ATHE Ltd · RQF Level 7
ATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 7
- Total credits120
- Guided learning480 hours
- Units in this qualification14
Awarded by ATHE Ltd · on the Ofqual register
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These are the units ATHE Ltd registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Corporate Communication StrategiesReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of corporate communications for organisational success
- Implement corporate communications audits to assess current practices
- Understand the purpose and potential impact of a well-defined corporate communications strategy
Developing Organisational Vision and Strategic DirectionReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the processes involved in developing an organisational vision and strategic direction
- Understand methods for communicating the organisational vision and strategic direction to stakeholders
- Understand the steps required to implement an organisational vision and strategic direction
Finance for Strategic ManagersReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of accurate and relevant financial data in the formulation and delivery of effective business strategy
- Use financial analysis techniques as a tool for informed strategic decision-making
- Evaluate proposals for strategic capital expenditure within an organisation, considering financial implications and strategic alignment
International Business EnvironmentReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key aspects of the international environment in which businesses operate
- Understand the impact of globalisation on business operations and strategies
- Understand the effects of international trade policies and agreements on business
- Understand the characteristics of different international markets and their implications for businesses
International FinanceReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the objectives of international accounting standards and their application
- Understand the potential impacts of the international financial environment on organisational decision-making
- Understand capital requirements and working capital management within an international context
- Understand key issues and approaches to effective international financial management
International MarketingReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the implications of international marketing activities for organisations
- Understand how to develop a comprehensive international marketing strategy
- Understand the specific requirements of international marketing communications and their implementation
Managing Continuous Organisational ImprovementReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how organisations create a culture of continuous improvement and acceptance of change.
- Understand opportunities for improvement to organisational activities.
- Plan change for organisational improvement.
Organisational BehaviourReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand leadership behaviour theory and practice.
- Understand how organisational structures and culture impact on the effectiveness of an organisation.
- Understand how organisations can improve employee motivation and effectiveness.
Personal Development for Leadership and Strategic ManagementReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how knowledge and skills in leadership and strategic management support the creation and achievement of organisational vision and strategy
- Understand how to develop and communicate an organisational vision effectively
- Manage the development of own knowledge and skills in leadership and strategic management to support achievement of personal and organisational vision and strategy
- Reflect on the benefits of personal development in the achievement of personal growth and organisational vision and strategy
Quantitative MethodsReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the types of data which organisations can use to monitor their performance.
- Understand the types of data which organisations can use to improve their performance.
- Analyse raw business data to inform decision-making.
- Evaluate raw business data to inform decision-making.
- Apply a range of quantitative methods to support effective business decision-making.
- Report on data to inform decision-making.
- Communicate findings to inform decision-making.
Research for Strategic DevelopmentReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Produce a research proposal relating to strategic business development.
- Apply different research methodologies to gather sufficient and valid data.
- Present research findings in an appropriate format for a target audience.
- Evaluate own skills while undertaking research.
Strategic Human Resource ManagementReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the various factors that can affect human resource management strategies within organisations, including legal, ethical, and economic considerations
- Understand how strategic human resource management contributes to the successful achievement of an organisation's strategic plans and objectives
- Understand the process of preparing comprehensive human resource management strategies for organisations, considering different organisational contexts
- Develop a practical and effective human resource management strategy for a specific organisation, aligned with its overall strategic goals
Strategic MarketingReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles underpinning strategic marketing approaches
- Understand the significance of consumer behaviour analysis in the development of effective marketing strategies
- Develop a comprehensive strategic marketing plan for a given organisation or product
- Understand how to develop a marketing strategy that aligns with and supports overall business objectives
Strategic PlanningReal unit · ATHE Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the foundational concepts and theories relevant to developing organisational strategy
- Review and critically evaluate an organisation’s existing strategy and business plans
- Develop a range of strategic options for an organisation, considering various internal and external factors
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
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Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 7 credits are regulated. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you’ve earned and what’s next.
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
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Where these credits take you
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Where this can lead
Strategic Finance Manager
Your career path here is really what you make of it. We'll provide the opportunities and support, but your drive and curiosity will ultimately shape where you go. The most important thing is to keep learning, keep challenging yourself, and keep making an impact.
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Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Learners will study the importance of corporate communications, conduct communication audits, and understand the purpose and impact of corporate communication strategies on organisational reputation and stakeholder engagement.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for ATHE Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management
14 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by ATHE Ltd.
- Corporate Communication Strategies
- Developing Organisational Vision and Strategic Direction
- Finance for Strategic Managers
- International Business Environment
- International Finance
- International Marketing
and 8 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
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The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
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