Micro-Credential – Starting on 3rd July 2025

• Weekday: Thursdays
• Time: 5:30 – 8:30 pm

This award certificate will enable learners to identify and relate to leadership components, styles and characteristics while gaining the skills needed to become better leaders. It will focus on increasing personal awareness about who they are as leaders, and further insights into their strengths and areas for improvement. Critical to the success of leaders is their ethical orientation. Learners will focus on business ethics from a practical and contemporary perspective to nurture ethical leaders.

Assessment

• No Exams, just practical learning – This programme is assessed through engaging and hands-on methods.
• Assessment Breakdown – 10% Participation, 50% Assignment, 20% Presentation and 20% Group Work. 
• Plan ahead with ease – The assignment brief is provided in advance, allowing you to manage your study time effectively.
• Guidance every step of the way – You will receive continuous support and feedback to help you succeed throughout the course.

Tutors
Our tutors combine extensive real-world experience with strong academic backgrounds, delivering practical insights and industry expertise to enhance your learning.

Opportunities for further studies
Upon successful completion of this Award, you can:

• Take up the opportunity to follow other Awards in different areas of business and management, or
• Follow the Certificate in Business and Management (30 ECTS), and it will also lead you to further studies.

This award is designed for:

• Adult learners looking for an immersive learning experience in this field.
• Working professionals, who have been working for a number of years, and seeking to enhance their competencies, knowledge and skills in business and management.
• Prospective learners, who already have a Level 4 and/or a Level 5 qualification, and who would like to challenge themselves within this area, to further develop their expertise.

The entry requirements are:

• Three MQF/EQF Level 4 individual single subject qualifications and at least 18 years of age.

or

• One MQF/EQF Level 4 qualification of at least 120 ECTS, or equivalent and at least 18 years of age.

or

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience and at least 21 years of age.

or

• The MATSEC Matriculation Certificate. This comprises 6 subjects, and include passes in a language, a science subject, a humanistic subject, and a pass in the subject ‘Systems of Knowledge’. Two of the 6 subjects must be at an Advanced Level, three of the subjects must be at an Intermediate Level and a pass at the ‘Systems of Knowledge’ subject.
• A pass (at least Grade 5 of better) in the Secondary Education Certificate examinations in the following subjects: English language, Mathematics, and one other subject.

Other equivalent (international) qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

All learners must have proficiency in the English language (evidence of use of the English language at work, 0-level pass in the English language, English as the national language or mother tongue, or other equivalent foreign qualifications equating to Common European Framework (at B2), such as IELTS (overall score of 6.0 with no element less than 5.5), Cambridge English (overall score of 169 with minimum scores of 162), TOEFL (at 72) and others).

Competences:

• Leading by example through the application of ethical and value-based leadership
• Recognising potential in people and applying appropriate and effective ways of developing leaders
• Comparatively assess different leaders from a range of workplace contexts
• Critically apply EQ and IQ strategies to identify and overcome people challenges

Knowledge:

• The key components and characteristics of effective leadership such as effective communication, designing a shared vision, and strategic thinking and planning
• The difference between manager and leader roles and their characteristics (such as designing vs implementing business plans, inspiring vs managing people, focusing on goals vs focusing on tasks)
• A range of leadership styles and approaches (such as transformational, strategic, transactional)
• The importance and elements of business values and ethics, including the 3 parts to the discipline of business ethics
• The key constructs of EQ and IQ and how the two complement each other for effective leadership (IQ – analysis & judgement, planning & organizing, strategic perspective, and creativity & risk-taking; EQ – self-awareness, self-regulation, intrinsic motivation, empathy, and social skills)

Skills:

Applying knowledge and understanding

• Assess and select appropriate leadership approaches within a business context
• Develop a leadership matrix to measure and evaluate own leadership skills
• Measure and reflect on own IQ and EQ and ways of further developing these areas
• Communicate and get buy-in for ideas to further encourage positive behaviours, attitudes, and values in the workplace

Judgement skills and critical abilities

• Reflect on their own approach towards the workplace and how this impacts their own performance
• Recognise own levels of IQ and EQ in responding to and addressing a range of workplace challenges
• Assess the reasons why organisations need business ethics
• Evaluate business ethics dilemmas that can occur at your workplace

Module specific communication skills

• Use relevant and appropriate terminology when discussing and exchanging views in a business context
• Communicate and articulate their ideas clearly in writing and orally
• Confidently give a formal presentation to a variety of audiences

Module specific learner skills

• Outline the historical rise of ethics and identify common ethical principles in a business perspective
• Assess and make recommendations for enhancing existing business ethics and positive values in a specific organisation
• Appropriately and accurately apply the Harvard referencing system
• Acknowledge all sources of information
• Individually carry out further research in this area

Module-Specific Digital Skills and Competences

• Search, gather, communicate and share related information using digital resources
• Identify reliable, authoritative, and current digital sources

Terms & Conditions apply, talk to us for further detail on this programme.