AI leadership is increasingly crucial in today’s business landscape, as organisations face growing pressure to leverage intelligent technologies for innovation, efficiency, and growth. For strategic managers and leaders, embracing AI is not just about adopting new tools or enhancing technical capabilities; it is about driving long-term value creation, fostering innovation, and ensuring resilience in an ever-evolving global landscape.
These qualifications are designed to support practising or aspiring strategic managers and leaders, accountable for setting the strategic direction of an organisation. These managers and leaders will likely be non-technical practitioners. Through these qualifications, they will develop an awareness of strategic AI leadership and develop skills to put learning into practice through strategy development and change leadership related to AI implementation.
Rules of Combination
- CMI Level 7 Award in Strategic Leadership of AI
Learners must select at least one unit to a minimum of 70 TQT hours to achieve this qualification. The minimum GLH is 18 hours. Minimum credits: 7 - CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Leadership of AI
Learners must select at least two units to a minimum of 140 TQT hours to achieve this qualification. The minimum GLH is 42 hours. Minimum credits: 14 - CMI Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Leadership of AI
Learners complete at least four units to a minimum of 370 TQT hours to achieve this qualification. The minimum GLH is 102 hours. Minimum/Maximum credits: 37
Unit and Credits
Driving Change
- 734 Leading Strategic Transformation 8 Credits
Communication & Human Skills
- 735 Leading Ethically in the AI Era 11 Credits
- 736 Personal Development for Strategic Leadership of AI 9 Credits
Making an Impact
- 737 Leading a Strategic AI Project 10 Credits
- 738 Researching the Impact of AI 7 Credits
Governance
- 739 Developing an Organisational Strategy for AI Readiness 9 Credits
AI and Digital Fluency (Cyber & Data Units in Development – detailed Spec to follow)
- 740 Strategic AI Adoption and Governance 7 Credits
- 741 Cyber Foundations Credits tbc
- 742 Data Foundations Credits tbc
There are no mandated pathways or unit combinations, other than meeting minimum credit/TQT thresholds identified above. However, it is recommended that for any strategic manager or leader re- or up-skilling in this area, they may wish to complete Unit 734 – Leading Strategic Transformation. This unit will give foundational knowledge and awareness of strategic leadership principles, which will complement other units.