The Future Managers Programme offers a range of flexible study topics for those who have completed a Level 3 college course and want to progress into a management role. Study topics can be tailored to a learner's current role or future aspirations, and are accredited by the ILM and CIM. Completing the program provides benefits like developing communication, marketing, and financial management skills to help advance one's career.

1. The Future
Managers
Programme
Have you recently completed
a Level 3 course at college?
Want to take the next step towards
a role in management?
The Future Managers Programme delivers a range of flexible and tailored study topics that
are built around your current role and plans for progression.
If you have recently completed a Level 3 course at college (including an Apprenticeship),
are employed by an SME* and aged 19 or over then the Future Managers Programme
could support you to take the next steps into management and your future career.
Want to understand the marketing process, company budgets or how to effectively make
decisions and communicate with others?
In conjunction with you and your line manager a tailored menu of units can be selected
that either fit around your current role or aspirations for the future.
Accredited by the institute for Leadership & Management (ILM) and Chartered
Management Institute (CIM), the topics you study can be used towards a future
qualification in management with two of the top industry recognised management
qualification providers.

2. Benefits
Benefits to Business
Action-oriented, self-aware leaders who will improve organisational performance, profit and
revenue
More committed staff and managers, who are more likely to take actions that make a real
difference
Retention of more motivated and engaged people - inspired by their leaders to excel
Managers who are better able to articulate goals and influence others to help achieve them
A qualification to aid your employee’s Continual Professional Development
Benefits to Learners
Self Development
Understand your learning style and how to evaluate your own development.
Communication
Develop your knowledge of the communication process in the workplace and how to
effectively manage & develop relationships with others.
Marketing
Understanding the context of marketing in your workplace and basic marketing concepts.
Finance
Develop an awareness around the purpose of budgets, the process to agree a budget and
mechanisms for maintaining & monitoring costs.
Managing Risk
Effectively take responsibility to identify and manage risk in your area.
Project Management
Learn how to effectively manage both financial and non-financial aspects of a project in the
workplace.
Decision Making
Develop your knowledge on how to recognise a problem, develop a strategy for solving it and
how to communicate your decision to others.
For more information contact Dearne Valley College:
T: 01709 513147
E: BusinessTraning@dearne-coll.ac.uk