Level 4 is for people who have a wide range of complex technical or professional activities to perform in a variety of contexts. They will have a substantial degree of personal responsibility and autonomy, and will be people who have responsibility for the work of others (monitoring work), managing other people and/or responsibility for an area of work. They will be working at a strategic level and have involvement with business and organisational plans (contribution to and cascading information from).
Units:
Altogether student needs to complete 6 mandatory units and 6 major units from any of the 7 specialisations.
Programme Length
The programme will typically be delivered as a 1‐ year full‐time study or a total of 42 weeks (including assignment submission weeks). An academic year is divided into six learning blocks with 7 weeks duration each. There will be three (3) contact days per week or a total of twenty one (21) contact hours per week; and thirteen (13) hours of self‐directed learning per week.
Assessment
All units will be internally assessed by the delivering institute. Student will need to show that they meet each of the assessment criteria detailed within each unit, to the required standard for the level of the unit. Certificates are awarded following assessment of the candidate’s portfolio of work. A qualified tutor will examine the evidence and make a decision which is checked by the external verifier (appointed by the examining body) and passed for certification. The achievement (pass) rates for this qualification are outstanding.
Having completed this qualification, many student go on to complete others in associated subjects such as business and administration, customer service, team leading or management, depending on the level of responsibility and nature of the job. If the level of responsibility within the current role increases, a higher level within the same qualification suite can be done.
Admission Criteria
Level of English commensurate with the qualification and suitable job role.