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ILM Level 3
Leadership and Management Award
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- Solve challenges holding your organisation back.
- Strengthen strategy, culture, and leadership.
- Unlock growth and long-term success.
The Level 3 ILM Award is an academic qualification designed for all managers and leaders who are managing people or teams already and are looking to validate their skills through assessment. Delegates typically have diverse experience, from first-time team supervisors to much more experienced managers who have no formal training or qualification.
We provide a fully-supported and internationally respected qualification to show that your line managers have the skills, aptitude and methods to effectively lead and manage teams.
What is an ILM Award?

The ILM Award stands for the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM). As your training provider, Impellus offers a wide range of ILM qualifications and courses at different levels. These qualifications are designed to develop leadership and management skills, and to support career development for individuals at all levels.
ILM Level 3 courses
Key points
| Courses | Two one-day courses. Delivered in open courses online or in-house to suit you. |
| Qualification process | Online submission. Approximately 15 questions. 8,000 to 10,000 words. One free remark included if initially referred. |
| Support | Business hours, personalised feedback with academic and practical assistance. |
| Approximate time to complete | Approximately 15 to 20 hours of directed question answering and research. Twelve months to complete – including marking time. |
Entry requirements
Delegates are self-elected, although as this is a Level 3 qualification (A-level standard) with a written submission, we would advise that all delegates are managers or team leaders heading for a management role, have access to a computer and are comfortable with academic process. They should be comfortable with the time required to achieve their qualification.
Impellus benefits
The Impellus ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management comes with three key benefits over any other training provider:
- The simplest route to ILM qualification – with just two modules to complete which focus on the core skills, there is no wasted learning.
- Option to attend the courses in an open or in-house environment provides exactly the right learning experience for you or your teams.
- Personalised support – your assessor will be there to talk things through all the way to submission and we’ll give you one free remark if you need it too.
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