Level 7
Level 7A senior-level qualification for experienced leaders responsible for shaping strategy, driving transformation, and leading at an executive level. Postgraduate-equivalent.
The CMI Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice is one of the most prestigious management qualifications available designed for senior leaders and executives responsible for shaping organisational strategy, leading transformation, and building high-performance cultures at the highest level.
Equivalent to postgraduate study and recognised worldwide, this diploma is delivered by Skills Plus with a senior-cohort approach bringing together experienced leaders from across the GCC.
These qualifications are designed for individuals wishing to develop strategic management and leadership practice who will have the knowledge, skills and behaviours to drive business activities in a senior, regional, specialist, director or CEO management and leadership role.
The qualification contains a breadth of units, which are reflective of the tasks and activities required by managers in roles such as senior managers, regional management and specialist managers who are accountable to a senior manager or business owner.
Experienced leaders responsible for strategy or major organisational functions who want postgraduate-level credentials.
High-potential leaders positioned for the next executive step who want the knowledge to lead at the top level.
Professionals who have completed the CMI Level 5 and are ready to progress to the highest qualification level.
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:
In order to achieve this, the CMI Centre will need to:
Learner induction that:
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 5 qualification or significant senior management experience.
Through strategic reports, case studies, and leadership portfolio evidence connected to real strategic challenges.
Completion supports application for Fellow (FCMI) grade the highest CMI membership grade and recognition towards Master’s degree top-up at several UK universities.
Most learners complete within 18 to 24 months on a part-time basis.
Level 7
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CMI Level 5Talk to a Skills Plus advisor about CMI Level 7 Strategic Management & Leadership Practice — eligibility, dates and corporate cohorts.