ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management

The ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management is designed for practising middle managers, helping them to develop their skills and experience, improve performance and prepare for senior management responsibilities.

This high-impact ILM Level 5 qualification is a multi-day programme focussed on successfully completing work-based assignments and includes being coached to reflect on your own practice.

During this course, your management team will see improvements in several target areas. These specific development sectors are essential as they are recognised as key abilities for high-performing managers.

  • Develop leadership skills 
  • Understand how to leverage core management techniques
  • Encourage strategic thinking and decision-making
  • Improve self-evaluation skills
  • Enhancing organisational skills

What You’ll Achieve By the End of This Course

You’ll have an internationally recognised leadership qualification after completing an ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management with TSW Training. Most importantly, you’ll possess the skills necessary to progress on your management journey.

Those who take the course see improvements in areas such as role profile, leadership abilities, organisational skills, and management techniques.

However, there are also benefits from a business perspective too.

  • Strategic thinking: The course’s components are dedicated to enhancing the strategic thinking of your management team. This ensures that your leaders make decisions with business improvement in mind when faced with pressured environments.
  • Better retention: According to research from Ciphr, managers who don’t have access to regular development opportunities are 36% more likely to leave their current position. Investing in training signposts your business’s commitment to professional development.
  • Performance improvements: Management training not only enhances the leadership capabilities of your business but can also serve as a catalyst for employee engagement. A study by Deloitte found that organisations with engaged staff experienced a 3-year revenue growth rate 2.3 times greater than average.
  • Return on investment: The TSW ILM level 5 online course can be completed via eLearning solutions or in-house training at a time that suits your team – saving on expensive external training days. When you factor in those performance enhancements, the ROI for bosses is clear.
  • Enhanced company culture: Effective management of workplace culture is crucial for fostering a successful and healthy business. Educating your team about ILM leadership and management level 5 standards will confirm your commitment to professional development and help improve that culture.

Course Facts

Duration: 4 Day/s
Course price: From 1295 +VAT
Who it’s for:
*Prices cover course materials & initial exams (Resits not included)
Entry Requirements: Three years in a people management role advised
Assessment: Work based assignments
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Why Choose TSW Training?

  • We are a leadership and management specialist training provider.
  • Management Fundamentals – Our ILM Level programmes are designed to give your people the skills, knowledge and understanding to become high-performing managers that can adapt to the many challenges that face them in the workplace and beyond
  • Flexible Delivery To Suit You – ILM 5 qualifications can be delivered via our open course calendar or exclusively for your organisation (in-house ILM qualifications), online or in-person.
  • A Non-Academic Approach – ILM requires us to cover a range of theories and models, yet we always ensure delegates understand how to apply them in their own roles and organisations. Our focus is on what we can do in the real world, not in a classroom 

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ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management Information

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The ILM level 5 management course is aimed at those already occupying management positions within your business.

The qualification is designed to build on the people and performance management skills acquired by professionals in the below positions.

  • Middle managers
  • Senior managers
  • Team leaders 
  • Supervisors 

The overarching goal of the course is to enhance knowledge and sharpen aptitudes for managers to progress further.

When you book the ILM Level 5 Leadership and Management course with TSW, you gain expert knowledge from our tutors.

Plus, our experienced team will tailor the learnings to your business or industry. This enhances uptake and improves your ability to keep that knowledge in your team.

When investing in ILM courses, you are faced with several choices.

The first choice is whether you wish to study an award (shortest qualification), certificate or diploma (longest qualification). Once you have decided on this, you must find a training course with the necessary content.

Units in this qualification fall into seven broad areas, they are:

Working with people

A range of units, including how to deal effectively with stress and conflict, manage remote workers, build excellent customer relations

Managing yourself and your personal skills

Including units that focus on assessing your own leadership performance, and developing critical thinking
Providing direction Such as leading teams to achieve organisational goals and objectives, and making strong and informed management decisions.
Facilitating innovation and change For example, build a culture of continued improvement, and lead people through change
Achieving results Such as managing for efficiency and effectiveness, and managing projects that get results
Using resources Including managing facilities and managing information

Our Public Courses (For individuals or small groups of learners)

TSW provides the ILM Level 5 Award in Leadership and Management. This is the most accessible route to gaining the level 5 qualification, with just four days of learning delivery and two short assignments.

Our open programme courses are the courses we deliver in our venue or virtually throughout the UK. We have chosen these units because we believe the knowledge and skills they represent are the cornerstones of effective leadership and management practice.

The units and content you will cover in our ILM 5 course are:

  • Becoming an Effective Leader
  • Developing and Leading Teams to Achieve Organisational Goals and Objectives

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You will achieve these key learning outcomes upon completing the ILM 5 Award course.

Becoming an Effective Leader

In this unit, you will develop knowledge and understanding of effective leadership as required by a practising or potential middle manager. 

During the unit, you shall:

  • Evaluate your own ability to use a range of leadership styles, in different situations and with different types of people, to fulfil the leadership role
  • Use theories of emotional intelligence to review the effect of emotions on your own and others’ performance
  • Review your ability to set direction and communicate this to others
  • Review your ability to motivate, delegate and empower others
  • Produce a personal development plan to improve your ability to lead

Developing and Leading Teams to Achieve Organisational Goals and Objectives

In this unit, you will develop an understanding and ability to develop and lead teams, as required by a practising or potential middle manager

During the unit, you shall:

  • Assess the effectiveness of your own organisation in measuring team performance against organisational goals and objectives
  • Evaluate the role of leadership in helping teams to achieve organisational goals and objectives
  • Critically review your ability to develop and lead teams to achieve organisational goals and objectives
  • Implement changes to own leadership style to more effectively develop and lead teams

Our In-house Courses (Exclusively for Your Organisation)

Are you representing an organisation and looking for an ILM Level 5 exclusively for your business?

If so, TSW can work with you to develop an ILM Level 5 course tailored to your requirements.

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We will support you in selecting ILM units that develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding your managers need.

TSW’s ILM Level 5 Course Content and Structure

Our approach to training the ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management focuses on delivering the skills and knowledge your team needs to improve further.

Understanding the roles and responsibilities of team leaders and supervisors is crucial for driving performance, inspiring team members, and advancing their own development.

However, because this course encompasses a wide range of knowledge and theoretical concepts, we have split the learning into four digestible areas of content that satisfy the two units of study.

Module 1: Understanding Leadership

  1. Introduction to Leadership
    • Defining Leadership
    • The Evolution of Leadership Concepts
    • Leadership vs. Management: Understanding the Differences
    • Core Management Concepts
  2. Key Responsibilities of a Leader
    • Ethical Leadership and Integrity
      • Ethical Leadership
      • Integrity
  3. Overview of Leadership Theories
    • Trait Theory
    • Behavioural Theory
    • Contingency Theory
    • Transformational and Transactional Leadership Theory
    • Servant Leadership Theory
    • Situational Leadership Theory
    • Authentic Leadership Theory
    • Distributed Leadership Theory
  4. Leadership Traits and Characteristics
    • Common Traits of Effective Leaders
    • The Role of Communication Skills
      • Basic Communication Principles
      • Generalisation
  5. Leadership Styles and Theories
    • Identifying Different Leadership Styles
      • Laissez-Faire / Delegative Leadership
      • Transformational vs Transactional Leadership
      • Participative Leadership
      • Servant Leadership
      • Authoritative Leadership
    • The Impact of Leadership Style on Team and Organisational Performance
    • Applying Leadership Theories and Styles
      • Understanding Your Own Leadership Style
      • Adapting Leadership Styles to Different Situations

Module 2: Leadership in Achieving Organisational Goals and Objectives

  1. Introduction to Organisational Goals and Objectives
    • Management in Different Sectors
    • Understanding Organisational Goals and Objectives
    • Setting Goals and Objectives
      • Smart Goals
    • The Importance of Alignment with Organisational Vision and Mission
  2. The Role of Leadership in Achieving Organisational Goals
  3. The Balanced Scorecard
    • What is a Balanced Scorecard?
    • Purpose of the Balanced Scorecard
    • Structure of the Balanced Scorecard
    • Application in Leadership
    • Benefits and Challenges
    • Aligning Team Activities with Organisational Strategy Using the Balanced Scorecard
  4. Quality Initiatives in Leadership
    • Key Principles of Quality Management
    • Quality Management Systems (QMS)
      • Popular Quality Management Frameworks
      • Implementing Quality Management
    • Measuring and Monitoring Quality
    • Challenges in Quality Management
    • Examples of Quality Frameworks and Their Application
      • Implementation and Management of Quality Initiatives
  5. Developing Vision and Goals for Specific Programs
    • The Process of Setting Clear and Achievable Program Goals
    • Aligning Program Goals with Organisational Objectives
  6. Leadership Strategies for Goal Achievement
    • Performance Tracking

Module 3: Leading and Motivating People and Teams

  1. Introduction to Leadership and Motivation
    • Understanding the Relationship Between Leadership and Motivation
    • Factors Affecting Motivation Levels
      • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
      • Vroom’s Expectancy Theory
      • Transformational Leadership
      • Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation
      • McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y
      • Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory
      • McClelland’s Theory of Needs
    • Understanding Team Dynamics
      • Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development
      • Five Dysfunctions of a Team
      • Overcoming the 5 Dysfunctions
      • Belbin’s Model
  2. Performance Management
    • Performance Management Goals
    • Performance Management Cycle
    • Performance Appraisals
    • Managing Poor Performance
    • Capability versus Performance
    • Techniques for Effective and Motivational Communication
  3. Dealing with Difficult Situations
    • How to Deal with Difficult Team Members
  4. Conflict Management
  5. Delegation
  6. Coaching versus Mentoring
    • Coaching
    • Mentoring
      • Coaching in the Moment
      • Identifying Opportunities for On-the-Spot Coaching
      • Addressing Behaviours and Situations in Need of Change
      • Process for Impromptu Coaching
  7. Conclusion and Reflection
    • Reflecting on Personal Leadership Approach to Motivation

Module 4: Personal Development for Leaders

  1. Introduction to Personal Development in Leadership
  2. Tools and Techniques for Self-Assessment
  3. Leadership Development Plan
    • What is a Leadership Development Plan?
      • How is it Developed?
      • Importance of Creating One and Keeping it Updated
      • Content to Include
  4. Leadership Strengths and Weaknesses
    • Strengths
      • Employee Strengths
    • Weaknesses
  5. Self Leadership
    • The Importance of Continuous Personal Development (CPD) for Leaders
  6. Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
    • Social Skills
  7. Leadership Effectiveness

Book your ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management training with TSW today and take steps to enhance your own or your team’s skills.

Assessment On Our Public Courses

TSW Training’s ILM Level 5 Award in Leadership and Management is assessed via two written work-based assignments of approximately 2000 words, to be completed in your own time. 

The two assignments to complete are on the units:

  • Becoming an Effective Leader
  • Developing and Leading Teams to Achieve Organisational Goals and Objectives

At TSW, we understand that writing assignments can be daunting, especially if someone hasn’t written anything since school.

Whatever the level of experience, we provide appropriate support via tutorial sessions and open communication links with tutors to ensure the highest levels of support are given.

On Our In-House Courses

The assessments for an in-house course depend on the units selected for your ILM 5 programme. Each unit has a specific assessment aligned to its content and learning outcomes.

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Public Course Booking Options

This course is available on our open programme, with a calendar of virtual and classroom events. You can book a place for yourself, for an employee or for a group of staff.

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In-House Delivery Exclusively For Your Organisation

This course can be delivered exclusively for your organisation, in any location or virtually through Microsoft Teams or Zoom.

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Our ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management Trainers

At TSW we pride ourselves on the expertise and quality of our trainers and consultants. Each is chosen for their working experience and hard-earned knowledge. Here are just some of our trainers for this course:

Lynne Landricombe - Portrait Image - TSW Business Skills and Leadership and Management Trainer
Lynne Landricombe
A passionate Coach, Facilitator and Trainer with over 25 years of leadership and management experience
Liz Oseland Portrait Image - TSW Business Skills and Leadership and Management Trainer
Liz Oseland
A passionate Coach, Facilitator and Trainer with over 15 years of blended learning experience
David Laing Portrait Image - TSW Business Skills and Leadership and Management Trainer
David Laing
A highly experienced facilitator with over 17 years of delivering high-quality training to blue-chip organisations and SMEs.
Andrew Ashby Portrait Image - TSW Business Skills and Management Trainer
Andrew Ashby
With over 25 years of experience, Andrew has established himself as a trusted Customer Service & Leadership Development authority.

Boost Your Team’s Skills with Our In-House Training

At TSW, we recognise that each organisation has unique needs. That’s why our in-house training programmes aim to address your specific challenges and objectives. To do that we ensure that the training content is directly relevant to your team’s roles and responsibilities, making the learning experience more impactful and immediately applicable.

At TSW, we recognise that each organisation has unique needs. Our bespoke in-house training programmes are designed to address your specific challenges and objectives. This ensures that the training content is directly relevant to your team’s roles and responsibilities, making the learning experience more impactful and immediately applicable.

Training several employees via public courses can be both costly and logistically difficult. With TSW’s in-house training, you save on travel and accommodation expenses, and the overall cost per delegate is significantly lowered. This makes in-house training a cost-effective solution, particularly for larger groups.

TSW’s in-house training sessions are arranged to fit your schedule, minimising operational disruptions. Whether you prefer weekdays, weekends, or evening sessions, we can accommodate your needs. Conducting training at your premises ensures your team remains in a familiar environment, enhancing the learning experience and reducing downtime.

In-house training at TSW brings your team together, fostering better communication and collaboration. Employees can share experiences and build stronger working relationships. This not only boosts morale but also promotes a unified approach to problem-solving within your organisation.

Public training sessions can pose risks when discussing company-specific issues. TSW’s in-house training guarantees confidentiality, allowing your team to freely address and resolve internal challenges. This level of discretion is crucial for maintaining a competitive edge and operational integrity.

By delivering training in the workplace, TSW ensures that employees can immediately apply what they’ve learned. This immediate integration of new skills helps in retaining knowledge and enhances overall productivity.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

In this section, you will find all of the questions we are frequently asked about this course. Still can’t find the information you are looking for? Send us an enquiry and we’ll get back to you.

The ILM Level 5 in Leadership and Management course is designed for middle managers looking to enhance their leadership capabilities. It covers essential skills such as strategic thinking, effective decision-making, and change management.

This course is vital for businesses aiming to improve managerial performance and drive organisational success through skilled leadership

This course is ideal for your current middle managers, project managers, and department heads.

It is also suitable for individuals preparing for senior management roles and those who you need to enhance their leadership skills to lead teams better and manage projects

Committing to an ILM Level 5 Leadership and Management course with TSW Training is definitely worth it, whether you’re a business owner or a manager with an eye on career progression. 

Some benefits of the training for business owners include: 

  • Positive training ROI
  • Engaged staff
  • Enhanced productivity
  • Increased staff retention
  • Improved company culture

Meanwhile, managers can feel the improvements in several areas, including: 

  • Leadership and motivational skills
  • Management abilities 
  • Decision making 
  • Strategic thinking
  • Heightened profile within the business
  • More attractive CV

The course can be delivered online (via Teams) or in person.

Assessment methods typically include practical work-based assignments, reflective reviews, and written projects. These assessments ensure that participants can apply their learning directly to their workplace

There are no formal prerequisites for the ILM Level 5 course, but we recommend that individuals have some experience in management or leadership roles. Participants should ideally be in a position to influence and lead teams within their organisation

It depends on whether you select an Award, Certificate or Diploma qualification.

  • Award – a minimum of four days of guided learning
  • Certificate – a minimum of seven days of guided learning
  • Diploma – a minimum of fourteen days of guided learning

Our Public ILM Level 5 Award

In our open programme, we run the ILM Level 5 Award in Leadership and Management, which is delivered over four days in a classroom or online.

Our In-House ILM Level 5 (Award, Certificate or Diploma)

If you are looking for an in-house ILM Level 5, run exclusively for your business, then the number of days can vary significantly depending on the units and content you wish to cover. 

We will work with you to understand your organisational objectives and develop an ILM 5 programme to meet your needs.

Enrolling managers in this course will enhance their leadership skills, improve team performance, and prepare them for senior management roles.

Your managers will be equipped with the latest management techniques and best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and effective leadership within the organisation

Effectiveness can be measured through the completion of assignments, observed improvements in management practices, feedback from team members, and overall performance enhancements within the team.

Regular reviews and performance assessments can also help in tracking progress and identifying areas for further development

Yes, TSW offers a high level of customisation for the ILM Level 5 course.

This can include tailoring the content to focus on specific skills or challenges relevant to your organisation, ensuring that the training is directly applicable to your business environment​

At TSW, we take pride in the high levels of support we provide to learners.

Participants receive extensive support, including access to online learning materials, tutor support via email, and resources such as the ILM’s electronic magazine and career development services.

Every ILM qualification includes tutorial time, built in to the course delivery, that is used for assessment guidance.

This support ensures that learners can effectively engage with the course content and complete their assessments.

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