Work Towards That MBA With An Online Management Diploma So You Can Get The Recognition You Deserve At Work

If your management career already has a well-established trajectory you have undoubtedly given close thought to the question of whether to embark on an MBA programme. The appeal of management training courses leading to an advanced business qualification should be clear to you: the chance to become properly conversant with current thinking on matters of leadership and strategic decision making, thus preparing you for the big step up into higher management and executive positions.

However, it is also natural that, with the relentless demands of the modern corporate environment, you wonder whether you will be able to summon the commitment in terms of time and energy (and of course money) required for the MBA.

One solution to this problem may be to look at management courses online. The Edexcel BTEC Level 7 Extended Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership is a Masters Level course falling within the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). Each module you complete on the Edexcel course gains you exemption credits from the MBA, since the modules are the same. With 130 credits available on the Extended Diploma, only 50 more are required for the 180 credits you need to be awarded an MBA.

Essentially the Extended Diploma is the MBA minus the dissertation. Complete an Extended Diploma at the Brighton School of Business and Management and you can apply for direct entry with advanced standing onto the dissertation phase of an MBA at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff.

The popularity of management training online is hardly surprising since it is an ideal study mode for a busy professional, offering a maximum degree of flexibility, allowing he or she to study when and where convenient. Furthermore, such courses are not time-limited, meaning that if work demands crowd in a student can ease off for a period. Modular study also provides a clearly structured progression to work through.

The development of online learning environments such as Moodle mean there is no lack of tutor support or guidance during the courses, with constant phone and email contact between staff and their charges.

Those with less formal business learning, can opt to begin at Level 5 (50 credits) with the Edexcel BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership, progressing with credits onto the Extended Diploma (and thence the MBA) in the same way.

The range and affordability of online options mean that the strategic and business thinking you need can now be accessed with genuine convenience.