Running for the first time as a face to face course, this 5 day Frontier consultancy & business skills course has been curated using the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 5 Professional Consulting qualification framework and is the first unit students must complete on their journey to Chartered status. It aims to provide an introduction to the consultancy professional and an appreciation of the wide range of skills & knowledge required to be an effective consultant no matter your sector, background or industry.

Consulting is an exciting and continually evolving field which offers opportunities to work in a variety of industries and settings: from strategy and operations to more specialised areas such as security risk management, cyber, finance and IT. Whilst there are no pre-requisites, it is expected that students will be intending to enter into a management or risk & security consultant role and will have relevant experience appropriate to their sector or technical area of expertise (minimum 2 years) in which they intend to consult or be educated to Level 5 within that field.

This course focuses on developing an in-depth understanding of management consulting and mechanisms for its delivery in terms of different models of the consultancy cycle. Learners will consider the benefits of management consulting, the relationships involved in the delivery of consulting interventions and the impact of ethics, values, and governance on the work they do.  Effective management consulting provides clients with the objective and independent expertise, advice and guidance to navigate change.

This CMI Course focuses on developing a range of hard and soft skills including an appreciation of the Consulting Cycle and the numerous models developed, varying from hard processes to soft behavioural models. The course will analyse different consulting modes and their relationship to the consultant’s role and responsibilities, professionalism and communication challenges. It will provide insights to enable you to build successful client relationships, in-depth understanding of management consulting and mechanisms for its delivery.

This qualification contains 1 unit, split over 5 days of learning.

Learners must complete two assignments successfully within the registration period to achieve the qualification. The maximum period to achieve this qualification, including any referrals is 12 months. 

Throughout the course you will:

• Explore the competencies and develop the knowledge needed to operate as a professional consultant
• Gain valuable insight to the consultancy cycles and various change management models
• Learn from industry leading lecturers and professionals
• Complete two assignments (required to achieve the full qualification)

On completion of the course you will:

• Understand the nature of consulting
• Be able to appreciate the client – consultant relationship dynamic
• Know how to communicate effectively with clients
• Demonstrate to potential clients your consultancy competence and credibilty alongside your own technical expertise
• Benefit from membership to the exclusive SRM Alumni
• Achieve an industry recognised qualification; CMI Level 5 Award in the Principles of Management Consulting.

We appreciate that finding the right course for you, whatever stage of research you are at, is an overwhelming process. If you’d like any more information, we’d love to chat. Send us a message below or give the team a call on 01298 811 005.