that satisfy both academic requirements and business needs. There’s always an overlap.
- “How do employers view these qualifications?” They see candidates who don’t just have certificates but proven track records of delivery. Our graduates are headhunted, not job hoping.
The bottom line
Your next assignment could be an essay about someone else’s company. Or it could transform your own. Your qualification could be a cost in time and stress. Or an investment in immediate improvement. Your learning could fight your work. Or fuel it.