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Corndel

Leadership Development

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Corndel is a London-based provider of apprenticeships and workplace training in leadership, artificial intelligence (AI) and data, incorporated in 2016. Its Leadership Academy runs management apprenticeships accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). They start with a Level 3 programme for new and aspiring managers, which lasts 12 months plus a month of assessment, and move on to Level 5 programmes for experienced managers (14 months plus two) and a Level 6 degree apprenticeship (30 months plus three). An Executive Development Programme with Imperial College London runs for five months and is aimed at directors and senior leaders. Each learner has a named Corndel coach for one-to-one support, alongside group workshops, masterclasses and an online learning platform. Separate AI and data academies are run with Imperial. Corndel sells its programmes to employers. Apprenticeships are paid for through the Growth and Skills Levy and the Executive Development Programme is commercially funded. Prices are not published. The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) inspected Corndel in February 2026 and graded it Strong standard in every area it assessed. On the Department for Education (DfE) apprenticeship service, employers and apprentices both rate it Excellent for 2025 to 2026, and 78.3% of its apprentices achieved in 2024 to 2025, against a national rate of 65.4%. CMI describes Corndel as a strategic partner and named it Training Provider of the Year for 2024. Corndel states that it is a Microsoft Training Services Partner.

Cranfield School of Management

Leadership Development

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Cranfield School of Management is the business school of Cranfield University, based at Cranfield in Bedfordshire and formally established in 1967. Its executive development arm runs open programmes, custom programmes for organisations, online short courses, apprenticeships and business simulations. Open programmes are grouped for levels from individual contributors and line managers through to directors, the C-suite and boards. The Breakthrough Leadership Programme, for senior managers moving into director roles, combines virtual learning, two five-day residential modules on campus and review sessions at 6 and 12 months, with a coach throughout. For current and aspiring non-executive directors (NEDs) it runs the Non-Executive Directors' Programme, a three-day residential course at Cranfield campus, and the Non-Executive Directors Essentials Programme, an online, self-paced course of 8 modules developed with VirtualNonExecs and booked through it as stage one of the Cranfield NED pathway. Named clients include Jaguar Land Rover, BAE Systems, Shell, L'Oréal and UNICEF. Fees are published for each programme, for example £17,950 plus value added tax (VAT) for the Breakthrough Leadership Programme, including accommodation, £3,950 plus VAT for the Non-Executive Directors' Programme, including accommodation, and £1,999 plus VAT for the Non-Executive Directors Essentials Programme. The school states it is accredited by AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). In the Financial Times 2026 executive education rankings it placed 29th globally for open programmes and 21st for custom programmes.

Development Beyond Learning

Leadership Development

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Development Beyond Learning (DBL) is a learning and development provider for early-career staff, founded in Sydney in 2005 and based in London. It runs development programmes for graduates, apprentices and interns, emerging managers and future leaders, designed for each client and based on behavioural science. It also runs open programmes, called DBL elevate, which employers can book for individual staff. Programmes are delivered through teams in London, Sydney and Singapore and a network of facilitators it accredits. Prices are not published. Its website reports 30,644 participants across 47 clients in 16 industries, and it publishes case studies with Jardine Matheson, Glencore and RWE.

Henley Business School

Leadership Development

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Henley Business School is the business school of the University of Reading, founded in 1945, with campuses in Reading and Henley-on-Thames. Its executive education is aimed at managers, senior leaders and board-level executives. It is offered as open programmes, custom programmes for organisations, apprenticeships at Levels 6 and 7, and Executive MBA and master's degrees. Coaching courses are run through the Henley Centre for Coaching. The Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching lasts nine months part-time, with three full-day workshops held at the Greenlands campus or live online, and asks for at least five years' management experience. Further certificates cover advanced coaching practice, team and systemic coaching and coaching supervision. The MSc in Coaching for Behavioural Change takes at least 30 months part-time. The Professional Certificate costs £7,250 and the MSc £25,800, both exempt from VAT, or £18,550 for the MSc if the certificate has already been completed. The certificate is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) at Level 1, the Association for Coaching (AC) and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) at Senior Practitioner level. The school states that it holds accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). It reports more than 7,000 students and 107,000 alumni. Henley Management College merged with the University of Reading in 2008.