Junior Management Consultant Apprenticeship

This apprenticeship is designed as an entry level role into the Management Consulting profession. Employers who are likely to use this standard are: 

• Organisations developing internal staff across the organisation to consult on business improvement and support change 
• Professional services firms, small and medium sized generalist consulting organisations, as well as boutique consultancies from a range of areas (engineering, HR, education etc.)
• Strategy houses

Management consultants analyse organisations and business situations, providing advice to public, private and not-for-profit organisations. This usually involves helping solve a challenge of some kind, such as how to grow business, how to be more efficient or how to organise and structure work and processes in a different way. Some specialist consultancies have a particular focus – for example, how to write proposals for new work, or how to change an organisation or how to develop their workforce. Others are more generalist, and you could work across several different types of projects.

Management Consultants can already be employed within an organisation or work externally and are responsible for managing change and contributing to overall business improvement.

Tasks can be varied. You might be involved in conducting research, analysing and interpreting data or be responsible for organising the logistics of the project. As you develop and progress, you might be involved in contributing to report writing which uses statistical evidence to support recommendations and conclusions or support the creation of slide decks to deliver key messages to clients. You might also become more focused on a particular type of service offering (financial, strategic, operational, etc.) or industry (financial services, public sector, telecommunications etc.).

Topics Include 

During the Apprenticeship, you will learn about the following:

• Business environment
• Management and leadership
• Communication and relationship building
• Teamwork
• Personal management
• Management consultancy
• Business analysis
• Project management
• Report writing
• Presentation and IT skills
• Business finance

Example job roles include:

• HR Advisors/L and D 
• Operations Managers or similar
• Senior Business Administrators
• Team leaders/supervisors
• Quality Improvement

Achieve

• CMI Level 4 Junior Management Consultant
• CMI Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management
• If required: Functional Skills Level 2 English and Maths
• Chartered Management Status

Next Steps: On completion, Apprentices can progress onto a Level 5 programme, such as the Operations Departmental Apprenticeship (job role depending).

Every employer is different and therefore the entry requirements can vary. As a guide, you ideally need GCSE grade 4 in English and Maths. However, we will work with you and provide additional support to help you achieve their requirements, either prior to your Apprenticeship or during the delivery of your programme.

Apprentices have access to all facilities across the College. These include the College Learning Resource Centres (LRCs) and the College Gym.