Team Leadership QQI

Course description

Course Details

This comprehensive course, equips existing Team Leaders, Supervisors and Managers (and those considering a career in managing people) with detailed skills to create, lead, motivate, manage and develop teams. 

This distance learning, QQI accredited course means that Students can study flexibly at home, or at work, and can gain a nationally accredited Qualification. This course is designed for those working in Large Companies, SMEs or the Public Sector. 

By choosing to study this course with CMIT, Students have 24×7 access to CMIT eLearning for the duration of the course. This includes a comprehensive Course Manual, Video, Quizzes and personalised Tutor Support. The course documentation for this QQI certified course is detailed and easy to read. You will also be able to upload assessments online and receive online feedback. You can use the eLearning system from any computer that has internet access.

Topics covered in this Course

Unit 1: Understanding organisations

Organisation strategy

Organisation and team structure

Team formation

People development and performance management

Unit 2: Leadership skills

Management v. Leadership

Motivating staff

Identifying your leadership style

Unit 3: Team task management

Performance and task management

Set performance standards

Define the deliverables

Action plan with deadlines

Delegate responsibility

Monitor results

Giving feedback to team members

Who should complete this course? 

Existing Managers and Supervisors who wish to gain a formal accredited qualification.

Newly appointed Managers and Supervisors who wish to learn how to manage people and teams.

Managers in business who have direct reports and wish to learn best-practice techniques for managing people.

People who wish to gain a professional, accredited qualification in the subject matter by home study distance learning.

Entry Requirements / Prerequisites 

Leaving Cert or equivalent, and/or relevant Life or Work Experience.

As this programme is delivered through distance learning, students must be capable of studying on their own initiative.

A basic working knowledge of computers and access to a computer with internet access is required to do the course.

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Assessment 

This course is assessed through completion of activities and Portfolio and Skills Demonstration where candidates complete a range of activities such as leadership style identification, assessment of team structures, motivation techniques and management of team activities.

All work submitted must be your own work. There is no exam with this course.

As part of our quality assurance, student assessment work will be marked by an Internal Assessor, then checked by an Internal Verifier and an independent QQI External Authenticator.

Transfer and Progression to Further Studies

This course leads to a level 6 component award on the National Framework of Qualifications.

Students who successfully complete this programme may use this level 6 component certificate as credit towards a number of QQI Advanced Certificates including: Business (6M4985), Early Childhood Care and Education (6M2007), and Management (6M4587). For more details contact us.

Accreditation 

Following successful completion you will receive a QQI Level 6 component certificate in Team Leadership (6N1948).