Level 6

A Chartered Manager is someone who can take responsibility for people, projects, operations and/or services to deliver long term organisational success, with the professional recognition of their ability to deliver impact, behave ethically and demonstrate their commitment to continual learning and development.

Occupation /Profile:

Professional managers in the private, public or third sector and all sizes of organisation.  Specific job roles may include: Manager; Senior Manager; Head of Department; Operations Manager; or anyone with significant management responsibilities.

• Professional managers capable of managing complexity and delivering impact at a strategic and/or operational level with management and leadership responsibility for setting and delivering organisational objectives through a wide range of functions.
• Professional managers who want to develop fully all aspects of their management and leadership skills, knowledge, self-awareness and behaviours. These include strategic decision making, setting direction and achieving results, building and leading teams, clear communication, developing skills and motivating others, fostering inclusive and ethical cultures, leading change, project management, financial management, innovation, risk management, & developing stakeholder relationships.

*This Apprenticeship will not be available to start until September 2024*

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This qualification takes you all the way on your professional journey to becoming MCIPS Chartered.  It builds on what you have learned at CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply.

This is not an entry level qualification. You are required to complete or have exemptions from Level 4 Diploma and Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply.

Four core modules make up 42 of the required credits:

• Strategic Ethical Leadership
• Global Commercial Strategy
• Global Strategic Supply Chain Management
• Future Strategic Challenges for the Profession

Students are then required to choose three elective modules make up the final 18 credits:

• Strategic Programme Leadership
• Commercial Data Management
• Innovation in Procurement and Supply
• Supply Network Design
• Global Logistics Strategy

Students can join at the start of new modules. 

Draft programme of 2023/2024 delivery is detailed below:

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