Chartered Manager
Develop the agile leaders of tomorrow with our Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship - balancing business education with real-time learning in the workplace.
Our CMI accredited Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) balances business education with practical on-the-job application. It's relevant to all sizes of organisation – whether private, public, or third sector.
Apprentices gain a wide range of business skills. They learn to manage people, handle marketing, finance, planning, strategy, leadership, and digital technology.
Employers gain a cost-effective way to grow and retain management talent. Equipping their employees with the skills to help them reach strategic goals.
Work with ARU to grow confident, dedicated people to lead your organisation.
Why apprenticeships at ARU?
We’ll help you reap the benefits of talent acquisition through apprenticeships.
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Apprentices gain the leadership skills most important to your business
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Instil your organisation's business culture and working style from an early stage
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Apprentices achieve Chartered Manager status from the CMI
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The degree is 'dual-accredited' with a CMI Level 5 Diploma qualification
brough fresh ideas and new perspectives to their workplace.
Source: ARU degree apprenticeships impact report
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Employer partners Joe, Dan, Emma and Tim explain why ARU apprenticeships work so well for their organisations, and highlight the benefits for SMEs and larger businesses.
We’ll help you launch your career as a Chartered Manager with confidence.
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Understand key management and leadership concepts and practices
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CMI dual accreditation gives you a competitive edge in your career, at no extra cost
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Gain Chartered Manager Status through membership of the CMI
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Study while you work, with no tuition fees
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Deliver impact in the workplace as you learn through work-based projects
gained personal growth and confidence.
Source: ARU degree apprenticeships impact report
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Let our amazing apprentices inspire you! Kerry, Grace, Izabela, Ben, Rachel and Fleur explain what they love about doing an apprenticeship with ARU.
Talent development
ARU is a university that completely understands business. The apprentices at Rhotic Media have absolutely succeeded and have made a material difference to the business.
Recruitment support for employers
Our dedicated apprenticeship team is on hand to help you attract the best candidates for your organisation. We can help with:
- crafting job advertisements
- promoting your vacancy to our quality candidate mailing lists
- adding your vacancy to the National Apprenticeship Service
- sharing opportunities across our social media channels.
Our consultants can also help you to assess candidates' suitability.
See how we helped Cambridge University Press recruit for their brand new degree apprenticeship.
My degree apprenticeship will set me up with skills for life. My day-to-day job is supplemented by the theory I'm learning on my course. I’ve really noticed how far I've come.
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Accredited by the CMI
Chartered Manager status is the highest status that can be achieved in the management profession. It's recognised and valued across all sectors and industries.
Chartered Management Institute
Our degree is ‘dual accredited’ by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). This means it aligns with the CMI Level 5 Diploma qualification and gives you an extra qualification while studying. It also gives you access to the streamlined route to Chartered Manager.
Entry requirements
Employers set out the person specifications for the role, but apprentices will need to meet our entry requirements to be accepted onto this course.
- A completed Skills Scan and Initial Assessment discussion.
- Minimum Level 2 English or equivalent qualification and meet age-related English and Maths requirements as outlined by the DfE.*
- Evidence of at least 80 UCAS Tariff points at Level 3, eg 3 A levels at CDD or BTEC National Diploma MMP (2x Merit 1x Pass) or Access to HE qualification.**
*All applicants must meet the eligibility criteria outlined by the DfE Apprenticeship Funding Rules applicable at the start of the course. If you have any questions about these entry requirements, please contact [email protected].
**We will also consider applicants with non-standard qualifications if you have a significant amount of relevant experience, are well-supported by your employer, and demonstrate the ability to manage university-level study. This is with the exception of DfE approved Level 2 Maths and English qualifications which are mandatory.
Fees and funding
Degree apprenticeships are a smart investment. You can reinvest Levy funds to cover the cost of an apprenticeship or receive funding support from the Government.
If you operate in England and your annual payroll is over £3m, you pay a levy of 0.5% of your payroll into a levy account.
Apprenticeships are paid for by your employer and the Government. You won’t pay any tuition fees on this course.
Our team of experts is here to help form your organisation’s apprenticeship offering and guide you through the process.
We publish regular updates on our social media channels:
Speak to your employer about this course and how it could be beneficial for your development.
Our expert consultants can meet with you and your employer to make setting up simple and straightforward.