Description
The Global Professional Diploma in Business Administration is a comprehensive suite of 10 courses, designed to enable experienced first-line and middle managers to develop the knowledge and skills with which to successfully lead and manage the administration of business unit activities, finances and human resources.
- Level: Middle and Senior Managers
- Courses: 10 (see course details below)
- Learning: On Demand 24/7
- CPD Hours: 200 Hours (each course takes approx. 20 hours to complete)
- Duration: 6 Months
- Certification: GMA Professional Diploma in Business Administration
Key Benefits
On completing the Professional Diploma in Business Administration, you will develop the skills and knowledge to take on a role leading and managing a business unit. You will learn how to analyze, plan and manage organizational roles and accountabilities to ensure optimum alignment with business strategic priorities to enable managers to achieve business objectives. You will acquire an in depth understanding of the range of responsibilities of human resources departments, and how to apply best practice to the management of people and ensure legal compliance. You will also learn how to develop business budgets and how to manage and control the budgeting and budget reporting processes. You will develop your management communication skills, and in particular the management of business meetings. You will also learn the core principles of financial management and how to interpret and use the main financial statements to inform business decision making. In addition, you will develop skills in the analysis of business performance using key financial ratios, and be able to apply your learning to inform strategic decision making, including capital investments. Finally, you will learn how to support and manage change programs across the organization.
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Program Content
The Diploma program comprises the following courses:
COURSE 1: UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS
This course is designed to help managers better understand their organizations, and their roles and responsibilities, and how best to help their employees contribute to organizational goals and targets.
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COURSE 2: FOUNDATIONS IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
This course provides managers and aspiring Human Resource Management professionals with an essential introduction to the scope of HRM, and provides the foundation for good management practice across the organization.
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COURSE 3: BUDGETARY PLANNING AN CONTROL
In this course you learn about the key theories of leadership and gain insight into your personal approach to leading people. Most importantly, you will be able to derive a personal leadership development plan, with specific learning milestones, and a set of resources to build your leadership profile.
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COURSE 4: MANAGING BUSINESS MEETINGS
This course in the Managing Meetings is designed to give you the tools you need to initiate and professionally manage your meetings. You will learn planning and leading techniques that will give you the confidence to run a meeting that will engage your attendees and leave a positive and lasting impression.
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COURSE 5: DEVELOP AND MANAGE OPERATIONS PLANS
The course provides the guidance and tools with which managers can develop and implement operational plans to ensure that the objectives and strategies outlined in the strategic and/or business plan are met by work teams.
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COURSE 6: FOUNDATIONS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Designed for managers in non-financial roles, this course will equip you with the knowledge to interpret financial statements easily, and to participate with confidence in management meetings and dialogue on the financial planning and performance of the organization.
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COURSE 7: ACCOUNTING FOUNDATIONS
This comprehensive course is designed for managers and staff who require a detailed understanding of accounting – including non-financial managers and executives, budget holders, accounts personnel and support staff working with accounts.
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COURSE 8: MANAGING PEOPLE FOR PERFORMANCE
This course will help you control over the work of your team, to be able to demonstrate to your CEO and the Board the visible commitment of your team to delivering on business objectives. It will also help you get more out of your team through the use of proven tools and techniques and to enhance team motivation, and commitment to delivering results.
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COURSE 9: MANAGING CHANGE IN THE WORKPLACE
The course is designed for managers planning to undertake a change a change initiative within the organization, or those leading a team that is experiencing change and want to understand how the team can maximize its contribution during the change process.
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COURSE 10: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING
Designed for managers in non-financial roles, this course will equip you with the knowledge to interpret financial statements easily, and to participate with confidence in management meetings and dialogue on the financial planning and performance of the organization.
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Skills / Knowledge
On completion of this program, you will be able to:
- Understand and apply basic accounting principles
- Understand bookkeeping principles
- Understand and develop business budgets
- Understand the core principles of financial management
- Understand the balance sheet
- Understand the income statement
- Understand the cash flow statement
- Understand the main sources of business finance
- Monitor and report on budget spend
- Understand accounting standards and their use
- Align budgets with business plans
- Analyze and interpret financial statements using key financial ratios
- Implement the business budget
- Develop and manage a budgeting process
- Monitor and report on budget programs
- Align budgeting with business planning
- Develop a range of business budgets
- Understand the principles of accounting
- Understand debits and credits
- Understand accounting standards
- Know how to use a range of financial ratios to analyze business performance
- Apply a range of capital budgeting methods
- Understand how to use WACC
- Calculate NPV and IRR for investment proposals
- Advise on capital budgets and investments
- Understand the role of HRM in the organization
- know how to contribute effectively to recruitment programs
- Understand the principles of training and development
- Understand the principles of industrial relations management
- Understand how to coordinate performance management programs
- Apply techniques for the management of accountability in the workplace
- deal with bullying and harassment in the organization
- Know how to plan a business meeting
- Develop a meeting agenda
- Prepare the minutes of a meeting
- Effectively control a business meeting
- Understand the impact of change on teams and individuals
- Advise management on the introduction of changes in the organization
- Be able to plan for a mid sized change initiative within the business unit.
- Set team and business units goals aligned with corporate strategy
- Set challenging goals and targets for individuals
- Improve the motivation of teams and individuals
- Develop KPI’s for the team and business unit
- Report on performance and give feedback to teams.
Certification
Professional Credential Awards
CPD Certificates – On completion of each course in the program, you will be able to download and print a Course Completion Certificate, detailing your Continuing Professional Development Credits.
Digital Credentials – On successful completion of all your courses, you will receive an email with a link to your Digital Credentials. These will include your Digital Badge and Digital Certificate.
Social Share – You will be able to share your digital credentials on LinkedIn and other social media platforms.
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