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University of Portsmouth| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate Diploma | Part-time | 24 months | September, January, May | - | - |
Overview
Senior leaders represent their organisations at the highest level, navigating relationships with clients, supply chains, and regulatory bodies. To be effective, they need the skills to influence, adapt, and drive meaningful change.
Our PgDip Senior Leadership apprenticeship builds on your existing experience and knowledge, sharpening your leadership approach and expanding your strategic insight. Designed for mid to senior-level managers, it equips you to apply your insight in real-world business environments, strengthening your impact across your organisation and industry networks.
Many of our graduates have progressed to roles as chief executives, global directors, and successful entrepreneurs. Others have chosen to build on their expertise by continuing their studies with our MBA Senior Leadership (Top-Up).
Course highlights
Navigate the strategic and ethical challenges of modern leadership, understanding the real impact of your decisions
Learn from lecturers with wide ranging experience who are currently active in education research
Access our Library resources, including electronic resources which you can access from anywhere with a web connection
Receive and discuss feedback with lecturers and other students
Network with other students on the course to share ideas, knowledge, experience and contacts across a diverse range of different industries
Career development
You can put the skills you’ll learn on this course to use wherever your senior leadership career takes you.
This course will provide you with the necessary abilities to succeed as a future leader in your organisation.
You'll engage in productive discussions with peers which will broaden your knowledge and experience base, and help in transferring knowledge among apprentices from different industries.
Our apprentices are already working in a wide range of organisations, in both the public and private sectors, and our graduates have gone on to successful careers in roles such as chief executive, global director or starting up their own businesses.
On successful graduation from this course, you'll also be eligible to continue on to our MBA Senior Leadership (Top-Up) programme.
A second-class honours degree or equivalent, including professional qualifications, not necessarily in a business related subject, plus at least 3 years of work experience at a professional or managerial level. Alternatively, applicants without formal qualifications, but with a minimum of 5 years of management experience, are welcome to apply.
All applicants will be required to complete a Skills Gap Analysis before completing an application form.
All applicants will be invited to attend an academic interview and may be asked to submit a portfolio of work or undertake additional assessment.
Applicants aged 16-18 must have acceptable Level 2 qualifications in English and Maths, such as GCSE with grade C/4 or above or Functional Skills. If you do not have acceptable qualifications, you will be required to obtain this. Those aged 19 and over are only subject to these requirements if you or your employer choose for you to study towards English and Maths qualifications, which will be funded. Please note that you may still be required to evidence accepted Level 2 qualifications for the course, as part of academic assessment.
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