Institute of Leadership & Management

Contents
ILM – the ideal choice
What are apprenticeships?
The perfect blend of knowledge, skills and experience
Support from ILM 3
ILM Apprenticeship packages 6
Steps for centres 8
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Your apprenticeship support from ILM
We provide a full package of support to help tutors and apprentices through our apprenticeship programmes.
Support highlights:
▶ Individual e-workbooks to guide you through the key units
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Access to e-modules to support different learning styles
In-depth guidance to get-to-grips with the assessment
▶ ILM Membership for access to all-round management resources.
See pages 3–5 for details

ILM – the ideal choice
We have combined our expertise as the UK’s largest specialist leadership and management awarding organisation with our role as a professional membership body to provide unparalleled support for apprentices and their tutors.
We are passionate about great leadership and have helped almost a million leaders and managers improve their performance with ILM qualifications and recognised training.
As a registered charity we put people before profits and reinvest all revenues in our charitable purpose: social and economic prosperity through improved leadership and management.
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Management and Leadership Apprenticeships
Fully supported pathways from ILM
What are apprenticeships?
Management and leadership apprenticeships are structured training programmes undertaken in the workplace and off-the-job. They are a proven development pathway that allows the apprentice to learn practical skills while earning. And employers also benefit – by developing the next generation of leaders and managers in-house, they retain company knowledge and talent.
The perfect blend of knowledge, skills and experience
Our apprenticeship programmes combine occupational competency, technical knowledge and transferable skills providing the perfect blend of management and leadership development for the workplace.

Support from ILM
As a leading awarding organisation and a professional membership body, we offer unbeatable apprenticeship packages that support apprentices, tutors and centre staff.
▶ Apprentice support – free ILM membership for two years, which provides access to a wide range of learning resources, regular management news and research.
▶ Tutor support – free access to e-learning modules, e-workbooks, ILM membership and assessment guidance.
▶ Centre support – face-to-face service, no annual centre fees and expert business support.
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Management and Leadership Apprenticeships
Fully supported pathways from ILM
Apprentice support
Apprentices get a helping hand with free ILM membership for two years.
All we need is their email address at the point of registration.
Tutor support
Our comprehensive package of delivery and assessment materials gives apprenticeship tutors the tools to create an engaging programme simply and quickly.
Studying membership , our learner membership package, is provided for all apprentices at Levels
2 and 3.
Professional recognition is given to higher-level apprentices. Learners at Levels 4 and 5 gain professional Affiliate Member status of ILM, giving them use of post-nominal letters and a hardcopy subscription to Edge magazine.
All membership packages include:
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Online learning – access to our Learning
Zone packed with video seminars, e-learning modules and handy fact sheets
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Latest news – a regular management news e-bulletin from Edge magazine
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Career centre – our career portal containing professional information, support documents and advice.
Free learner workbooks in writeable PDF format, covering all mandatory units at Levels
2 and 3, and all mandatory NVQ units at Levels
4 and 5. Additional workbooks are available to support the delivery of optional units.
In-depth assessment guidance to help you and your learners with the assessment for each qualification.
Over 60 e-learning modules , comprising video guides, topic summaries and guidance notes mapped to a large selection of Learning
Outcomes at Levels 2 and 3.
Free tutor ILM membership to support your own CPD.

‘ILM apprenticeship programmes are flexible; we have 2,000 apprentices across a range of sectors such as leisure, hospitality and retail. And ILM offer a brilliant range of resources.’
Michael Kent Operations Manager, Skills and Learning, Support Services, Babcock International Group.
Centre support
Organisations delivering our apprenticeship programmes become ILM Centres. You’ll receive straightforward support from the outset to make working with us as simple as possible.
No annual approvals
As an ILM Centre you can avoid costly annual centre fees if your organisation achieves a modest minimum annual spend of just £500.
Face-to-face service
All ILM Centres are supported by a local business manager and quality support team, including a dedicated External Verifier. Our friendly
Customer Service Team is always available to answer your questions about our portfolio and services.
Tools to win more business
ILM is recognised by employers worldwide for its quality, innovation and relevance to the modern workplace. That’s why we encourage our centres to use the ILM Approved Centre logo and create a centre profile on our website to attract new customers. Our online Centre Support Toolkit also provides everything you need to align your organisation to the ILM brand and generate business inquiries.
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Management and Leadership Apprenticeships
Fully supported pathways from ILM
ILM Apprenticeship packages
ILM Level 2 Team Leading
Apprenticeship
This apprenticeship package provides learners with an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of team leaders in a business context. It builds practical skills in team management through a choice of hands-on units.
Apprentices also develop their practical Maths, English and ICT skills ready to apply in the workplace.
ILM Level 3 Management
Apprenticeship
This apprenticeship is ideal for first line managers. Learners gain theoretical knowledge in the principles behind good leadership and management. Apprentices also develop their practical management skills to improve business performance and to support their career progression. They also gain everyday knowledge and skills in
Maths, English and ICT.
Package overview
1 ILM Level 2 Diploma in Team Leading
2 Functional Skills (England) or Essential Skills
(Wales and Northern Ireland) at Level 1*
3 Employee Rights and Responsibilities
4 Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
Package overview
1 ILM Level 3 Diploma in Management
2 Functional Skills (England) or Essential Skills
(Wales and Northern Ireland) at Level 2*
3 Employee Rights and Responsibilities
4 Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
* Available through City & Guilds and other awarding organisations.

‘The apprenticeship course has helped me with my personal confidence and gives me a deeper understanding of management.’
Jeff Brimble General Manager, Mercure Woodhey Hotel
ILM Level 4 Management
Apprenticeship
This higher-level apprenticeship package is ideal for people moving up from first line management into middle management. Learners broaden their knowledge of the principles behind good leadership and management and apply it directly into the workplace. Practical skills in operational planning are also developed and implemented.
Package overview
1 ILM Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Management
2 ILM Level 4 Diploma in Principles of Leadership and Management
3 Employee Rights and Responsibilities
4 Essential Skills at Level 2 (Wales only)*
ILM Level 5 Management and
Leadership Apprenticeship
This apprenticeship package is broadly equivalent to the first and second year of an undergraduate degree programme. It is ideal for people switching sectors or roles, where they have developed specific workplace technical knowledge, and now need to develop their leadership and management skills to meet middle management roles. Learners are able to build comprehensive knowledge in leadership and management alongside practical hands-on experience.
Package overview
1 ILM Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management and Leadership
2 ILM Level 5 Diploma in Principles of Leadership and Management
3 Employee Rights and Responsibilities
4 Essential Skills at Level 2 (Wales only)*
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Steps for centres
Step 1 – understanding frameworks and funding
Before you embark on running apprenticeships it’s important to understand the frameworks they relate to. The Specification of Apprenticeships
Standards for England (SASE) and SASW for
Wales set out the minimum requirements for delivery and are available to download.
▶ www.apprenticeships.org.uk (SASE)
▶ www.wales.gov.uk (SASW)
The Skills Funding Agency provides information on funding.
▶ www.skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk
Step 2 – centre approval
To offer our apprenticeships you will need to be an approved ILM Centre. Contact us to set up an introductory meeting with your local ILM
Business Development Manager who will guide you through this step.
Step 3 – employer engagement
Apprenticeships provide structured training within a workplace and so employers are key to their success. The National Apprenticeship
Service (NAS) can help with recruiting apprentices and once in place, employers will need to establish an Apprenticeship Agreement between them and the apprentice which sets out their working conditions, pay, and importantly, releases the apprentice from work for learning with their trainer.
Step 4 – registration
Register your learners on to the relevant apprenticeship package through ILM’s
Walled Garden portal.
Step 5 – delivery
There is no specific order for completion of the apprenticeship, you can arrange the programme to suit you and your learners.
Step 6 – certification
Claim the appropriate component certificates for your successful learners through the
Walled Garden portal.
Then follow the steps below depending on your nation and framework to claim learner
Apprenticeship Certificates.
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England – register free of charge on the
Apprenticeship Certificates England (ACE) system operated by the Alliance of SSCs to administer certificates: http://ace.apprenticeships.org.uk
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Wales – use the Apprenticeship Certificate
Request Form available from CfA: www.cfa.uk.com
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Northern Ireland – register and claim for Apprenticeship certification through Apprenticeships NI: www.nidirect.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsni

Further information
If you would like to start offering
ILM apprenticeship packages, or have any questions contact the
ILM Customer Service Team
T 01543 266 867
E customer@i-l-m.com
www.i-l-m.com/apprenticeships
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