HND in Leadership & Management (HTQ)

The level 4 units in the first year of the HTQ will provide students with a broad introduction to business and different business functions. Students will gain a wide range of business knowledge tied to practical skills gained through research, independent study, directed study and workplace scenarios. Students are involved in vocational activities that help them to develop vocational behaviours and transferable skills.

By the end of Level 4, students will have sound knowledge of the basic concepts of leadership and management. They will be competent in a range of subject-specific skills as well as general skills and qualities relevant to key areas of business.

The Level 5 units (Year 2) give students the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills and behaviours aligned to the Occupational Standard (OS) for Operations or Departmental Manager.

The units will prepare students to enter employment with the qualities and abilities necessary for roles that require personal responsibility and decision-making, and support students to aspire to future management roles including the following:

• Operations Manager
• Regional Manager
• Divisional Manager
• Department Manager and Specialist Managers.

The course prepares students to progress to Level 6 higher education study, including higher apprenticeships and professional body qualifications.
Students will be able to develop and apply their own ideas to their studies, to deal with uncertainty and complexity, to explore solutions, demonstrate critical evaluation and use both theory and practice in a wide range of business situations.

By the end of Level 5, students will have a sound understanding of the principles of leadership and management and will know how to apply those principles more widely in the business world.

In year one you will study:

• The Contemporary Business Environment
• Marketing Processes & Planning
• Management of Human Resources
• Leadership & Management
• Accounting Principles
• Project Management
• Operational Planning & Management
• Digital Business in Practice.

In year two you will study:

• Organizational Behaviour Management
• Managing & Leading Change
• Principles of Organizational Management
• Business Strategy
• Business Information Technology Systems
• Developing Individuals, Teams, and Organizations
• Business Communications and Relationship Management
• Business Data Analytics and Insights

You will be assessed by assignments, work-related projects, demonstration of professional competence in work-based situations, and practical activities that apply the knowledge you have gained. There are no written exams. When not attending timetabled sessions, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. This will typically involve reading articles and books, working on individual projects, undertaking preparation of coursework assignments and presentations. Your independent learning is supported by a range of excellent facilities including online resources, the library and canvas, the online virtual learning platform.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Leadership and Management, Institute of