Payments
9 months
Deposit
£79
Total Price
£772
Average completion time6 months
Support period12 months
100% onlinewith unlimited 1:1 tutor support
Start anytime& study at your own pace
Additional feesILM registration fee
Transform from an ambitious team player to a confident, capable team leader with a qualification from the Institute of Leadership & Management.
You'll cultivate a wide range of essential management skills including planning and monitoring work, improving performance, developing your team, solving problems and making decisions.
You don't need any formal qualifications to enrol on this foundation course.
However, you should be 18+ with at least two years' full-time (or three years' part-time) work experience, and you'll benefit most if you're a current or potential team leader.
Your course is fully online.
There are a wide variety of potential units, each worth 1 or 2 credits.
To achieve the Certificate, you'll choose a selection totalling 13 credits.
1-credit units
2-credit units
For full details of what you’ll learn on each unit, download our ILM course guide.
‘I had previously studied with ICS Learn in the 1990s and was delighted to find they offered ILM. The tutors are really well-versed in their subject and everyone you speak to is right behind you, interested in your success and cheering you on.’
- Judith Martin
‘I learnt a lot whilst studying, much of which I could relate to my own workplace, which really brought the coursework to life and helped me to absorb the information. And I enjoyed interacting with my tutor regularly, who was very insightful and patient.’
- Emily Horswell
‘My company takes ILM very seriously, and I have been recognised at work for progression. I get detailed feedback with every assignment within a short period of time, and find myself relating situations at work to the course - it’s helping me even before completion.’
- Trevor Brown
We’re the UK’s most trusted online ILM provider, with a Trustpilot rating of 4.8/5 from more than 4000 independent reviews.
We’re also the world’s most experienced online learning provider, having been pioneers in distance learning for 130 years.
Our flexibility, unlimited tutor support, and interest-free payment plans make it easy to shape learning around your life.
That’s why every year, thousands of students like you advance their careers with us.
ILM Level 2 qualifications are designed for current or aspiring team leaders and supervisors. They're perfect if you're just starting out in your management career.
You could study this comprehensive Level 2 Certificate or the shorter Level 2 Award.
ILM Level 3 qualifications are for junior and first-line managers. They're ideal if you have (or will have) management responsibilities but have no formal training.
Choose between the wide-ranging Level 3 Certificate or the bite-sized Level 3 Award.
ILM Level 5 qualifications are designed for middle managers and department heads. They're set at undergraduate level and will develop and extend your existing leadership skills.
Study three units on the Level 5 Certificate, or two on the Level 5 Award.
We offer leadership and management qualifications from two world-class awarding bodies, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM).
Both are highly prestigious, internationally recognised, and will give a huge boost to your skills and career – so how do you choose which one is right for you?
Firstly, it depends on where you are in your management career. We offer the following CMI and ILM qualifications:
If you’re a mid-level manager choosing between ILM and CMI, there are a few things to consider.
If you’re looking to become a Chartered Manager, then CMI is right for you. The CMI is the only professional body in the world that can bestow Chartered Manager status.
CMI qualifications are also ideal if you want to deep dive into professional leadership theory and practice. You’ll study fewer modules than on an ILM qualification, but you’ll cover each topic in greater depth.
CMI courses are highly strategic in focus, making them perfect if you want to develop your high-level strategic management knowledge.
ILM qualifications, on the other hand, are highly practical, focused on helping you apply your workforce management skills in real-life situations.
They’re great if you want to touch on a broader range of hands-on management topics, as the modules are shorter than CMI, allowing you to study more subjects in less depth.
Still not sure? Get in touch with our course advisors by email, phone, or online chat – we’ll be happy to help.
Right away! When you enrol, you’ll be able to log in to your course and get started within an hour.
There are no set start dates or schedules – everything is shaped around you.
As an ICS Learn student, you'll always have a real person on hand to help you when you need it. From the moment you enrol, you'll have:
You'll also have unlimited lifetime access to our Career Hub, giving you thousands of resources to help you impress employers, master critical business skills, and build your dream career. It includes:
You can take a sneak peek at the Career Hub by signing up for free here.§
You'll complete one assessment for each unit you study, consisting of short questions and written tasks.
You'll submit these online and they'll be marked by your ILM tutor.
Get in touch with our ILM Advisors on 0800 634 0606.
They’ll talk through your experience, education and ambitions to make sure you’re choosing the right course, then get you enrolled with an interest-free payment plan.
If you have any disabilities which you think might affect your studies or assessments, please tell your Course Advisor before you enrol so we can advise you on whether reasonable adjustments can be made to accommodate your needs.
§Access to the Career Hub is unlimited for as long as ICS Learn provides the Career Hub service.