Business Scale-Up and Leadership
12 monthsProgramme duration
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Business and Management Studies
Degree
Other
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
- Designed in partnership with employers to meet the leadership and management needs of SMEs and scale-up businesses.
- Delivered in flexible two-day blocks each month, making it accessible for working professionals.
- Focused on responsible, sustainable, and inclusive business growth.
- Highly applied and practice-driven: engage with live business challenges, simulations, and employer-led projects.
- Build leadership, innovation, and strategic management skills while applying them directly to real-world contexts.
- Strengthen your personal and professional development with coaching, reflection, and feedback.
- Winner! Business School of the Year, Times Higher Education Awards 2025
- Winner! Business School of the Year, Educate North Awards 2025
About this course
The PG Cert Business Scale-Up and Leadership is a specialist, employer-informed qualification designed to prepare professionals for leadership roles in high-growth SMEs.
This part-time programme is student-centred, grounded in the realities of scaling businesses, and shaped by regional workforce needs. It equips learners with the tools to lead organisational change, manage complex challenges, and deliver sustainable growth strategies.
On successful completion of this PG Cert you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate and apply leadership and management theories in SME growth contexts.
- Demonstrate creative and critical thinking in responding to real-world business challenges.
- Apply interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills to drive innovation and lead organisational change.
- Reflect on personal and professional development needs, using coaching and feedback to strengthen leadership potential.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Business and Management Studies
Degree
Other
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
- Designed in partnership with employers to meet the leadership and management needs of SMEs and scale-up businesses.
- Delivered in flexible two-day blocks each month, making it accessible for working professionals.
- Focused on responsible, sustainable, and inclusive business growth.
- Highly applied and practice-driven: engage with live business challenges, simulations, and employer-led projects.
- Build leadership, innovation, and strategic management skills while applying them directly to real-world contexts.
- Strengthen your personal and professional development with coaching, reflection, and feedback.
- Winner! Business School of the Year, Times Higher Education Awards 2025
- Winner! Business School of the Year, Educate North Awards 2025
About this course
The PG Cert Business Scale-Up and Leadership is a specialist, employer-informed qualification designed to prepare professionals for leadership roles in high-growth SMEs.
This part-time programme is student-centred, grounded in the realities of scaling businesses, and shaped by regional workforce needs. It equips learners with the tools to lead organisational change, manage complex challenges, and deliver sustainable growth strategies.
On successful completion of this PG Cert you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate and apply leadership and management theories in SME growth contexts.
- Demonstrate creative and critical thinking in responding to real-world business challenges.
- Apply interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills to drive innovation and lead organisational change.
- Reflect on personal and professional development needs, using coaching and feedback to strengthen leadership potential.
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