Leadership skills are key to driving the success of a business by developing strategic aims, objectives, policies, procedures, systems and required change to maintain competitiveness. Learners should be in a middle management or department management role with responsibility for other staff and the
What is this role / apprenticeship?
Leadership skills are key to driving the success of a business by developing strategic aims, objectives, policies, procedures, systems and required change to maintain competitiveness.
Learners should be in a middle management or department management role with responsibility for other staff and the day- to-day business operation. You will work towards the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management, which will teach:
How to translate strategy to operational plans
Strategic change management models and processes
How to develop policies, procedures and business systems
Budget management skills
Staff leadership and management skills
Project management skills
How to manage business risk
How to manage health and safety in a business environment
How to optimise the use of technology
How long does the apprenticeship take?
The apprenticeship will take between 18-24 months to complete.
What qualifications will the learner receive?
Level 2 Certificate in Functional Skills English
Level 2 Certificate in Functional Skills Mathematics
Apprenticeship Standard End Point Assessment in Operations and Department Management at Level 5, achievable at Pass, Merit or Distinction. This includes a scenario based test, a competency based interview, review of portfolio evidence, presentation of a work based project, continued professional development log review and professional discussion
What are the entry requirements?
You must have recently been promoted to an operational management role or be working towards promotion.
You should have team leading or supervisor experience.
You should hold GCSE Grade C or above in English and Mathematics or equivalent
Why choose Acorn Training?
We put our learners at the heart of everything we do. All of our apprentices receive tailored one to one support from both a dedicated learning tutor and a learning mentor to ensure they are well-supported throughout their apprenticeship journey with us.
We are an award-winning training provider renowned for our diversity and inclusion values and have recently been awarded a 'Good' rating in our first full Ofsted Inspection
About Us
About Acorn Training
We are proud to be a practitioner-led organisation that does well from doing good.
We are performance driven, with strong values, developed from within our organisation by our staff and stakeholders. We deliver Apprenticeships, Training, Employability Support and Youth and Justice Services with integrity, ownership and accountability.
We have strong roots in the local and wider communities that we serve; changing lives, inspiring individuals and their families to take responsibility for their path in life through person-centred, holistic support and learning and development.
Our Vision
“Ensuring a safe and secure future for everyone to succeed in life and work”.
Our Founder – Gareth Saldanha-Fallows
Gareth Saldanha-Fallows has worked within the skills and welfare to work industry since 1996, spending a number of years working within Further Education and welfare to work, delivering high profile regional contracts, such as Private Sector Led New Deal, Pathways to Work, The Work Programme, Community Work Placement and numerous Skills Funding Agency and DWP ESF contracts and Apprenticeships.
As a teenager, Gareth faced challenges because of his sexuality. Despite these obstacles, Gareth found safety and security within his LGBTQ+ community and further education, training as a secondary school teacher at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2001.
In 2008, Gareth, from Stoke-on-Trent, founded Acorn Training, now a large apprenticeships, skills, justice and employability provider employing close to 100 staff nationally. Gareth felt it was important for Acorn Training to be a safe and inclusive space for all communities, thus creating inclusive opportunities and breaking down engagement and motivational barriers.
Gareth is passionate about equality in all factors and uses his own experiences to be well placed to fully understand the journey of LGBTQ+ individuals whilst continuing to understand and help other communities.
Gareth holds a Masters Degree in Local Economic Regeneration from University and completed a MSc in Local Economic Regeneration. Gareth is currently undertaking a professional Doctorate in Education at the University of Birmingham.
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