What's in it for you?
The Award equips participants with the skills, knowledge and understanding needed by managers, advisors or consultants who are developing new social enterprise initiatives.
Who should attend?
The module is targeted at Social Enterprise senior and specialist sector staff, it will arm learners with the skills to support, advise on and manage the development of a social enterprise by providing practical background to this sector.
- Social Enterprise Advisors
- Social Enterprise Managers
- Social Enterprise Sector Specialists
- Independent Business Advisors
- Business Development Managers
Develop the needs of the sector
This programme will allow you to identify the needs and understand how to develop Social Enterprises as a manager or advisor. This programme is designed in a way that will allow the delegate to learn both the theoretical and the practical implications of why Social Enterprises require developing you will identify and explore the options to assist achieving this.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Supporting clients in determining the purpose and objectives of their enterprise.
- Explore organisational design options with clients to choose the most appropriate organisational and legal structures for their enterprise.
- Develop operational business plans and Financial Forecasting for Social Enterprises.
- Review and improve your own practices in supporting new and existing social enterprises.
- Help clients to determine the motivation, purpose and objectives of their enterprise.
Course Overview
- Exploring different methods of providing business support including coaching, mentoring, training and advice giving.
- The values and principles of different types of social enterprises, and their different approaches to stakeholder involvement.
- The use and treatment of profits by social enterprises and the implications for funding and investment.
- Sources of information and expert support in selecting the most appropriate legal format for a social enterprise and preparing the governing document.
- Forms of governance and accountability used by social enterprises and how this is expressed in their governing document.
Learning Objectives
The award will give you the overall and relevant up to date knowledge required to consult, advise, implement and manage the development of Social Enterprises in the most effective and practical way.
This Award is a part of the Accredited ILM Level 5 Qualifications in Social Enterprise Support and can be taken as a single unit (Award) or as a part of a combination of Awards to attain a Certificate or Diploma.
