Work-Based MBA

Work-based MBA 

If you’re in any of these situations, you should be aware that going the traditional MBA route is not your only option. The MBA covers the following three areas:

How Businesses Work: 

How People Work: 

How Systems Work: 

How much time do you spend at work?

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. 

The MBA is the pinnacle of a Master’s education. For those that wish to embrace the rigour of academia, and obtain new knowledge and insights to improve their own and their company’s performance then our practical MBA is for you.  

At some point in their lives, a lot of people will ask themselves whether they should get an MBA. The reason for this may be any of the following:

• They may be working for a small company or a large corporation and they’re looking for ways to become a greater asset for their employer and increase their chances of getting promoted.
• They have a business idea and they want to strike out on their own, but their lack of business knowledge is holding them back.
• They have a lot of technical experience and they want to know more about the business aspects of their work.

Why choose a work-based degree?

Our work-based degree courses allow you to get an undergraduate level 6 Bachelor’s or postgraduate level 7 MBA degree alongside your current job, without going to college full-time. You choose what you learn based on your professional and personal ambition, and you can mix self-study modules and work-based projects to suit what you need to learn.

Our courses are a different way to learn.  Firstly, you are not studying on campus in structured lessons.  Our work-based courses are driven by self-study, where you’ll use your motivation, enthusiasm and time to complete your studies. Second, the structure of your studies is individual to you and can contain mandatory and optional distance learning modules and work-based projects that create learning opportunities.

An MBA - Masters in Business Administration - is the most sought-after business qualification. It is a prestigious postgraduate qualification that business people 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.  Entry to the MBA is based on your management experience and so you do not need to have any previous academic qualifications to join the program.

Benefits of a Work-Based MBA

A lot of people who have never been to business school are intimidated by the business. However, as Jack Welch points out, business is not rocket science. Go ahead and give it a shot: embark on the journey toward getting your own Practical MBA.

Work-based learning programmes are an effective way of upskilling employees and developing their skill sets. Employees can work towards a qualification, whilst studying primarily in the workplace and still earning their wage. you’ll study primarily in the workplace and contribute to projects that make a real impact in your company – before you’ve even completed the degree.

• You’ll study while you’re working, so you’ll need to allocate time to your studies.  You’ll be able to put the skills you learn to work instantly in your job, so you perform better and further contribute to the success of your company while you study.
• Because our courses are work-based, you need to be in a full-time, part-time or voluntary role or internship. 
• Do you want to boost your career prospects by studying for a business management Master’s degree alongside your current job?
• On this MA Business Management Learning at Work Master’s course, you can specialise and enhance your current management or leadership capabilities and develop a more strategic view of organisational management and behaviour.

Because the course is work-based, you need to already be in a full-time, part-time or voluntary role. If you don’t have an undergraduate degree, you could still do this postgraduate course if you have several years of experience in a responsible position (such as a military role) or you have high-level skills through experience that isn’t reflected in your qualifications.

You can tailor the course to match your professional and personal aspirations and your employer’s objectives. The way you learn is flexible, so you can study wherever is most convenient for you and schedule your studies around your existing commitments.

You’ll get to put the skills you learn to work instantly in your job, contributing to the success of your company. When you complete the course, you’ll improve your career prospects and have the skills and knowledge to perform more effectively in your job.

Entry requirement

Recognition of Prior Learning

You can use previous qualifications and experience as credit towards your degree, meaning you can complete your degree in a shorter time

Recognition of Prior Learning, also referred to as RPL, is the formal acknowledgement of a person’s current skills and knowledge no matter how, when or where the learning occurred.

You usually need a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) to do a postgraduate degree course. However, we may accept qualifications such as HNDs and Foundation degrees if you have several years of relevant post-qualification experience in responsible posts.

Recognition of work-based and distance learning courses

Work -based degrees at levels 6 and 7 are approved and comply with the British education system. They comply with the Office for Students (OFS) and Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) standards in the United Kingdom.

These qualifications are generally recognised internationally but as with distance learning type courses, each country will have its own regulations and rules on work based and distance learning education. You should check with the qualification recognition authority in the country you reside in or intend to use the degrees to secure employment, that the Work-based degrees are recognised by them before you commit to studying with us.

How to use RPL?

 You can use RPL for up to two thirds of the credits you need for your degree.

You can tailor the course to match your professional and personal aspirations and your employer’s objectives. The way you learn is flexible, so you can study wherever is most convenient for you and schedule your studies around your existing commitments.

How Many Credits Are Required to get your MBA?

You can use RPL for up to 90 of the 120 credits you need. Depending on your circumstances, you should expect to spend approximately:

You can tailor the course to match your professional and personal aspirations and your employer’s objectives. The way you learn is flexible, so you can study wherever is most convenient for you and schedule your studies around your existing commitments.

You can use RPL for up to two-thirds of the credits you need for your MBA.

Course duration and structure

You should select at least 3 to 4 modules from the following to complete your Self-Study MBA course.

Module # 1: Strategic Management

Module # 2: Human Resource Management

Module # 3:  Business Finance

Module # 4: Marketing Management

Module # 5: General Management

Module # 5: General Management

Module # 6:  Data Analysis

Module # 7: Project Management

Module # 8: International Business

Module # 9:  Modern Economics

We can consider your RPL as a major or module to be deducted from your credits, allowing you to complete your MBA degree in your field of specialisation; some examples of majors we may accept/offer you based on your RPL are shown below.

1- Strategic Management and Leadership

2- Strategic Project Management

3- Health and Safety 

4- Healthcare and hospital management

5- Business Psychology

6- Logistics and Supply Chain Management 

7- Data Analysis

Once you select your modules, we will send you the full material and all required assignments

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