Applied Leadership and Management 20 credits

Designed for new and emerging clinical leaders, the course equips participants with practical skills in change management, quality improvement, team building, networking, and relationship management.

Our multi-disciplinary approach offers a vibrant learning environment, encouraging collaboration across professions and services. You'll engage with real-life case studies, explore how national policy translates into local action, and lead investigative work that drives meaningful improvement in care.

Learning outcomes

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the use of evidence-based practice to underpin healthcare improvement.
• Critically reflect upon, and use, principles of leadership, team working and change to influence improvements in person-centred care.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate, report and rationalise to a peer and professional audience the outcomes from undertaking a quality improvement project.

Course dates

• 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th March
• 1st and 22nd April

Submission deadline for assessment: 20th May 2026 

Assessment

A Service Improvement Proposal totalling 3000 words or a recorded audio PowerPoint presentation equivalent to 20 mins (max 15 slides).

Credits

20 credits

Please contact the programme administrator at cpd-shortcourse@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Fees for 2025 entry

Microcredential (Home): £1,211

Non-credit: £1,011.20

Please note this programme is not open to International students.

Why choose a Postgraduate Microcredential short course?

• Microcredentials offer the perfect opportunity to boost your CV without the commitment of a full degree
• Usually taken from existing modules within a Masters, they can be used as standalone credentials with some also counting as academic credits at postgraduate level
• Add a postgraduate level qualification to your CV
• Develop the specialist skills you need for your career goals
• Alumni status with the University of Birmingham
• Learners will have the same access to our student support and campus facilities as our students on full degree programmes.

Please note the deadline for submitting an application:

• Applicants eligible for Home fees are to apply a minimum of 6 weeks before the module start date.
• Applicants eligible for Overseas fees are to apply a minimum of 3 months before the module start date.

Please note that once registered for the microcredential you cannot swap for the non-credit short course version.

Non-credit short course

The microcredential and the non-credit short course follow the same course structure, the difference between them both is with the non-credit short course you do not take the assessment at the end therefore you will not receive credits but will receive a certificate of completion, this certificate cannot be converted to credits.

Please note if you apply for the non-credit short course, you cannot swap to the microcredential version once registered.

Places on the non-credit short course are limited so please enquire before if spaces are available.