Mercia Business School

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Learning & Development

Learning and development (L&D) is a function within an organization that is responsible for empowering employees’ growth and developing their knowledge, skills, and capabilities to drive better business performance. The function may be organized centrally, either independently or sitting under human resources (HR); decentralized throughout different business units; or be a hybrid (sometimes referred to as federated) structure.

Level 5 & 6

Construction Management

Construction management is a professional service that provides a project’s owner(s) with effective management of the project's schedule, cost, quality, safety, scope, and function. Construction management is compatible with all project delivery methods.

Level 4, 5 & 6

Security and Risk Management Consultant

Security Risk Management is the ongoing process of identifying these security risks and implementing plans to address them. Risk is determined by considering the likelihood that known threats will exploit vulnerabilities and the impact they have on valuable assets. Risk consultants identify potential risks that an organisation may face and come up with strategies to mitigate these risks. The role of a risk consultant is for an organisation's protection. The risk consultant works to prevent the company from facing issues in the future.

Level 5

Engineering

Engineering is the designing, testing, and building of machines, structures, and processes using maths and science. Studying it can lead to a rewarding career. Engineering is a discipline dedicated to problem solving.

Level 4,5 & 6

Leadership & Management

Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute to the organization's success. Management is responsible for controlling an organization, a group, or a set of entities to achieve a particular objective.

Level 4,5,6 & 7

Counter Terrorism & Security Management

The counterterrorism includes such as techniques, military tactics, law enforcement, intelligence, and incorporates practices. Its main agenda is to investigate terrorist activity. Security management covers all aspects of protecting an organization’s assets – including computers, people, buildings, and other assets – against risk. A security management strategy begins by identifying these assets, developing and implementing policies and procedures for protecting them, and maintaining and maturing these programs over time.

Level 4 & 6

Engineering Management

Engineering management covers the gap between engineering and business management, namely the combination of technical and economic decision-making with analytical skills, optimization capabilities, and technical product development.

Level 6 & 7

Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways.

Level 6

Construction Engineering

Construction engineering is an engineering subset that involves the design, development, and supervision of a city or region's buildings, roads, and power supplies. It deals with any type of infrastructure, including roads, railroads, bridges, tunnels, facilities, airports, ports, dams, and other utilities.

Level 6

Personal & Professional Skills Development

Personal growth looks at developing your communication and social skills, including aspects of emotional well-being. Professional development focuses on acquiring the knowledge and skills that can improve your efficiency at work

Level 4,5,6 & 7

Transpersonal Arts Counsellor

The Transpersonal Counsellor is someone who has been trained in guiding others to access specific states for healing. The counseling tools and techniques used are sourced from modern psychology, traditional spiritual practices, and of course the practitioner’s own experience in life.

Level 5,6 & 7

Construction Building Services Management

Construction services are the physical construction work undertaken by a contractor to construct a project or a portion of the project (including early work packages). Construction services include all costs to perform, supervise, and administer physical construction work. Construction management is a professional service that provides a project’s owner(s) with effective management of the project's schedule, cost, quality, safety, scope, and function. Construction management is compatible with all project delivery methods. No matter the setting, a Construction Manager’s (CM) responsibility is to the owner and a successful project.

Level 4,5,6 & 7

Counter Terrorism - Security Co-ordination & Integrated Risk Management

The counterterrorism includes such as techniques, military tactics, law enforcement, intelligence, and incorporates practices. Its main agenda is to investigate terrorist activity. A security coordinator organizes security procedures for a business, organization, or any other large facility. As the security coordinator, you are also responsible for enforcing security procedures among your guard staff. Risk management is the continuing process of identifying, analyzing, evaluating, and treating loss exposures and monitoring risk control and financial resources to mitigate the adverse effects of loss

Level 4,5,6 & 7

Information Technology

Information Technology means the use of hardware, software, services, and supporting infrastructure to manage and deliver information using voice, data, and video.

Level 4

Business Studies

Business studies, often simply called business, is a field of study that deals with the principles of business, management, and economics. It combines elements of accountancy, finance, marketing, organizational studies, human resource management, and operations. Business studies is a broad subject,[2] where the range of topics is designed to give the student a general overview of the various elements of running a business.

Level 4 & 5

Learning & Development

Level 5 & 6

Construction Management

Level 4, 5 & 6

Security and Risk Management Consultant

Level 5

Engineering

Level 4,5 & 6

Leadership & Management

Level 4,5,6 & 7

Counter Terrorism & Security Management

Level 4 & 6

Engineering Management

Level 6 & 7

Civil Engineering

Level 6

Construction Engineering

Level 6

Personal & Professional Skills Development

Level 4,5,6 & 7

Transpersonal Arts Counsellor

Level 5,6 & 7

Construction Building Services Management

Level 4,5,6 & 7

Counter Terrorism - Security Co-ordination & Integrated Risk Management

The counterterrorism includes such as techniques, military tactics, law enforcement, intelligence, and incorporates practices. Its main agenda is to investigate terrorist activity. A security coordinator organizes security procedures for a business, organization, or any other large facility. As the security coordinator, you are also responsible for enforcing security procedures among your guard staff. Risk management is the continuing process of identifying, analyzing, evaluating, and treating loss exposures and monitoring risk control and financial resources to mitigate the adverse effects of loss

Level 4,5,6 & 7

Information Technology

Information Technology means the use of hardware, software, services, and supporting infrastructure to manage and deliver information using voice, data, and video.

Level 4

Business Studies

Level 4 & 5

Learning & Development

Level 5 & 6

Construction Management

Level 4, 5 & 6

Security and Risk Management Consultant

Level 5

Testimonial

What they say

The City and Guilds PRA Level 6 qualification has tailored my performance as a professional in my career and equally allowed me to be called up for some expatriate engineering job openings considering the internationally accredited nature of the certification.

Prince Kwabena Agyei-Nyarko GCGI

Senior Technician Engineer
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority

At a point in my career, I needed recognition of my managerial skills and attaining the City & Guilds Professional Recognition Award Level 7 Qualification in Engineering Management like my colleagues who completed their Master’s Degree, I became a member of the Chartered Management Institute in the UK and a Chartered Manager through the professional recognition of the Level 7 Qualification. This achievement has assisted me to be more committed to best management practices and ethical standards.

Mensah Sadat Dei CMgr MCMI MCGI

Mechanical Engineer and an HSEQS professional
MAXAM GHANA LIMITED

The City and Guilds PRA Level 4 qualification has exposed me to real-world scenarios and practical exercises that simulate the challenges and demands of the engineering industry. The award assisted me in gaining a certified automotive engineer with the IMI a professional body in the UK.

Kofi Ansah Appenteng

Technician Engineer
DVLA Head Office

I was awarded the City and Guilds PRA Level 4 qualification in engineering (welding and fabrication). This qualification has added greater value to my work as a professional welder and a fabricator. The certificate has been evaluated to be equivalent to two years of a four year degree program by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission.

Cosmos Delali okai. LCGI

Principal Maintenance Mechanic
Volta River Authority

Achieving the City and Guilds Professional Recognition Award Level 5 Qualification. I gained employment at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority as a Technician Engineer, per the Level 5 Qualification professional recognition I became a member and Advance Automotive Engineer of the Institute of the Motor Industry in the UK. I am proud to be a holder of the City and Guilds PRA Level 5 qualification.

Kingsley Adams AfCGI MIMI AAA

Technician Engineer
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority

Prince Kwabena Agyei-Nyarko GCGI

Senior Technician Engineer
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority

Mensah Sadat Dei CMgr MCMI MCGI

Mechanical Engineer and an HSEQS professional
MAXAM GHANA LIMITED

Kofi Ansah Appenteng

Technician Engineer
DVLA Head Office

Cosmos Delali okai. LCGI

Principal Maintenance Mechanic
Volta River Authority

Kingsley Adams AfCGI MIMI AAA

Technician Engineer
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority

Prince Kwabena Agyei-Nyarko GCGI

Senior Technician Engineer
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority

Mensah Sadat Dei CMgr MCMI MCGI

Mechanical Engineer and an HSEQS professional
MAXAM GHANA LIMITED

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