Chartered Manager Fast-Track

The programme will leave graduates with the experience and competence necessary to take successful long-term managerial responsibility for people, projects, operations and services within their business.

The early units provide an introduction to management and leadership, operations and technology, sales and marketing. Apprentices will be encouraged to demonstrate how they can apply these skills and worldwide best practice at work.

Later units explore business finance, project management, strategy, and sustainability and innovation.

Year one

• Contextual Business Management
• People, Leadership and Development
• Strategic Finance and Analysis for Decision Making

Year two

• Driving Innovation and Change in a Digital World
• Sustainable Business Futures
• Strategic Analysis and Project Definition 

Year three

• Project and Portfolio Consolidation
• End Point Assessment

Apprentices will reconcile their learning at the end of the year with a substantial work-based project and through the creation of a business portfolio, demonstrating the way in which they have continually applied their knowledge directly to the context of their organisation.

Overall, the programme aims to develop confident and capable leaders of the future, ready for the fast-paced and evolving 21st Century business environment.

This fast-track programme is taught part-time over two and a half years at our prestigious Business School in central Manchester.

Apprentices will need to attend university in four-day intensive teaching blocks for around 12 days each year, while continuing to work full-time. 

They will also have to complete independent study assignments, including online learning. A skills coach at the University and a workplace supervisor will undertake regular progress reviews and support apprentices in their work and studies.

In addition to campus lectures, apprentices are expected to agree projects with their employer to apply what they have learned to real world business challenges.

There are also induction activities to help apprentices get to know each other and balance undergraduate-level study with working full-time.

All successful graduates are awarded a BA (Hons) Business Management Professional degree from Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as a Level 6 degree apprenticeship.

Graduates will be eligible for Chartered Manager status from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

Applicants must be in full-time employment and:

• Be 18 or older
• Have the right of abode and right to work in the UK to qualify for funding
• Meet course entry requirements

Successful applicants typically have management experience and relevant qualifications at Level 4 or 5 (including higher national certificates, diplomas, NVQs and foundation degrees).

Applicants should have a minimum of 104 UCAS points at A-level (grades BCC) or an equivalent (for example, BTEC DMM).

Apprentices aged 16 to 18 who do not hold Level 2 or GCSE Maths and English Qualifications will be required to complete Functional Skills alongside the apprenticeship.

Apprentices aged 19 or over who do not hold or are unable to evidence achievement of Level 2 or GCSE Maths and English Qualifications will be required to undertake an initial assessment to assess their current working level. The outcome of this will be shared with the employer to inform the decision as to whether the apprentice will study Functional Skills alongside the apprenticeship.

There are no additional costs for these qualifications.

Degree apprenticeships are paid for by employers, not apprentices.

Employers with a payroll of more than £3 million can use their apprenticeship levy contributions to pay for places on apprenticeship programmes.

Any business with a payroll below £3 million is eligible for government funding that will cover at least 95% of the cost of an apprenticeship programme.

Additional incentives are also available to employers who take on young apprentices.

Find out more about funding

If you are an employer

We will support you every step of the way to offer apprenticeships at your organisation, whether you intend to upskill current employees or attract new recruits.

To find out more about the Chartered Manager Fast-Track Degree Apprenticeship, book a discovery call with Claire Whitehead, our Apprenticeships Development Manager.  

To find out more about how you can partner with us to offer degree apprenticeships within your organisation, fill out our contact form. You can also get in touch by phone on 0161 247 3720, 9:30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, or by email at [email protected].

If you are an employee

If you are already employed, encourage your employer to contact us to discuss offering an apprenticeship.

You can also find out more about the Chartered Manager Fast-Track Degree Apprenticeship yourself, by booking a discovery call with Claire Whitehead, our Apprenticeships Development Manager.  

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