Apprenticeship Degrees > Chartered Manager Degree
According to the latest Thames Valley Local Skills Report, there is
higher demand for managers in our area compared to the national average.
Moreover, our region boasts superior business survivability, leading
to a shortage of management roles.
If your company needs to develop new managers, University Centre
Newbury (UCN) has the perfect solution for you.
The Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship is offered in collaboration
with University of Northampton enabling achievement of a career-focused
degree locally. Apprentices study at UCN one day a week, developing
skills and knowledge for progression, while continuing their day
job as a paid and valued employee; applying skills as they work.
Degree Apprenticeships can be utilised to upskill or progress existing
staff or attract new talent.
With our Chartered Manager Degree you can benefit from:
🔹 Tailored Development - Customised modules to perfectly fit your
business needs
🔹 Strategic Alignment - Enhance employee skills aligned with your
company’s strategic goals
🔹 Blended Learning - Academic knowledge combined with practical
workplace application
🔹 Cost-Effective Investment - Government-funded programme maximising
your training budget
🔹 Flexible Scheduling - Minimise disruption to your business operations
with our adaptable timetable
Get in touch today to connect with the team that will help you nurture
and develop business talent.
A Chartered Manager is someone who can take responsibility for people, projects, operations and/or services to deliver long term organisational success, with the professional recognition of their ability to deliver impact, behave ethically and demonstrate their commitment to continual learning and development.
The Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship equips you with the skills and strategies to deal with contemporary challenges in management and leadership practice as well as a sought-after professional qualification.
Through the programme, you will acquire the essentials of organisational performance aimed at achieving long-term goals, divided into three main areas:
🔹 Organisational Performance – strategic planning, resource management, financial oversight and adopting new technologies for improvement and growth.
🔹 Interpersonal Excellence - communication, leadership, team development and negotiation.
🔹 Personal Effectiveness - self-management, reflection and strategic decision-making.
These elements work together to support professionals in enhancing their contribution, leadership and personal growth, underpinning the achievement of organisational objectives and personal career development. Behaviours required across these areas include responsibility, inclusiveness, agility and professionalism, aiming for resilience, trust-building, flexibility and ethical conduct in all work aspects.
Across the four-year programme you will develop your individual managerial and leadership capabilities within the changing business environment. Through acquiring subject knowledge and practical skills to advance your leadership capabilities, you will develop confidence to deal with a variety of real management and business situations as well as gain a highly desirable BA (Hons) Management.
The Degree Apprenticeship programmes combines university study with work-based learning, allowing you to dedicate 20% of your normal working hours (off-the-job) to develop your academic skills aligned to your professional development in the workplace. You will learn through a variety of methods including in-person sessions, guided independent and workplace learning, portfolio building, tutorials and group discussions with your course tutors and peers. You will also benefit from expert tutors and guest professionals who will personally illustrate the best practices of management, global and national market trends, technological innovations that impact business strategies and ethical challenges for change.
The course curriculum is rich and varied, encompassing a wide range of subjects, such as Information Management, Accounting and Finance, Foundations of Marketing, Operations Management, Managing in Organisations, Strategic Management of the Digital Organisations, Career Development and Organisational Change. Tutors with extensive industry expertise will work with you to further develop you and your management career through a strong focus on reflective practice, thinking critically and analysing and evaluating complex situational problems.
Apprenticeship Standard: ST0272
