Practical, work-based Master's Degree
A work-based MBA project
Unlike more traditional Master’s courses, the nature of this MBA does not require you to have any previous academic qualifications. Indeed, many delegates haven't attended university before or may have left school with few formal qualifications.
Each businessperson applies their studies to real projects that add value to their business. They choose the focus of their project, which could be, for example, an important challenge that they're working through at that time.
A 'Practical' MBA for you
Much of our lives are spent at work and a great deal of learning takes place there. Learning is often informal, ongoing and unacknowledged, but lifelong.
Businesspeople who have participated in our leadership development programmes tell us that the 'learning' becomes real when they are able to apply the ideas, theories and knowledge from the programmes to their own organisations, which creates new experiences. 'Learning to lead' transforms not only the leader but also those around them.
An increasing number of businesspeople are choosing to add an extra dimension to their learning; one that views ‘real life’ learning through an academic lens, known as ‘work based learning’. By successfully completing our LEAD™, GOLD™ and GAIN™ programmes, delegates then have the option to undertake an MBA at the University of Gloucestershire.
An MBA - Masters in Business Administration - is the most sought-after business qualification and is the pinnacle of Master’s education. It is a prestigious postgraduate qualification that businesspeople and employers value extremely highly. The degree is versatile and used all over the world, and can offer a major boost to anyone's career and self-belief. For those that wish to improve their own and their company’s performance, obtain new knowledge and embrace the rigour of academia then our practical pathway towards an MBA is for you.
What Our Clients Say
Sarah Bryars
Chief Executive, Target PRBecause this MBA is designed with the needs of owner-managers in mind, it gives me the opportunity to exercise academic rigour in the practical development of my personal leadership and business growth. Every moment is contributing to my firm's success, with fast and lasting benefits.
Dan Hodgson
Vice President Sales and Marketing, Prima Dental GroupIt is my goal to have an MBA. The practical approach from LEAD™- GOLD™- GAIN™ and the immediate applied learning from those is more appropriate to me, my business and the development of both me and my business than traditional and executive taught MBA programmes. I’d recommend this route to all ambitious businesspeople.
Luke Freeman
Joint-CEO, MF Freeman GroupLEAD™, GOLD™, GAIN™ and work based learning have helped me to grow my business substantially. We now take a longer term view, our strategic thinking has improved, we have a five-year plan and our sales have grown by 271% with record profits. And what's more... I now have an MBA in running my own company!
Some Clients Who Did The MBA
What University of Gloucestershire says
Dr Dominic Page
Dean, University of Gloucestershire Business SchoolThe MBA offers the opportunity for established and emerging business leaders to develop the ability to develop the capabilities to create innovative, resilient and creative responses to business challenges.
Dr Dominic Page
Dean, University of Gloucestershire Business SchoolThe MBA aims to develop leaders who can embrace change and develop organisations that are flexible enough to adapt rapidly within a dynamic technological, social and economic environment, and to think strategically and creatively about the major influences and innovations that are disrupting contemporary industry.
Dr Dominic Page
Dean, University of Gloucestershire Business SchoolThe MBA is designed to enable business leaders to develop a critical appreciation of leadership, to evaluate their influence on organisations, to adapt to change effectively and to lead with confidence.
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