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Cranfield School of Management

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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

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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

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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.

ILM (Institute of Leadership & Management)

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ILM (Institute of Leadership & Management) is an awarding body for leadership, management and coaching qualifications, based in Burntwood, Staffordshire. It awards qualifications from Level 2 to Level 7, each offered as an award, certificate or diploma, along with management apprenticeships at Levels 3, 5, 6 and 7 and T Levels in England. Its coaching and mentoring qualifications run from a Level 2 mentoring award for team leaders up to Level 7 certificates and diplomas in executive coaching and mentoring and in coaching supervision, aimed at senior leaders, human resources and organisational development professionals, and professional coaches. Learners study through approved centres, either local training providers or distance learning providers. Employers can also become approved centres, or have their own programmes certified through ILM Assured. An award takes 10 to 120 hours of study, a certificate 130 to 360 hours and a diploma 370 hours or more. ILM does not publish fees on its website, though it helps employers find government-funded qualifications and apprenticeships. It states that about 70,000 people register for an ILM qualification each year through a network of more than 2,000 approved centres. The ILM name dates from 2001, when the Institute of Supervision and Management merged with NEBS Management, the City & Guilds examining board for supervisory studies. The membership body separated from City & Guilds in 2016 and is now the Institute of Leadership, while ILM is a trademark of City & Guilds Limited. Learners on ILM coaching and mentoring qualifications get 25% off membership of EMCC UK, the UK branch of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.