ProQual
    Level 4
    QN: 601/4759/3
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    ProQual Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Management

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by ProQual. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1118 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 4
    Awarding Body
    ProQual
    Syllabus Units
    48 Units
    Guided Hours
    1118 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Analyse competitor activity

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify competitor activity
    • Be able to determine the nature of the threat posed by competitor activity
    2

    Chair and lead meetings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare to lead meetings
    • Be able to chair and lead meetings
    • Be able to deal with post-meeting matters
    3

    Collaborate with other departments

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to collaborate with other departments
    • Be able to identify opportunities for collaboration with other departments
    • Be able to collaborate with other departments
    4

    Conduct quality audits

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles underpinning the management of quality
    • Be able to prepare to carry out quality audits
    • Be able to conduct quality audits
    5

    Contribute to the design and development of an information system

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand information system design requirements
    • Be able to contribute to the specification of an information system
    • Be able to recommend options for the development of an information system
    6

    Contribute to the development of a strategic plan

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of strategic planning
    • Be able to analyse the factors affecting the development of strategic plans
    • Be able to make a contribution to a strategic plan
    7

    Contribute to the improvement of business performance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of resolving business problems
    • Understand improvement techniques and processes
    • Be able to solve problems in business
    • Be able to contribute to the improvement of activities
    8

    Design business processes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand techniques and tools that support the design of business processes
    • Be able to develop business processes
    • Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of business processes
    9

    Develop and implement an operational plan

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of operational planning
    • Be able to develop an operational plan
    • Be able to implement an operational plan
    • Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of an operational plan
    10

    Develop and maintain professional networks

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of effective networking
    • Be able to identify professional networks for development
    • Be able to maintain professional networks
    11

    Develop and manage collaborative relationships with other organisations

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of effective collaboration with other organisations
    • Be able to identify external collaborative relationships to be developed
    • Be able to collaborate with other organisations
    12

    Develop working relationships with stakeholders

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand working relationships with stakeholders
    • Be able to determine the scope for collaboration with stakeholders
    • Be able to develop productive working relationships with stakeholders
    • Be able to evaluate relationships with stakeholders
    13

    Developing sales proposals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to write sales proposals
    • Be able to develop sales proposals
    • Be able to evaluate the proposal
    14

    Discipline and grievance management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles supporting the management of discipline and grievance cases
    • Be able to manage a disciplinary case
    • Be able to manage a grievance
    15

    Encourage innovation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify opportunities for innovation
    • Be able to generate and test ideas for innovation and improvement
    • Be able to implement innovative ideas and improvements
    16

    Encourage learning and development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of learning and development
    • Be able to support individuals' learning and development
    • Be able to evaluate individuals’ learning and development
    17

    Implement and maintain business continuity plans and processes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan for the implementation of business continuity plans and processes
    • Be able to implement business continuity plans and processes
    • Be able to maintain the fitness for purpose of on-going business continuity plans and processes
    18

    Initiate and implement operational change

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the implementation of operational change
    • Be able to plan for operational change
    • Be able to manage operational change
    • Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of operational change
    19

    Manage a budget

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to identify financial requirements
    • Understand how to set budgets
    • Be able to manage a budget
    • Be able to evaluate the use of a budget
    20

    Manage a project

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the management of a project
    • Be able to plan a project
    • Be able to manage a project
    • Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of a project
    21

    Manage a tendering process

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to develop a tender specification
    • Be able to manage a tendering exercise
    • Be able to negotiate the award of contracts
    22

    Manage business risk

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the management of business risk
    • Be able to address business risk
    • Be able to mitigate business risk
    23

    Manage conflict within a team

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of conflict management
    • Be able to reduce the potential for conflict within a team
    • Be able to deal with conflict within a team
    24

    Manage customer service operations

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the management of customer service operations
    • Be able to plan customer service operations
    • Be able to manage customer service operations
    • Be able to prepare staff for the delivery of customer service
    • Be able to measure customer service performance
    25

    Manage events

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the management of an event
    • Be able to manage the planning of an event
    • Be able to manage an event
    • Be able to follow up an event
    26

    Manage Health and Safety in own area of responsibility

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand responsibilities and liabilities in relation to health and safety legislation
    • Understand how to assess
    • monitor and minimise health and safety risks in own area of responsibility
    • Be able to review health and safety policy in own area of responsibility
    • Be able to communicate health and safety policy in own area of responsibility
    • Be able to monitor health and safety in own area of responsibility
    27

    Manage individuals' development in the workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to carry out performance appraisals
    • Be able to support the learning and development of individual team members
    28

    Manage individuals’ performance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the management of underperformance in the workplace
    • Be able to manage individuals' performance in the workplace
    29

    Manage information systems

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the management of information systems
    • Be able to set up information system processes
    • Be able to manage an information system
    30

    Manage knowledge in an organisation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of knowledge management
    • Be able to identify knowledge to be managed within an organisation
    • Be able to manage knowledge within an organisation
    31

    Manage personal and professional development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify personal and professional development requirements
    • Be able to fulfil a personal and professional development plan
    • Be able to maintain the relevance of a personal and professional development plan
    32

    Manage physical resources

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify the need for physical resources
    • Be able to obtain physical resources
    • Be able to manage the use of physical resources
    33

    Manage product and/or service development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the development of new or improved products and/or services
    • Be able to establish the need for new or improved products and/or services
    • Be able to manage the development of new or improved products and/or services
    34

    Manage redundancy and redeployment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the management of redundancy
    • Understand the principles of redeployment
    • Be able to manage a redundancy
    • Be able to manage the redeployment of staff
    35

    Manage team performance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the management of team performance
    • Be able to allocate and assure the quality of work
    • Be able to manage communications within a team
    36

    Manage the impact of work activities on the environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to support environmentally-friendly working practices
    • Be able to organise work so as to minimise the impact on the environment
    • Be able to manage the environmental impact of the use of resources
    37

    Negotiate in a business environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles underpinning negotiation
    • Be able to prepare for business negotiations
    • Be able to carry out business negotiations
    38

    Optimise the use of technology

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles underpinning the optimisation of technology
    • Be able to scope the use of technology
    • Be able to optimise the use of technological solutions
    • Be able to manage the use of technology
    39

    Prepare for and support quality audits

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles underpinning the management of quality
    • Be able to prepare for quality audits
    • Be able to support quality audits
    40

    Prioritising information for sales planning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand sources and types of information that support sales
    • Understand internal information that supports sales
    • Be able to carry out a business audit of the internal and external sales environment
    • Be able to use sales information to support the sales planning function
    41

    Procure products and/or services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify procurement requirements
    • Be able to select suppliers
    • Be able to buy products and/or services
    42

    Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the organisational aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
    • Understand the personal aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
    • Be able to support equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
    43

    Provide leadership and management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles supporting leadership and management
    • Be able to engage and inspire stakeholders and colleagues
    • Be able to deliver results
    44

    Recruitment, selection and induction practice

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles and theories underpinning recruitment, selection and induction practice
    • Be able to recruit people into an organisation
    • Be able to select appropriate people for the role
    • Be able to induct people into an organisation
    45

    Resolve customers’ complaints

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the monitoring and resolution of customers’ complaints
    • Be able to deal with customers’ complaints
    46

    Resolve customers’ problems

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the monitoring and resolution of customers’ problems
    • Be able to deal with customers’ problems
    47

    Review the quality of customer service

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to review the quality of customer service
    • Be able to plan the measurement of customer service
    • Be able to evaluate the quality of customer service
    48

    Support remote or virtual teams

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to assess the support needed by remote or virtual teams
    • Be able to support remote or virtual teams

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    601/4759/3
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    ProQual
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Nov 2014