Study Details: 28 months part-time
The Cranfield Senior Leader Apprenticeship+ Executive MBA in partnership with Grant Thornton aims to provide the full senior leader experience. It combines the core knowledge, skills and behaviours recognised by the Apprenticeship Levy’s Senior Leader Apprenticeship and Executive MBA themes during the first 15 months, with a complementary part two experience which fully develops the leadership qualities and academic foundations of an Executive MBA.
As you begin the course, you will spend 15 months learning the core tenets of becoming a senior leader. These modules will allow you to reflect on your current role and focus on developing your business’s needs. The next 13 months of the programme will deepen your understanding of your organisation and its context. You will become a more skilled and resilient senior leader whilst developing knowledge in areas such as data analytics, operations management, and managing strategic innovation. The first part of the programme is designed to set the foundation for your Senior Leadership journey with a strong focus on your business and helping you to develop an understanding of your team’s strategic importance and your contribution to your business by becoming a more effective leader.
The Cranfield Senior Leader Apprenticeship+ Executive MBA in partnership with Grant Thornton is aimed at Senior Leaders with mid to senior level experience, looking to develop the skillsets required to lead a department or business.
As you begin the course in Part 1, you will spend 15 months learning the core tenets of becoming a senior leader. Each module will allow you to reflect on your current role and focus on developing your business needs. Part 1 will deepen your understanding of your organisation and its context whilst working towards your Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship Standard. You will become a more skilled and resilient leader whilst developing knowledge in areas such as data analytics, operations management, and managing strategic innovation. Part 1 is designed to set the foundation for your Senior Leadership journey with a strong focus on your business and helping you to develop an understanding of your team’s strategic importance and your contribution to your business by becoming a more effective leader.
Part 1 concludes with an End-Point Assessment (EPA), completed over five months, including the student’s Strategic Business Proposal, supported by your employer. In preparation for your EPA, you will focus on work-based projects, reflective statements, peer reviews, and progress appraisals with your sponsor and coaches to build your apprenticeship portfolio. Here you will evidence the new knowledge, skills, and behaviours that you have gained during your Apprenticeship and how you have utilised them to solve complex problems or lead change within your organisation.
Part 2 of your programme will inspire your leadership progression with Cranfield’s world-leading faculty and research, challenging you into thinking beyond your current role, to propel your thinking, your toolset, your career and your business to new heights. Here, you will build on your Senior Leader Apprenticeship learning by extending your understanding of your business over and above particular functional expertise, whilst further developing your leadership capabilities. Part 2 aims to propel your career progression by preparing you to carry out senior strategic roles successfully. In particular, you will: