A shorter path to a degree
For a working manager, finishing a degree in one final year rather than three is the difference between possible and not.
Level 5 Extended Diploma · Diploma
Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management
Two hundred and forty credits across twelve management subjects, and one published exit worth knowing about: Qualifi lists the final year of a UK honours degree as where this leads. Three ways in, none of them requiring a degree.
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Ofqual, on the RQF
240 at Level 5
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Final year of a UK honours degree
UK and international
Programme at a Glance
Official titleQualifi Level 5 Extended Diploma in Business Management
Qualification number610/1675/5 on the Regulated Qualifications Framework
Qualification typeVocational Related Qualification (Higher Education), accreditation status Accredited
Size240 credits at Level 5
Ways in, as publishedA qualification at Level 3 and/or 4; or work experience at a managerial level together with ambition and clear career goals; or a first degree in a different discipline and the wish to move into business
Age and EnglishNeither is published for this particular award. Several other Qualifi Level 5 diplomas state 18 and over with IELTS 6, but this page states nothing, so ask your centre what it applies
Note: Duration will be based on your experience and it can be advanced bachelors too which differs from prospects to prospects
Programme Overview
About this Programme
Most people who end up running something learn it by being handed responsibility and working it out. This award is built for the point after that, when the job has been done for a while and the paperwork has not caught up. Qualifi sets out three ways in, and a qualification is only one of them.
Twelve subjects cover the ground a working manager actually meets. Leadership, communication and developing teams deal with people. Financial awareness, business operations and effective decision making deal with running things. Managing change, responding to the changing business environment, risk management, customer management, business development and business models and growing organisations deal with what happens when conditions shift.
The size matters here. Completing the award is worth 240 credits, four times a standard Level 3 diploma, and Qualifi's published progression route is the final year of a UK university honours degree. Not the first year — the last one. The qualification number is 610/1675/5 and the award is accredited at Level 5 on the framework.
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Why Choose
Why Choose This Programme?
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The last year, not the first
Qualifi's published exit is the final year of a UK honours degree, which is the shortest published route to a degree in its whole range.
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Experience counts as a way in
Managerial work with clear career goals is listed as an entry route in its own right. No certificate required for that door.
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People and numbers together
Leadership and team development sit alongside financial awareness, which is how the job actually works.
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Built around change
Three of the twelve subjects deal with shifting conditions: managing change, responding to the business environment, and risk.
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A second career is catered for
Holding a first degree in something else and wanting to move into business is a published entry route.
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Four times a Level 3 diploma
At 240 credits this is a substantial commitment, and the credit value reflects that.
An internationally recognised pathway awarded by Qualifi.
What You'll Learn
Learning Outcomes
Understand and apply the principles of leadership in a business environment
Review and apply the principles of business management within industry
Understand and apply management principles in one specific setting
Explore where management theory meets practice, and strengthen your employability through it
Analyse problem-solving techniques that belong to business and industry
Select, collate, review and analyse information drawn from a wide range of sources
Use verbal and written communication to good effect
Work independently and as part of a team, and manage your own development and growth
Career Opportunities
Where This Degree Can Take You
The final year of a UK university honours degree, subject to the receiving university accepting you
Programme Structure
Your Journey, Year by Year
A structured curriculum that builds from foundations through to advanced study.
Part 1 — Leading people
The human side of a management job.
- Communications in Organisations
- Leadership and the Organisation
- Developing Teams
- Customer Management
Part 2 — Running the business
Money, operations and the decisions in between.
- Financial Awareness
- Business Operations
- Effective Decision Making
- Business Development
Part 3 — Handling change, and the award
What happens when conditions move, and what you leave with.
- Managing Change
- Responding to the Changing Business Environment
- Business Models and Growing Organisations
- Risk Management and Organisations
- 240 credits at Level 5
- Certificated by Qualifi
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The University
Qualifi
Your Learning Partner
Why Study Through Maverick?
Students receive:
Three published routes in, including an experience route
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Centre reviews your application
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Teaching from an approved centre
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Assessment against nine published outcomes
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Qualifi certification
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Timetable agreed locally
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Why Gulf Managers Choose a Level 5 Route
Experience without a certificate is recognised
Plenty of capable managers across the region progressed on results alone. Qualifi lists that experience as a way in.
Content that matches regional business
Change management, growth models and risk are daily concerns in fast-moving Gulf markets.
Available outside the UK
Qualifi states the award is offered both in the UK and internationally through approved centres.
Useful for a career change
Engineers, teachers and clinicians moving into management have a published route here that does not restart their education.
Price comes from the centre
Qualifi sets no fee. Compare written quotations from centres in your country before committing.
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Faculty Voice
Insights From Industry Experts
Real-world perspectives from the minds shaping global business education
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Faculty Insight • 01
Prof. Alexander Schmidt
Alexander is a leader in AI and cloud integration, specializing in ethical AI strategy and financial services. He develops courses on Machine Learning, NLP, and AI ethics, driving tech business growth.
British
Faculty Insight • 02
Prof. Dr. David Mark Holliman
Dr. David Holliman, an educator with 15+ years of experience, is Chairman of Holliman Holdings, managing business operations in tourism, trading, asset management, and education
Jordan
Faculty Insight • 03
Prof. Dr. Othman Abu Khurma
Dr. Othman Abu Khurma, a passionate science educator with 18 years' experience in Jordan and the GCC, excels in designing engaging teaching materials, fostering dynamic discussions, enhancing learning for educators and students.
Switzerland
Faculty Insight • 04
Prof. Steve Alban Tineo
Prof. Steve, a global leader and entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience, delivers corporate training and academic courses on negotiation, conflict resolution, mediation, and cross-cultural communication.
slovakia
Faculty Insight • 05
Prof. Veronika Knight
Veronika Knight delivers practical, human-centered learning experiences for corporate teams across the UAE and GCC. Her approach focuses on developing soft skills and encouraging meaningful behavioural change, helping learners apply their knowledge with confidence in the workplace.
Canada
Faculty Insight • 06
Shyma Mohaisen
Shyma brings over 10 years of teaching experience and a background at Microsoft, combining academic expertise with practical industry insights to support learners’ professional growth.
India
Faculty Insight • 07
Prof. Dr. Shanmugan Joghee
Dr. Shanmugan brings over 26 years of experience in management education and research across India and the UAE, with expertise in marketing, international business, research methods, and digital transformation.
Ukrainian
Faculty Insight • 08
Prof. Yana Nikitina
Prof. Yana Nikitina is an accomplished economist, lecturer, and researcher with a PhD in Economics and a Master’s in Education Leadership. She brings extensive experience in teaching Economics, Finance, Accounting, and Business, with a strong commitment to student-centred learning, research excellence, and professional development.
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I really go straight into the final year of a degree?
That is the route Qualifi publishes, and 240 credits at Level 5 is why. What it cannot do is hand you the place. The university decides whether to admit you, which course it will admit you to, and what else it wants to see. Qualifi spells that caveat out in black and white elsewhere in its Level 5 range. Approach the universities you are interested in early and ask them directly.
I have no qualifications, only years of managing people. Is that enough?
Possibly, yes. Qualifi lists work experience at a managerial level, together with ambition and clear career goals, as an entry route standing on its own. It does not ask for a certificate alongside it. What it does not define is how many years count, so the judgement falls to the approved centre reviewing your application. Set out your responsibilities plainly and let them assess it.
Is there an age limit or an English test?
Not on this page. Qualifi publishes three entry bullets here and none mentions age or IELTS, even though several of its other Level 5 diplomas state 18 and over with IELTS 6. We are not going to fill that silence with another award's rules. Ask your centre what it applies in practice, because centres can set their own admission checks on top of Qualifi's.
What separates this from the Level 3 business management diploma?
Two levels and four times the size. The Level 3 award is 60 credits, introduces the subject and exits to a Level 4 certificate or the start of a degree. This is 240 credits, assumes you are already working at or near management, adds leadership as a full theme, and exits at the far end of a degree instead of the beginning.
Are all twelve subjects compulsory?
The page lists twelve and does not mark any as optional, nor does it publish credit values for individual subjects. So we cannot tell you whether there is choice inside the programme or how the 240 credits are split. Qualifi's combined specification for its business diplomas holds that detail, and your centre can walk you through it before you enrol.
Timescale and price — where do those come from?
Not from the awarding body. Qualifi puts no duration on this award and no fee, and unusually it does not publish a total qualification time either, so there is not even a notional hours figure to reason from. Both answers come from the approved centre delivering the teaching, since Qualifi writes and regulates the qualification but runs no classes itself. Get the duration, the intake dates and the full price in writing.
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