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Operations Leadership - Fellowship in Operations Leadership PgCert

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Suitable for employees working in a mid level operations area who want to boost their career. Operations or service professionals who are required to lead or deliver a significant change programme or operations intervention to drive Business Performance. 

It is also suitable for early career professionals with BSc or equivalent level qualification wishing to build leadership and change management skills for application in an operations or service environment.

Takes you on to positions delivering change in service, operations and manufacturing environments. The close collaboration of the course with industry sponsors improves the ability to apply the learning quickly.

You will be taught by leading academics, operations and service management professionals who will give support throughout the programme and during the project phase.

The Fellowship in Operations Leadership has been developed to build on the success of the Fellowship in Manufacturing Management which over the past 30 years has become a highly respected programme in the UK manufacturing sector, and will develop service and operations leaders of the future.

Course description

This is a vocational programme developed to meet the needs of industry for high calibre managers and leaders who can drive performance improvements and manage change. It combines intensive teaching at Cranfield with company based project work.

The programme enables an employee to resolve an existing and relevant in-company business issue. At the same time they will be developing operations and service leadership skills, through access to Cranfield expertise, both during attendance at Cranfield and during individual in-company coaching sessions.

The investment in the employee attending the course delivers tangible business results that can make the investment self financing. In addition the employee develops skills that ensure their ability to improve business performance is increased.

Individual Project

An industrial project will be undertaken during the course. Each project will focus on resolving a real-life issue that is important for the sponsoring company. The delegate will use the tools, techniques and skills learnt at Cranfield during the four taught modules to resolve the operational or service issue. This issue may relate to a performance improvement, designing and implementing a change programme or resolving an operations or service problem.

Modules:

Students complete four one-week modules

  • Advanced Operations, Project and Cost Management
  • Service Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Developing and Using Leadership  Skills
  • Delivering Effective Change

Entry requirements

Candidates must possess, or be expected to achieve a 1st or 2nd class UK Honours degree in a relevant discipline, or the international equivalent of these UK qualifications. Other relevant qualifications together with significant experience may be considered.

Duration

9 months part-time.

Start date

July 2012.

Number of places

20.

Assessment

Taught modules 67% by assignment. Industrial Project 33% by written report and a presentation.

Funding

Fellowship students are sponsored by their employer. There is no other funding available.

Further details & applications

Contact

School of Applied Sciences Enquiries
T: +44 (0)1234 754086
E: appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk

Application process

Potential Fellows go through a rigorous selection process which includes an interview and monitored role-play scenarios. 

Online application

Operations Leadership

Teaching location

Taught modules at Cranfield Campus, School of Applied Sciences and Individual project within the sponsoring company.

Additional files

Operations Leadership course brochure