Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA)
Application deadline: 20 March 2023
Spring start date: 12 June 2023
The Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) at De Montfort University (DMU) will support the progression and development of your aspiring leaders and managers. It can also provide the opportunity to recruit new talent and inject fresh skills and enterprise into your organisation.
With integrating academic learning and on-the-job practical training, this apprenticeship enables aspiring managers to develop confidence, capability and independence.
This programme is aligned to the Level 6 Chartered Manager Apprenticeship standard, designed by employers in partnership with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
This standard is allocated Funding Band 25 (£22,000) by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE).
Who is the apprenticeship for?
It is suitable for professional managers in the private, public or third sector and all sizes of organisations. Specific job roles may include; Manager, Senior Manager, Head of Department, Operations Manager; or anyone with specific management responsibilities.
Download our Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) guide.
Delivery model
This blended work-based programme is taught over three years andincludes 12 compulsory modules with assessments, and a final project based in the working environment.
Each module is delivered in a two-day block approximately every four weeks, during which apprentices will gain valuable input from academics, practitioners and industry guest speakers all who are experts in their field. In addition, apprentices will need to complete their work-based assignments away from the university. The programme will commence with an induction that will introduce the programme team and provide valuable insight into individual modules.
We estimate that on average successful completion of each module will take 15 hours study/development per week; approximately half of this will be covered by the 20% off-the-job learning hours. How the remaining study hours are completed should be discussed and agreed between the employer and apprentice.
Programme modules
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Year 1
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Personal and Academic Development
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30 credits
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Managing Organisations and People
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30 credits
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Business and Marketing Environment
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30 credits
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Financial and Data Analysis
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30 credits
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Year 2
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Managing Operations and Projects
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30 credits
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Leadership Principles and Practice
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30 credits
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Digital Business and Marketing
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30 credits
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Informed Decision Making
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30 credits
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Year 3
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Strategic Management
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30 credits
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Contemporary Business Issues
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30 credits
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Work Based Project Proposal
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30 credits
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Work Based Chartered Management Project
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30 credits
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Assessment
The programme is designed to enable apprentices to apply the academic theory to their own organisation and role. All apprentices are required to create a portfolio which will capture the knowledge, skills and behaviours developed on the programme and in the workplace.
In the final year of the academic programme, the apprentice will undertake a work-based project, which will bring together elements of their learning from different parts of the programme and show their accumulated knowledge and understanding of management and its application in their organisation. The portfolio and work-based project enable participants to reflect, plan and evaluate their development which will contribute to the apprentice’s EndPoint Assessment.
Final degree award
All successful Apprentices will achieve:
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA)
Entry requirements
The programme is designed with professionals in mind, and this is reflected in the entry requirements. All applicants need to be employed by an organisation who has confirmed they will support their participation in the programme.
Bespoke delivery options
We are able to offer a bespoke programme to meet employer requirements but this will be subject to a minimum cohort size and will need to align with the Chartered Manager Apprenticeship standard.
Case studies and testimonials
Hear from two of our recent students and Mattioli Woods plc who talk about the benefits of the CMDA programme.
“It’s great to be able to offer such a fantastic opportunity to hard working young people to get a foot on the career ladder of our fast paced and forward thinking locally based plc business, as well as gaining a degree qualification without the associated costs and student loans. Their energy and dynamism spurred on by their learning through the course brings fresh ideas and a real dedication to our business. I’m especially looking forward to their final year when, as part of their End Point Assessment, they will have to embark on a project within the business to bring about change and efficiency. Personally I gain a great deal of satisfaction seeing individuals grow and blossom within our business and this is especially true of our two trail blazers on the degree apprenticeship program.”
Fiona Treadwell, Talent and Development Business Partner, Mattioli Woods plc
“I think Higher and Degree Apprenticeships will benefit organisations like the NHS greatly. The ability to develop your own staff and provide them with opportunities to develop, not only improves their morale, but improves retention, productivity, and achieves an output desirable for all.”
Finlay Hollingworth, Deputy Service Manager - Blood Sciences Department, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Programme leader
Anne Marlow is Programme Leader for the CMDA at DMU and a Senior Lecturer in Corporate Development. She joined the University in 2016, to work as a module tutor with our very first cohort of apprenticeship students and has had the opportunity of working with students and employers from a growing number of organisations since that time.
Anne has a professional background in HR and OD and is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development. She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
Anne has enjoyed working in a variety of senior leadership roles in the NHS for much of her career to date. She has served as a Director on Trust Boards in hospital, community, ambulance services and educational contexts. Also specialist roles in multi-organisational change programmes, including strategic workforce transformation at national level, employee relations during system wide organisational restructuring and leadership development.
Alongside her role as Programme Leader, Anne supports organisations in addressing their strategic workforce challenges through her consultancy business.
For more information, contact us by completing our online enquiry form.