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Accredited Senior Manager Credentials

Join the Senior Management Team!

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Accredited Senior Manager Credentials are designed for experienced middle managers seeking the qualifications to enter senior management.

Develop a comprehensive range of knowledge and skills in senior management – complete all 6 Modules to qualify for the full ACCREDITED SENIOR MANAGER Certification. 

View this brief Introduction to the program here

Accredited Senior Manager Credential

Become a Senior Manager

Advanced Diploma in Senior Management

The 24 credit GMA ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT is a comprehensive program of 12 courses, designed to provide experienced middle managers with the skills and knowledge with which to enter and excel in Senior Management Roles. The program meets the specifications for the Accredited Senior Manager Qualification from The Global Management Academy. This program forms 100% of the credit requirements for the GMA ACCREDITED SENIOR MANAGER Credential.

  • Level: Experienced Middle Managers and new Senior Managers
  • Courses: 12 (View program to see course details)
  • Learning: Online | Learn at your own pace
  • Credits: 24 (2 credits for each course)
  • Duration: 6 months at 8 hours per week.
  • CPD Hours: 240 
  • CPD Certificates: download on completion of each course.
  • Assessment: 3 Multiple Choice Exams (60 mins each exam)
  • Certification: GMA Management Credentials (digital certificate and badges)
  • Social Share – share your credentials on LinkedIn and social media.

Progress through 3 Qualifications

GMA Middle Management Credentials are gained for completion of specific courses within the Academy.  Gain credits from courses across the 6 knowledge domains to verify your Business and Management competencies. Carry your credits from the Certificate to the Diploma and onto the prestigious Advanced Diploma.

Certificate

  • Courses: 5 
  • Credits: 10
  • Duration: Up to 3 months
  • Exam(s) 2 exams

Diploma

  • Courses: 10
  • Credits: 20
  • Duration: Up to 6 months
  • Exams: 4 exams

Advanced Diploma

  • Courses: 15
  • Credits: 30
  • Duration: Up to 9 months
  • Exam(s) exams

Key Features of Accredited Manager Credentials

The Degree Alternative

GMA Credentials offer the most cost effective and time efficient alternative to BBA and MBA degree programs. Develop your skills across the full range of essential business and management roles, in Finance, Management, Operations, Marketing, HR etc..).

Online | On-Demand

Global courses use best practice online learning technologies, and are accessible on all devices 24/7. Assessment is through online examinations for each competency domain (see below).

Career Pathways

Earn GMA qualifications as you progress your career in management, from Accredited Supervisor level through to Accredited Senior Executive levels.

Share your Credentials

Your credentials are accessed on the blockchain secure credential platform and you can share your achievements on social media, and with current and prospective employers.

Certified General Manager

  • Level: Middle Manager
  • Courses: 8 
  • Credits: 16 (160 hrs)
  • Learning: Online | On Demand
  • Duration:8 months (avg. time to complete 4 mths.)
  • Exam(s) 2 exams
  • Certification: GMA Professional Credentials

Certified Business Development Professional

  • Level: Middle Manager
  • Courses: 8 
  • Credits: 16  (160 hrs)
  • Learning: Online | On Demand
  • Duration: 8 months (avg. time to complete 4 mths.)
  • Exam(s) 2 exams
  • Certification: GMA Professional Credentials

Certified Marketing Management Professional

  • Level: Middle Manager
  • Courses: 8 
  • Credits: 16 (160 hrs)
  • Learning: Online | On Demand
  • Duration: 8 months (avg. time to complete 4 mths.)
  • Exam(s) 2 exams
  • Certification: GMA Professional Credentials

The Multi-Skilled Manager

The Global Competency Framework

GLOBAL courses are classified into 6 categories based on the internationally recognized GMA competency framework. You will need to complete course across all 6 competency domains to fully qualify an Accredited Manager, at your chosen level.

The Global Skills Framework

All GLOBAL courses are designed using the EMSI Skills framework, ensuring that on completion of a Global course, learners can share their skills profiles on social media, and verify their skills with employers, current and future.

Global Management Competency Framework

Earning your Credentials

The process is easy!

1

Select your Credential Program

Select the credential program and courses which best meet your career needs now (Certificate, Advanced Diploma). You can upgrade your credentials from Certificate to Diploma and to Advanced Diploma whenever you wish.

2

Complete your Courses and Exams

Study at your own pace and complete the online and offline content. Then register for and complete the online M|C examinations for each module.  Once you have completed the minimum  number of courses and exams for each credential. you will be registered for your management credential. 

3

Earn and Share your Credentials

Promote your learning and your achievements! The Global credential platform allows you to share your credentials and skill sets on multiple social media platforms, and provide verification of your achievements for employers.

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Marketing New Ventures
Developing and Marketing New Ventures
This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to transform an entrepreneurial opportunity into a venture concept proposal, making the business case for the venture, and launching it as a new (line of) business.
$109
Developing Business Strategy
Developing Business Strategy
This course is designed for senior managers and those tasked with facilitating the process of strategic planning in the organization. You will learn about contemporary strategic theory and how to establish the groundwork for development of an organization-wide strategic planning program. You will also learn how to the develop Vision, Mission, Values, Goals, Objectives and Action Plans for your organization.
$129
Developing International Business
Developing International Business
The knowledge gained in the course will enable you to make the business case for and develop the plans with which to successfully enter new international markets.
$129
Developing Leadership Capacity
Developing Leadership Capacity in the Organization
Developing Leadership Capacity in the Organization is a 20-hour strategic course designed for HRD and Learning & Development professionals who want to build strong leadership pipelines and drive measurable organizational performance. This practical program provides proven frameworks, tools, and templates to identify high-potential talent, design leadership development strategies, implement coaching and mentoring systems, and evaluate impact.
$129
Developing your leadership capabilities
Developing Leadership Skills
This course will enable you to acquire a comprehensive insight into your current leadership capabilities and performance, and to identify the skills and knowledge they need to development to become a truly professional leader.
$119
Developing Operational Excellence
Developing Operational Excellence
This course will enable senior managers and operations professionals to apply knowledge of business excellence and  identify organization-wide operational improvement opportunities, assess their viability, before developing a comprehensive plan for operational excellence implementation.
$129
Human resources Management Plan
Developing the Strategic Human Resources Management Plan
In this course, we will take your through the process of analysis, synthesis and development of the Human Resources Management Strategic Plan, and provide you the with tools and techniques to successfully implement your H-R strategy.
$129
Economics of the marketplace
Economics of the Marketplace
Designed for Middle and Senior Managers, this comprehensive course in micro-economics introduces the core concepts of market economics, essential for the analysis and interpretation of market conditions and strategic decision making in the business.
$109
Emotional intelligence for leaders
Emotional Intelligence for Leaders
This course will give you the tools you need to be an emotionally intelligent leader in your workplace, and apply this knowledge and techniques to improving the effectiveness of your organization.
$109
Ethical Leadership
Ethical Leadership and Management
This course provides an introduction to Ethical Leadership and the techniques and tools a leader can apply to transform the culture of the organization to establish a workplace where people feel valued, where the values of justice and equality are promoted, and where organization has the respect of the wider communities in which it operates.
$119
Executive Coaching
Executive Coaching
Designed for experienced business coaches, senior managers and H-R professionals, this highly popular course will help you develop your skills in designing, planning and carrying out a structured executive coaching program, and will help you elevate your profile and reputation with key corporate clients. You will also gain access to an invaluable library of downloadable resources to help you apply the techniques introduced in the course.
$129
Finance management for senior managers
Finance Management for Senior Managers
This course provides experienced managers  with the knowledge to analyze the main financial statements, and to interpret financial performance using a wide range of key financial ratios, enabling you to make informed contributions to strategic financial and investment decision making at the senior management level within the organization.
$119
Financial Analysis
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.
$119
Foundations in Operations Management
Foundations in Operations Management
The Global Foundations in Operations Management course has been designed to give new and aspiring operations managers and supervisors the essential knowledge and tools to understand, manage, and continuously improve business operations in any industry. This course takes you step-by-step through the fundamentals of operations management — from mastering core principles and understanding processes to understanding the use of Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen for lasting improvement, and the importance of building resilient supply chains. Take the first step toward becoming an effective, confident operations leader — and lay the foundation for a successful management career.
$129
Accredited Senior Manager
GMA ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT
The 24 credit GMA ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT is a comprehensive program of 12 courses, designed to provide experienced middle managers with the skills and knowledge with which to enter and excel in Senior Management Roles. The program meets the specifications for the Accredited Senior Manager Qualification from the Institute of Accredited Managers. This program forms 100% of the credit requirements for the GMA ACCREDITED SENIOR MANAGER Qualification.
$710
Implementing Business Strategy
Implementing Business Strategy
This course is designed for senior managers and those tasked with MAKING STRATEGY HAPPEN. This course will provide you with the tools and techniques to enable you to execute your strategy, and make strategy a dynamic and meaningful activity and resource for managers and employees across your organization.
$129
Implementing LEAN Improvement
Implementing LEAN Improvement
This comprehensive course will provide you an insight into all the key concepts used by specialists in Business improvement, and enable you to successfully lead a Lean business improvement initiative, and help build a continuous improvement culture in your organization.
$109
International Marketing
International Marketing
This course provides managers and marketing professionals with the knowledge to understand how to identify and evaluate opportunities in international markets, assess the different market entry modes available to companies, and develop marketing strategies to succeed in international markets.
$129
Leadership for Results
Leadership for Results
This highly practical course has been designed to enable managers to focus their teams on corporate strategic priorities, to build alignment and deliver on the corporate strategic agenda, while also applying leadership behaviors which deliver sustainable results for a wide range of stakeholders.
$109
Leading employee engagement
Leading Employee Engagement
This course will provide you with an in-depth understanding of contemporary motivation theory, and enable you to identify the drivers of motivation and engagement in your team, and significantly enhance employee motivation and engagement in your team.
$119
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FAQs

A Global Management Academy Professional Credential is awarded for completion of a series of courses within a specific business or management skill set. On completion of a set number of courses, candidates will qualify for the Professional Management Credentials. Professional Certificates typically contain between 3 and 4 courses. Assessment is based on multiple choice quizzes in each course.

Certified Professional Credentials – assure employers of your professional competence in specific Industry specialisms and roles. Certified Professional Credentials comprise 8 courses, critical to the competency profile for your chosen career and industry. Certified Professional Credential require completion of a final M|C exam which assesses learner competence on the Global Human Resources Management Body of Knowledge. Examinations comprises 120 questions, and you will have 120 minutes to complete the examination. Three levels of Certified Professional credentials are offered: Advanced Certificate (or entry level), Diploma (or management level), and Advanced Diploma for senior management or specialist level. On completion, participants are awarded Digital Credentials on Global’s blockchain verified digital platform – share your skills and expertise on social media, and with employers.

A Management Credential from Global Management Academy is awarded for completion of a series of courses across a range of Management Competencies (based on the GMCF) internationally recognized competency framework. On successful completion of a set number of courses (12 courses), and the associated online multiple choice examinations. candidates are awarded GMA Management Credentials, the associated accredited manager badge and certification (eg. Accredited Senior Manager, Accredited H-R Manager etc..).

A Global Management Academy Digital credential is the acknowledgement that you have invested time in developing your skills. Global Digital credentials comprise digital badges and certificates, and the technology to promote your achievements, and showcase your knowledge and skills across social media platforms, and with your employer and recruitment platforms.

Global credentials are verifiable using secure blockchain technologies.

On completion of all Global courses, you will be able to download and print a completion certificate.  The Certificate will also detail your acquired CPD hours from the course of study.

On completion of your Professional or Management Credential Program, you will receive Digital Certification and a Digital Badge from Global Management Academy on the Hyperstack Blockchain verified digital certification platform. You will be able to share you achievements on multiple social media and career sites.

Learners are free to complete their learning at their own pace. On average, learners take 2 to 3 months to complete a Certificate Program, up to 4 months to complete a Certified Professional Credential Diploma and up to 6 months to complete and Accredited Manager Program.

Assessment in GMA Professional Credential programs takes the form of Online-quizzes (normally 3 in each course). Each quiz has a pass mark of 70% and you can take the quizzes as many times as you wish.

When enrolled in a GMA Certified Professional or Accredited Manager program, candidates will be required to complete online multiple choice examinations (see the brochures and course profiles for more information).

All Global Management Academy courses and programs are delivered through Online Learning through the Global E-Learning Portal. Each course comprises:

  • Online Lectures and interactive learning
  • Online Videos
  • Online Quizzes
  • Downloadable Learning Manuals (80 pages +)
  • Additional downloadable workbooks, articles, and case studies.

Each course in the Global Academy carries a number of credits, which demonstrate the amount of study time you have put into your learning. 1 credit is equal to 10 hours of learning. Therefore, if a course has 2 credits, it will take approximately 20 hours of study to complete.

In addition to the online learning, you will have access to downloadable learning manuals and associated case studies, workbooks and management resources for each course.

You will receive continuous email and phone support from your tutor throughout your program.

Choose your currency in the currency selector, or pay in US Dollars. You can pay for courses through a single payment, or by monthly installments. See the fees for each course / program when you view program details.

On payment, you will receive a confirmation email and shortly thereafter you will receive an email with a link to the Global E-Learning Portal. Your tutor will also be on contact with you within 24 hours.

Depending on your course / program, you will have access to the e-learning portal for between 3 months and 12 months. Single course access is typically for 3 months, and access to courses in credential program for between 4 and 12 months. Please see course details for exact access durations.

If you are not satisfied with your Academy within the first 7 days of purchase, we will refund your money (no questions asked).

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