The course has been designed for senior managers with a high degree of autonomy for deploying resources and achieving strategic goals; the qualification aims to give participants an opportunity to develop their professional management skills, knowledge and understanding; participants take 4 mandatory units (which look at organisational leadership, health and safety, innovation and performance) plus 3 optional units; the wide choice of optional units gives a high level of flexibility, allowing the qualification to be tailored to meet the varying needs of participants and employers across all employment sectors.