OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Business Management, 120 credits (Online)

OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification is to provide you with an excellent foundation for a career in a range of organisations. It is designed to ensure that each learner is ‘business ready’: a confident, independent thinker with a detailed knowledge of business and management and equipped with the skills to adapt rapidly to change. The content of the qualification is focused on leadership and people management, strategic human resource management, operations management, sustainable business practice, financial decision making as well as the business research skills expected of a manager. The qualification is ideal for those who have started, or are planning to move into, a career in private or public sector business. Successful completion of the Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification will provide learners with the opportunity to progress to further study or employment.

Equivalence

OTHM qualifications at RQF Level 6 represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities and competences that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to Bachelor’s Degrees with Honours, Bachelor’s Degrees, Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates.

Qualification Structure and Content

OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Business Management consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 120 credits, 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 480 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.

6 Mandatory Units:

• Leadership and People Management (20 credits)
• Business Research Project (20 credits)
• Operations Management (20 credits)
• Financial Decision Making (20 credits)
• Sustainable Business Practices (20 credits)
• Strategic Human Resource Management (20 credits)

Progression

• OTHM LEVEL 7 Diploma Strategic Management and leadership
• As OTHM Level 6 Diploma in Business Management qualification is approved and regulated by Ofqual, students are eligible to gain direct entry into relevant master degree programmes.