Strategic Leadership of Performance and Productivity

Benefits to you

Learners will develop core leadership skills to drive productivity and performance
Employers gain strategic-thinking employees with the ability to manage and lead effective and productive teams
Learners will also develop the knowledge and the skills necessary to manage, assess, improve and develop productivity and competitiveness

This suite of qualifications is vocationally based and as such offers the opportunity for learners to demonstrate an achievement of practical skills, understanding and knowledge in leadership of productivity and performance. Learners will be assessed on their ability to apply knowledge in relation to key concepts, theories and strategies in promoting productivity and performance through strategic leadership and management.

The qualifications will develop learners’ knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to the strategic leadership and management of performance and productivity improvement. The qualifications are for: Directors and Senior Managers who wish to develop their leadership and management knowledge and skills, particularly in relation to developing the productivity and performance of their organisation. They are also suitable for those aspiring to senior leadership positions.

Additional Resources

E-Learning and Assessment Package

NOCN offers an option for learners to complete these qualifications online via e-learning. Marking of assessments is also included in this package.

Marking Service

NOCN offers a marking service for these qualifications where assessments will be marked by an NOCN Assessor.

Entry Requirements

These qualifications are available to learners aged over 18 years or over

There are no other formal entry requirements for learners undertaking these qualifications however they will need to have a good standard of literacy and numeracy equivalent to level 3 (A Level Grade A-C). In addition, it is recommended that learners are either working in a senior leadership role or seeking to progress in to such a role.

Learners must be in a position to demonstrate the requirements of the qualifications and have access to required assessment opportunities and relevant resources. Please refer to specific assessment requirements on individual components for more information.

Centres should undertake initial assessment activities with learners to ensure that the chosen qualification is appropriate, and they are capable of achieving the level they will be studying before enrolling them onto a programme of learning.

Certificate

The NOCN Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Leadership of Performance and Productivity is a 28 credit qualification with a Total Qualification Time (TQT) of 280, including 84 Guided Learning Hours (GLH). Learners must achieve 28 credits from the 3 mandatory components.

Diploma

The NOCN Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Leadership of Performance and Productivity is a 38 credit qualification with a Total Qualification Time (TQT) of 380, including 114 Guided Learning Hours (GLH). Learners must achieve 28 credits from the 3 mandatory components and a minimum of 10 credits from the optional components.

Extended Diploma

The NOCN Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Leadership of Performance and Productivity is a 66 credit qualification with a Total Qualification Time (TQT) of 660, including 198 Guided Learning Hours (GLH). Learners must achieve 28 credits from the 3 mandatory components and a minimum of 38 credits from the optional components.