Management and Leadership: Planning Your Personal Development (FutureLearn)

Offered by The Open University,
Management and Leadership: Planning Your Personal Development (FutureLearn)

Focus on and plan your personal development as a manager with this online course from The Open University and CMI. Personal development is an essential management skill. This online course will help you define your development needs and recognise opportunities for development.

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It has been developed by The Open University Business School – a pioneering institution that is triple accredited by AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB – and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) – the leading authority on management and leadership in the UK.
As such, it will give you the opportunity to learn from both academic experts and experienced practitioners.

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

  • Assess and plan for personal professional development
  • Produce and plan the resources required for personal professional development
  • Identify, implement and evaluate a personal development plan

Who is the course for?
The course is designed for new or aspiring managers, or experienced managers with few or no formal qualifications. It will enable you to demonstrate your continuous professional development and go on to achieve a CMI Level 5 Award as part of the Management and Leadership, Personal Development program. If you also complete and pass the Management and Leadership, Essentials program, you’ll earn another CMI Level 5 Award. Together, these two awards will give you a CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership – the next step to Chartered Manager status.

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