To give practising team or cell leaders the foundation for their formal development, and in particular to:

• to assist participants in gaining the basic knowledge of business improvement techniques required by a team or cell leader
• to develop basic team leading and business improvement skills

There are no formal entry requirements, but participants will:

• have a background that will enable them to benefit from the programme - which is likely to be Level 1 Key Skills Literacy and Numeracy or their equivalent
• Centres may provide support to intending learners who do not have this level of literacy and numeracy.
• Learners who are sponsored by their employers and those without such sponsorship are equally eligible.

Successful candidates may benefit from career enhancement and/or progress to any of the further qualifications listed, according to their circumstances:

• L2 Award or Certificate in Team Leading
• L2 S/NVQ in Team Leading
• L3 Award, Certificate or Diploma in First Line Management
• L3 S/NVQ in Management
• L4 Award in Management
• Another qualification at a suitable level within or outside the National Qualifications Framework