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People Management
and Leadership
Develop confident leaders. Strengthen your business.
Your people are your most valuable asset—and the way they’re led can shape your business’s future. Whether you're growing your team or looking to build capability in current managers, investing in leadership training is a smart move.
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Our People Management and Leadership programmes are designed to equip team leaders and managers, both emerging and experienced with the skills they need to effectively lead people, manage operations, and drive business performance.
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These qualifications are ideal for:
- Current or aspiring team leaders
- Managers who may not have had formal leadership training
- Businesses wanting to boost team productivity and retention.
Flexible learning that works for you
Training can be delivered on the job or through one of our trusted providers—whatever best suits your business needs. Your team will gain practical, workplace-relevant knowledge they can apply immediately.
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These qualifications are ideal for:
- Current or aspiring team leaders
- Managers who may not have had formal leadership training
- Businesses wanting to boost team productivity and retention.
Why invest in leadership training?
Stronger leadership means:
- Clearer communication and expectations
- Greater team engagement and performance
- Better decision-making and resource management
- A future-ready workforce with strong internal talent pipelines.
With Competenz as your training partner, you’ll build confident, capable leaders who make a real difference in your workplace.
Looking for a shorter duration training option?
Explore our Professional Development Courses, offered in partnership with our trusted sub-contractors.
Find out moreOur qualifications
Level 3
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Overview
Develop core leadership skills including; effective communication, motivating others, performance management, delivering and increasing performance.
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Develop core leadership skills including;
- Effectively communicate and deliver clear instructions
- Understand different leadership style alternatives
- Use techniques to motivate individual team members
- Understand what is required to build an effective team
- Give constructive feedback to their team
- Apply on the job training skills, prioritise tasks and increase performance
- Communicate the organisation’s vision and values.
Approximate duration
6 - 9 months
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Level 4
Overview
Further develop key business skills to enhance and support their effectiveness as a business manager.
Learning outcomes - graduates will be able to:
- Manage work flows in an operational context to achieve team objectives
- Motivate and involve team members in achieving objectives
- Communicate to develop relationships with team members and stakeholders
- Manage relationships within a team to sustain a productive workplace environment
- Promote an inclusive environment to value diversity for positive performance
- Manage self effectively to contribute to the performance of the business
- Demonstrate professional and ethical leadership behaviour in a socially and culturally appropriate manner.
Approximate duration
6 - 12 months
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