Business Consultancy Diploma

Business Consultancy
OLQA & EDL Diploma
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The Professional Diploma in Business Consultancy will particularly appeal to those who wish to enter the profession of Management Consulting. This may be pursuing a career in an international consulting firm that offers business advisory services to clients or by taking up an internal consulting position within a business organization. The course equally provides a foundation for those looking at postgraduate studies in Management or Management Consulting or those seeking to study the subject at higher or further education.

Recent years has witnessed some re-alignment of the profession. In the United Kingdom the Institute of Management Consultants has allied itself with the Chartered Management Institute. On the international stage the CMC qualification is rapidly gaining status as the definitive qualification for recognizing practicing management consultants who abide by a professional code of ethics, are properly qualified and subscribe to a practice of Continuing Professional Development. The need for expert guidance has seen an increasing number of publications and job opportunities in this area.

This course together with its accreditation from NCFE and the Institute of Management Specialists promises to be an exciting and highly desirable qualification for all students.

What is Management Consulting?

Management consulting (sometimes also called strategy consulting) refers to both the practice of helping companies to improve performance through analysis of existing business problems and development of future plans, as well as to the firms that specialise in this sort of consulting. Management consulting may involve the identification and cross-fertilization of best practices analytical techniques, change management and coaching skills, technology implementations, strategy development or even the simple advantage of an outsider's perspective.

Management consultants generally bring formal frameworks or methodologies to identify problems or suggest more effective or efficient ways of performing business tasks. There is a relatively unclear line between management consulting and other consulting practices, such as Information Technology (IT) Consulting

Why study Management Consulting?

Students will expect to derive the following benefits from the diploma course:

Understand different business consultancy models and why organisations emphasize leadership, change management and business strategy
Learn to determine the usefulness of management reporting, evaluate financial statements and receive tools to analyze and explain what these activities mean to upper management
Develop skills to deal with Executives in terms of both relationship building and maintaining effective client relationships. Embraces concepts of effective report writing
Gain an appreciation of the tools and techniques that Consultants use as part of their " toolbox" on client engagements
How to properly manage and structure client assignments, manage project teams and report progress to Executive level clients
Discover ways to improve organisational communications while utilising and developing human resources, group effectiveness and employee satisfaction
Develop effective consulting skills and learn how to interact with Executives
How to collect and disseminate information, carry out research and differentiate between different data sets and information gathered
Learn how to make effective presentations to people and develop your confidence in public speaking and addressing executives at board meetings
A greater awareness of the international dimensions of business and how you will be expected to fulfill your role in the new global village. The art of communication & rational persuasion
An understanding of what drives organisational change, the implications for individuals and how aspects of change should be managed.

COURSE KEY TOPICS
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Module 1 - Introduction to Business Consulting
Module 2 - The business of Consultancy and Advisory services
Module 3 - Effective Stakeholder Management
Module 4 - Key Consultancy Skills
Module 5 - Managing Project Assignments
Module 6 - Planning Consultancy Assignments
Module 7 - Data Collection and Analysis
Module 8 - Effective Report Writing Skills
Module 9 - Making Client Presentations
Module 10 - Rational Persuasion

HOME STUDY SUPPORT
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You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete your course of study. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

COURSE ASSESSMENT
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When you have completed the programme, your tutor needs to verify that you have worked through all parts of any Workbooks, Activities and Exercises successfully.

100% of the final mark is made up of an online multiple choice exam.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, you will be awarded your diploma by OLQA And EDL as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

COURSE DURATION
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We recommended you spend approximately 200 hours of your time studying for the Business Consultancy course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 4 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 8 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Get started today, and you can earn your Professional Diploma in Business Consultancy in as little as six months, or take up to a year, if you prefer – the choice is yours.

HOME STUDY COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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All Students must be 16 years of age or above. Students must have completed 10+2 in any stream or equivalent.

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Business Consultancy and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.

You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months from initial registration with full tutor support.

COURSE FEES
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Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available, therefore any registration fee, certification fee and full tutor support is included in the course price for you. The enrolment fee for the Professional Diploma in Business Consultancy home study course is Rs. 47,186, though for a limited time we are offering you the opportunity to pay only Rs. 37,749 which is a 20% discount if you enrol online and pay in full.

You can also avail a 10% discount if you opt to pay in 50/50. You can enrol online today by paying a deposit of Rs. 21,234 and one payment of Rs. 21,234 next month.

You can also opt for our Easy Payment Plan and enrol online today by paying a deposit of Rs. 18,874 and then 4 equal payments of Rs. 7,078 per month. The first instalment is paid about a month after you receive your course.

COURSE QUALIFICATION
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OLQA Level 3 Business Consultancy Diploma
EDL Professional Diploma in Business Consultancy

This is a dual certification course. Successful Learners will be awarded an international qualification from OLQA and a professional diploma from your college EDL. Fees for both are included in the course fee.

A Professional Diploma in Business Consultancy will improve your career opportunities, job prospects and provide a foundation for further education not only in India but in the US, Australia the UK and the rest of Europe.

Accreditation by OLQA is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by experienced educational professionals and is quality assured by OLQA and EDL.

POSSIBLE CAREER PATHS
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Management Consultant

WHAT’S INCLUDED
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Your course fee covers everything you will need to successfully complete the Professional Diploma in Business Consultancy home study course and earn your diploma:

1. All textbooks, study folders, and/or online learning aids designed for distance learning.
2. A full range of student services, including:
Tutor marked assessments (TMAs)
Access to the online student portal (Student Chat, Forums and Online Support Resources)
Comprehensive Study Guide & Study Plan
Guide to Effective Study Techniques
How to approach exams without fear
3. An OLQA Quality Assured Diploma upon course completion.
4. An EDL Professional Diploma upon course completion.
5. One year educational support by e-mail, post, or fax.
6. Free postage and packaging

FURTHER COURSE INFORMATION
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If your course is being delivered online, please ensure you meet the minimum requirements below.

For Windows:
Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 - Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above

For Macintosh:
Mac OS X, Mac OS 9.2 - Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above

From time to time we may enrol our students with our partner sites; this is dependent on the number of students enrolling on a particular course and course material availability. If this happens, nothing changes for you other than the name of the college administering your course. We will continue to be your point of contact; you will get the exact same course you have enrolled on with the same high level of quality content and support.

WHAT TO DO NOW?

Step One: It's simple - all you need to do now is choose whether you want to pay in instalments or in full and then click on the relevant enrolment button at the top of this page.

Step Two: Once you have selected your payment option to enrol you will be redirected (this can take a few seconds) to our PayPal payment page for you to select your payment method and complete your enrolment.

Step Three: Within 10 days your enrolment papers and course materials will be with you. A tutor and a dedicated support advisor will also be allocated to you.

That's it..... Thanks and wishing you the best of luck with your studies.