Certificate Course in Management & Business Administration

Bournemouth Business School International (BBSI), our highly-accredited Business School and English Language College in England, offers international students the opportunity to study English in England while also studying the concepts and learning the skills required for careers in management and business. Our Certificate Course in Management & Business Administration can be studied for periods of between 4 and 12 weeks, and is carefully designed to enable students at an Upper-Intermediate Level in English or above to gain a business qualification, plus partial accreditation (optional) towards the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Certificate in Management , an externally-accredited professional Level 3 qualification.

BBSI courses in Management & Business Administration are carefully designed to enable students at language levels of Intermediate or above to study the concepts and learn the skills required either for careers or further study in management and business. Participants can prepare for a variety of English and business qualifications and prepare for and acquire one of 3 different Chartered Management Institute (CMI) First - Line Management awards. Courses are conducted throughout the year around a busy social and activity programme.

Students will have the option to study different English-language modules and prepare for up to 3 different  University of Cambridge ESOL qualifications: the First Certificate in English (FCE) , the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) , or the Business English Certificate (BEC) .  Alternatively, students can opt to join our ongoing weekly English Language Workshop (ELW) at a language level to suit their needs. 

Course Outline

Course Duration.  4-12 weeks

Minimum English Entry Level.  IELTS 5.5 (Upper-Intermediate)

Course Designation.  CMB

Course Elements. In addition to providing a thorough and comprehensive grounding in English-language and business communicaton skills, the syllabi for our courses in Management and Business Administration incorporate either all or some of the following specialised topics:

*  managing information 

*  communicating for results  
*  strategic planning
*  customer focus, planning & change
*  identifying needs & objectives
*  customer service management
*  introduction to quality management
*  best practice benchmarking, ISO 9000
*  using & controlling resources
*  HR planning
*  performance management
*  developing as a supervisor
*  continual professional development
*  staffing & selection
*  interviewing
*  personnel development & work planning
*  improving the performance of a team
*  international & current affairs
*  leadership & management styles
*  time management
*  health & safety
*  effective meetings/presentations
*  knowledge management
*  managing teams
*  work planning 
*  counselling, grievance & disciplinary procedures

CMI Management Modules

*  managing information & communicating information
*  meeting stakeholder needs
*  maintaining quality standards
*  resource planning
*  recruitment & selection
*  personal development as a first-line manager
*  developing individuals & teams
*  improving team performance

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The following certificate courses are also available at BBSI:

General English  
Academic English & IELTS Examination Preparation
General English, Computing & IT Skills
Communication & Business Skills
International Business English
Marketing, Advertising & Public Relations
Finance & Financial Services
Hospitality Management & Tourism
Legal Studies
Science, Mathematics & IT