CMI Level 3 
CMI Level 5The flagship intermediate management qualification for mid-level managers and those aspiring to senior leadership. Develop strategic thinking, operational planning, and leadership effectiveness.
CMI offer a range of qualifications included on the Scottish Credit Qualification Framework (SCQF).
The CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership is the definitive qualification for middle managers and those with ambitions to reach senior leadership. It develops strategic thinking, operational effectiveness, stakeholder management, and the leadership behaviours needed to drive performance in complex organisations.
Internationally recognised and delivered by Skills Plus with a GCC business focus, this diploma provides a direct pathway to the CMI Level 7 Strategic Management qualifications.
Experienced managers responsible for leading teams and contributing to business strategy who want a recognised Level 5 qualification.
Professionals overseeing departments who want to strengthen their strategic leadership credentials.
High-potential professionals positioned for senior roles who want to accelerate their readiness for executive responsibility.
CMI does not specify entry requirements for these qualifications, but Centres are required to ensure that Learners admitted to the programme have sufficient capability at the right level to undertake the learning and assessment.
CMI Centres must ensure Learners are recruited with integrity onto appropriate qualifications that will:
● meet their needs
● enable and facilitate learning and achievement
● enable progression
In order to achieve this, the CMI Centre will need to:
● provide relevant programme information, guidance and advice, to enable informed Learner choice
● publish entry and selection criteria
● demonstrate that Learners are recruited with integrity
● carry out comprehensive
Learner induction that:
1. addresses programme and organisational requirements
2. explains Learner facilities
3. identifies Learners’ development needs
4. develops an Individual Learning Plan
The qualification is offered in the medium of the English Language.
The criteria of the assessment of a CMI qualification will be to meet the assessment criteria detailed within each individual unit.
The primary interface with the Learner is the Assessor whose job it is to assess the evidence presented by the Learner.
The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the Learner’s overall achievement has been arrived at.
CMI Centres are encouraged to use a range of methods to ensure that all the learning outcomes and assessment criteria are met, and to enhance Learners’ development. Assessment methods can include:
Typically a Level 3 management qualification or equivalent management experience.
Through management reports, case studies, and portfolio assignments linked to real workplace situations.
CMI Level 5 focuses on management and leadership broadly. CIPD Level 5 focuses specifically on HR and people management practice.
Completion supports application for Member (MCMI) grade of the CMI.
CMI Level 3 
Level 2
Level 5Talk to a Skills Plus advisor about CMI Level 5 Management and Leadership — eligibility, dates and corporate cohorts.