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THE SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER LICENCE |
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Topics on this page THE SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER LICENCE Unit 5 Review external and
internal operating environments
Unit 6 Establish strategies to guide
the work of your organisation Unit 7 Evaluate and improve
organisational performance
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Links to topics on other pages Engineering
Managers Licence Electronic
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THE
SENIOR ENGINEERING MANAGER LICENCE The Senior Engineering Managers Licence is
now achievable through a more flexible and progressive route by completing units
1 and 2 of the Engineering Manager Licence plus any one of the following 3
units taken from the Level 5 NVQ in strategic
Management. As with all
management licences the evidence provided must be in the Railway S or T
context. The normal route would
be for the prospective candidate to first gain their Engineering Manager
(Lead Engineer) licence (6.8.110) ie units 1& 2
plus one option, then to progress to the Senior Engineering Manager Licence
by the addition of one of units 5, 6 or 7 The three Senior Engineering Manager units are for engineers who: ·
have responsibility for substantial programmes and
resources ·
have a broad span of control ·
have responsibility for the strategic development of
their organisation ·
negotiate budgets and contracts ·
proactively identify and implement change and quality
improvements ·
lead high-level meetings Unit 5 Review
external and internal operating environments (MCI Unit A6)
This
unit is about evaluating and improving the environment in which your
organisation operates. This involves reviewing your organisation’s
external operating environment, evaluating your competitors and potential
partners, developing good relationships with your organisation’s
stakeholders, and reviewing your organisation’s structures and systems.
Element 5.1 Analyse your
organisation’s external operating environment Element 5.2 Evaluate competitors and
collaborators Element 5.3 Develop
effective relationships with stakeholders Element 5.4 Review
your organisation’s structures and systems Unit 6 Establish strategies to guide the
work of your organisation (MCI Unit A7) This unit is about strategic planning.
This involves helping to create a shared vision and mission for your
organisation, helping to define its policies and values, formulating
objectives and strategies, and gaining support for the strategies you are
proposing. Element 6.1 Create a shared vision and
mission to give purpose to your organisation
Element 6.2 Define values and policies to
guide the work of your organisation Element 6.3 Formulate
objectives and strategies to guide your organisation Element 6.4 Gain
support for organisational strategies Unit 7 Evaluate
and improve organisational performance (MCI Unit A8)
This
unit is about managing the strategic performance of your organisation and
achieving necessary improvements. This involves developing measures and
criteria to evaluate your organisation’s performance, carrying out
evaluations, and finding the reasons for success and failure in your
organisation’s strategy.
Element 7.1 Develop measures and criteria to
evaluate your organisation’s performance Element 7.2 Evaluate your
organisation’s performance Element 7.3 Explain the causes of success
and failure in organisational strategies All
the above units have been taken from the National Occupational Standard for
Management which was developed by the MCI with DfEE
funding. The material is Crown
copyright and is reproduced under licence from the Controller of Her
Majesty's Stationary Office |
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