Overview

Senior leaders represent their organisations at the highest level, navigating relationships with clients, supply chains, and regulatory bodies. To be effective, they need the skills to influence, adapt, and drive meaningful change.

The Senior Leadership (Senior Leader Apprenticeship) programme from University of Portsmouth builds on your existing experience and knowledge, sharpening your leadership approach and expanding your strategic insight. Designed for mid to senior-level managers, it equips you to apply your insight in real-world business environments, strengthening your impact across your organisation and industry networks.

Career development

You can put the skills you’ll learn on this course to use wherever your senior leadership career takes you.

This course will provide you with the necessary abilities to succeed as a future leader in your organisation.

You'll engage in productive discussions with peers which will broaden your knowledge and experience base, and help in transferring knowledge among apprentices from different industries.

Programme Structure

Core modules:

Strategic Management

Strategic Leadership & Changes

Risk, Resilience and Crisis Management

Innovation, Enterprise and Entrepreneurialism

Financial Management

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

91

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

91

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65

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A second-class honours degree or equivalent, including professional qualifications, not necessarily in a business related subject, plus at least 3 years of work experience at a professional or managerial level. Alternatively, applicants without formal qualifications, but with a minimum of 5 years of management experience, are welcome to apply.

All applicants to the Senior Leader Apprenticeship course must have an acceptable Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics. Acceptable qualifications include GCSE with grade C/4 or above and Functional Skills with Pass. Please note that we are not able to accept all kinds of Level 2 qualifications, so if you are unsure whether you have a suitable qualification, please get in touch. If you do not have an acceptable qualification you may be required to take an additional assessment during the application process.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

Free
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

Free

Additional Details

The course fee is shared between the Government and some employers, meaning no cost to you as the degree apprentice. Total tuition fees are £14,000.

Living costs

Portsmouth

United Kingdom

710 - 1099 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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