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Chartered Management Institute Courses

Where Ambition meets Opportunity ….Get the Career you Deserve with a CMI Qualification

Unlock your full Management and Leadership potential with a globally recognised qualification from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). At Sandwell College, we’ll help you become a confident, capable, and future-ready manager—equipped with the high-level skills today’s employers are actively seeking.

Stand out from the crowd and join the elite ‘1 in 5’ who hold a formal management qualification. With a CMI qualification, you’ll not only enhance your performance and accelerate your career prospects, but you’ll also demonstrate your commitment to excellence in leadership.

And with 92% of our learners successfully achieving their qualification, there’s never been a better time to invest in your future with Sandwell College.

What are CMI Qualifications?

The CMI is the only chartered professional body dedicated to promoting the highest industry standards in management and leadership. The CMI offers a range of qualifications proven to enhance employability, improve productivity, and increase earning potential.

Whether you’re starting out in your career or looking to develop your management capabilities, a CMI qualification will equip you with the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to excel in a leadership role and take your management career to new heights.

  • 80% of managers said that gaining a CMI qualification is a key element of becoming a professional manager
  • 79% confirmed their new skills have increased overall team performance.
  • 78% of employers prefer qualified managers
Chartered Management Institute courses for Adults

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This course equips learners with the foundations for effective management and leadership practice at middle/senior management level, including how to successfully manage people on a day-to-day basis.  This enables the learners  to develop or sharpen...
Course Duration
12 weeks (one eve per week)
Course Type
Adult Course
Start Date
23rd September, 2025
Study Mode
Part Time
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*NEW FOR THIS YEAR* Learners on this course will develop their professional strategic leadership and management abilities, with an emphasis on acquiring the knowledge, skills and behaviours to deliver impact, behave ethically and demonstrate a...
Course Duration
Up to 48 weeks
Course Type
Adult Course
Start Date
N/A
Study Mode
Part Time
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Learners on this course will develop their professional strategic leadership and management abilities; with an emphasis on acquiring the knowledge, skills and behaviours to deliver impact, behave ethically and demonstrate a commitment to continual learning...
Course Duration
8 months (1 session per month)
Course Type
Adult Course
Start Date
10th October, 2025
Study Mode
Part Time
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This course equips learners with a comprehensive grasp of the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to become successful managers and leaders within a wide range of organisations and across a variety of employment sectors. Flexi-Study...
Course Duration
8 months (1 session per month)
Course Type
Adult Course
Start Date
26th September, 2025
Study Mode
Part Time
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This course equips learners with the detailed knowledge, skills and behaviours to manage and lead effectively. This enables them to fully develop or sharpen their professional edge and enhance their personal effectiveness in the workplace....
Course Duration
34 weeks
Course Type
Adult Course
Start Date
26th September, 2025
Study Mode
Part Time
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*NEW FOR THIS YEAR* This course equips learners with the basic knowledge, skills and behaviours to manage and lead effectively. This enables them to develop or sharpen their professional edge and enhance their personal effectiveness...
Course Duration
12 weeks (Bennett's Hill, City Centre)
Course Type
Adult Course
Start Date
26th September, 2025
Study Mode
Part Time
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*NEW FOR THIS YEAR* Adult learners who have some team management/leadership experience or who aspire to become a team manager/ leader in the future. Learners on these courses are usually employed and work in a...
Course Duration
34 weeks (one evening per week) at Sandwell College
Course Type
Adult Course
Start Date
25th September, 2025
Study Mode
Part Time
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*NEW FOR THIS YEAR* Adult learners who have some team management/leadership experience or who aspire to become a team manager/ leader in the future. Learners on these courses are usually employed and work in a...
Course Duration
12 weeks (one evening per week)
Course Type
Adult Course
Start Date
25th September, 2025
Study Mode
Part Time
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This course is for adult learners who have some team management/leadership experience or who aspire to become a team manager/ leader in the future. Learners on these courses are usually employed and work in a...
Course Duration
12 weeks (one evening a week)
Course Type
Adult Course
Start Date
25th September, 2025
Study Mode
Part Time
3 people around a meeting desk
*NEW FOR THIS YEAR* This course is for adult learners who have some team leadership experience or who aspire to become a team leader in the future. Learners on these courses are usually employed and...
Course Duration
34 weeks (one evening a week)
Course Type
Adult Course
Start Date
24th September, 2025
Study Mode
Part Time
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*NEW FOR THIS YEAR* This course is for adult learners who have some team leadership experience or who aspire to become a team leader in the future. Learners on these courses are usually employed and...
Course Duration
18 weeks (one evening per week)
Course Type
Adult Course
Start Date
24th September, 2025
Study Mode
Part Time
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CMI Bitesize courses are flexible, practical learning journeys that learners can begin anytime, from anywhere. Alongside online content, learners benefit from personalised, one-to-one tutorial sessions to guide them through their studies. Each course is open...
Course Duration
1.5-2hrs per course
Start Date
N/A
Study Mode
Part Time

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