Develop your managers capabilities to invest in the future of your organisation

Designed and delivered in collaboration with Activate Business School, our two managerial level leadership programmes are designed to elevate your managers to the next level. The Team leader programme is for supervisors and first-time managers, and the Operations Manager programme is for more experienced managers. These programmes are designed to meet the challenges of the modern workplace and enable your managers to lead, motivate and inspire results.

Who is this programme for?

The team leader programme is suitable for anyone working in line management roles, such as: Supervisor, Team leader, Shift supervisor, Foreperson, Shift manager.

The operations manager programme is suitable for those who manage teams or projects and the achievement of operational or departmental objectives as part of the delivery of the organisation’s strategy such as; Operations Manager, Regional Manager, Area Manager.

What will they learn?

Learners will develop skills in:

  • Delivering operational excellence: Achieving excellent results through managing a team
  • Managing finance and budgets: finance, reporting and managing resources
  • Effective communication: stakeholder management and leadership communication.
  • Solving problems and making decisions: project management, data analysis and risk management

Key facts

Level
Team Leader is Level 3 and Operations Manager is Level 5 
Qualification
Apprenticeship 
Duration
Team leader is 13-months with a 3-month End Point Assessment (EPA).  Operations Manager is 18-month with a 5-month End Point Assessment (EPA).
Provider
Activate Business School in partnership with Grant Thornton
Entry requirements
Must be working in a role that provides the opportunities to apply their learning
Schedule
The programmes are compromised of workshops or masterclasses, collaborative coaching sessions, validations, formal reviews a mock EPA and gateway meeting.
Delivery
Programmes available for enrolment until July 2026.
Assessment
This is through the end point assessment.
Fees and funding
Team leader is fully funded to £5,000 by the Apprenticeship Levy.  Operations Manager is fully funded to £9,000 by the Apprenticeship Levy subject to eligibility.
“It’s been an eye opener for me as I’ve learnt a lot of new things including different leadership styles and management techniques as well as project management techniques. I didn’t expect to get as much out of it as I have done.”
Ben King Assistant Operations Transport Manager, Amey

Our partnership with Activate

Activate Business School nurtures, coaches and supports talent driving the future of business across the UK. Activate combines consultancy and professional training expertise to deliver tangible improvements for organisations.

Activates learning philosophy is rooted in an understanding of how the brain, motivation and emotions work together to impact on learning. We use this knowledge to create a learning environment which will empower learners to become highly skilled, resilient and have the persistence required to succeed

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Leadership programmes

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