Overview
The objective of the OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification is to provide learners with an excellent foundation for a career in a range of organisations. It designed to ensure that each learner is ‘business ready’: a confident, independent thinker with a detailed knowledge of business and management and equipped with the skills to adapt rapidly to change. The content of the qualification is focused on leadership and people management, strategic human resource management, operations management, sustainable business practice, financial decision making as well as the business research skills expected of a manager. The qualification is ideal for those who have started, or are planning to move into, a career in private or public sector business. Successful completion of the Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification will provide learners with the opportunity to progress to further study or employment.
Mandatory Units
- Leadership and People Management (20 UK Credits | 10 ECTS)
- Business Research Project (20 UK Credits | 10 ECTS)
- Operations Management (20 UK Credits | 10 ECTS)
- Financial Decision Making (20 UK Credits | 10 ECTS)
- Sustainable Business Practices (20 UK Credits | 10 ECTS)
- Strategic Human Resource Management (20 UK Credits | 10 ECTS)
Equivalences
OTHM qualifications at RQF Level 6 represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities and competences that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to Bachelor’s Degrees with Honours, Bachelor’s Degrees, Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates.
Qualification Structure
The OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Business Management consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 120 UK credits (60 ECTS), 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 480 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.
Duration and Delivery
The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning. The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.
