All Certification Courses

The "Marketing Principles and Practice" module offers a comprehensive exploration of marketing strategies, techniques, and institutions, each examined from the distinctive viewpoints of consumers, distributors, and manufacturers. This engaging course delves into various aspects of marketing, encompassing its fundamental concepts, functional operations, and organisational structures in both retail and wholesale businesses. Participants will delve into crucial topics such as distribution channels, market research, advertising, marketing costs, pricing, cooperative marketing, as well as relevant legislation, regulations, and emerging trends. By the end of this module, learners will acquire valuable insights into the multifaceted world of marketing, empowering them to make informed decisions and develop effective strategies that resonate with diverse stakeholders in today's dynamic business landscape.

This course will equip learners with the knowledge and understanding of the identification, interpretation and analysis of legal sources and materials. The acquired skills will enable the learner to apply the law to the facts of problems in any given legal area, to communicate clearly and persuasively and to reach satisfactory solutions to legal disputes.

Learners will explore fundamental principles and components of the English Legal System, the judiciary and the civil and criminal process and will gain an appreciation of how the main principles underpin all substantive and procedural areas of law.

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The Strategic Marketing module introduces learners to key marketing concepts, including market orientation, customer acquisition, market offering and design, positioning, brand management, and the customer experience. The module aims to develop learners' abilities to identify problems, analyse market-related opportunities, and develop effective strategies to reach audiences across different contexts. Learners will also gain an understanding of social and environmental responsibility, legal challenges, and other implications of professional marketing practice. By the end of the module, learners will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to critically analyse marketing concepts, formulate competitive branding and marketing strategies, and implement effective marketing solutions.

This course is designed to introduce learners to the nature, role and importance of financial information in organisations from a managerial perspective. Learners will have the opportunity to look at communication and interpretation of financial information for managing organisations, its regulation and structuring and use in decision making, together with the principles of accounting, standards expected, and concepts and conventions that influence the presentation of financial information.

This course will equip learners with knowledge of the European Union legal system and the main substantive aspects of the European Union laws. The unit aims to enable learners to understand the history that led to the creation of the union, the political institutions of the EU, the role and the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice. Learners will be introduced to the fundamental rights given to individuals guaranteed by the Union and to the relationship between European and national laws.

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This course is divided into three parts and examines communications at an organisational level, interpersonal communications and managing internal and external communications. Effective communications are vital to the success of any organisation, to ensure understanding, involvement and commitment to organisational policies and procedures. 

This course will help managers explore the links between good communications and the development of workforce understanding and commitment to change by considering what is meant by good communications practice. It will then help them look at their communication skills as well as how to improve links between their team, other parts of the organisation and beyond.

The process of encrypting and decrypting information forms the basis of much computer, device and network security. Cryptography is designed and used to protect the confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of information. From the very beginnings of computing, and throughout the industry’s evolution, the establishment of policies, guidelines and laws has shaped the disciplines of information security and organisational resilience in profound and, often, unintended, ways. 

In this course learners will be introduced to the concept and history of cryptography, and its subdisciplines (including cryptology), and how cyber-enabled networks and devices have their communications security underpinned by cryptographic methods and sector standards. Learners will explore methods of attack, including side-channel, additional encryption methods and escrow principles and key. Learners will look at how businesses can deploy encryption to enhance their information security approaches.

In this course the learner will look at the component parts of digital communications and interoperability with IT networks, hardware, firmware and software components. The inherent insecurity of the internet will be described and discussed. What are the basics of computer science and technology? How do computers communicate with one another? How can networks communicate and how can we plan their security architecture in a more proactive and organised manner?

The second half of this unit will look at security planning and core concepts including ‘security engineering’, systems hardening and cyber resilience.

This course aims to improve the necessary legal research skills to support learners at the postgraduate level. You will be able to develop key knowledge, understanding and skills relating to legal research, theoretical and methodological problems associated with legal studies. Learners will be able to cover key topics relating to research problems, conducting literature reviews, referencing, data collection and analysis techniques, and drawing conclusions from the analysed data. 

This course also deals with principles of research including formulations of research questions, hypothesis and objectives. The unit will cover literature reviews, referencing, data collection using interviews and surveys, questionnaire design, analysing and developing statistical modules, qualitative data analysis inferences and conclusions from the analysed data.

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The aim of this course is to develop learners’ understanding of ways in which educational leadership and management can provide support during the process of change, developing leadership in the learners’ own educational context.

The "Corporate Governance and Globalisation" module aims to provide professionals with a sound understanding of the concept of Corporate Governance and global best practices in this field. By exploring the four pillars of governance and learning how to formulate and implement proper strategies aligned with an organisation's goals, learners will gain an in-depth understanding of the importance of good Corporate Governance practices. The module also covers the impact of globalisation on corporate governance and teaches learners how to adopt good Corporate Governance practices to ensure an organisation's sustainability and resilience in a rapidly changing global business environment. By the end of the module, learners will have the knowledge and skills necessary to become responsible corporate leaders who can navigate the challenges of globalisation and ensure the long-term success of an organisation.

The course will explore how team performance can be evaluated and optimized to realise strategic objectives.

The course will investigate underlying models, techniques and theories that underpin marketing and can contribute to strategic objectives. It will also provide learners with a critical understanding of the marketing function within complex organisations.

The "Entrepreneurship and Business Models" module offers a transformative journey for learners, empowering them to assess, construct, and implement both new and existing business models. This module is grounded in cutting-edge business models and research, incorporating innovation strategy to provide a comprehensive and contemporary approach. Participants will be exposed to an integrated framework that encompasses the essential elements of business model content and design processes. The unit's primary objective is to equip learners with the skills to strategically analyze, ideate, and develop business models effectively. Designed for aspiring entrepreneurs, those seeking to manage venture-backed startups, or professionals in management consulting or corporate settings, the module covers a diverse range of topics, including strategy, marketing, entrepreneurship, organisational design, and finance. By the end of this module, learners will be well-prepared to embark on entrepreneurial endeavors, manage innovative startups, or contribute significantly to business growth and success in a dynamic and ever-evolving business landscape.