Level 7 Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship
Systems thinking practitioners are key to creating, supporting, and driving strategic solutions to the complex challenges facing organisations in all sectors.
In the private sector, it may be about forging relationships, systems and processes that power collaboration, in manufacturing, supply chain management, marketing and service delivery.
In the public sector, it will focus on the necessity to deliver more with limited amounts of the public budget, without diminishing service quality.
In health & social care, it will be creating the solutions, systems and mindsets that deliver integrated care in a world where clinical and professional staff resources will never keep pace with demographics, population growth and rising expectations. In this scenario, the only solution must focus on increasing the productivity of a precious staff resource by doing things differently.
Systems thinking practitioners are an essential and powerful catalyst in the organisation of the future. They make sense of complex situations and challenges and deliver sustainable and viable solutions.
This is a series of postgraduate (Masters level) programmes designed to help practitioners make sense of complex situations and challenges and deliver sustainable and viable solutions.
It will be delivered by some of the world’s leading experts in systems theory and practice.
This apprenticeship is being delivered in collaboration with SCiO who are acknowledged by the UK Institute of Apprenticeships as the professional body for Systems Thinking Practitioners. New starts every quarter using a unique carousel model.
Duration: 24 months combining highly interactive virtual workshops, progressive work-based assessments, improvement projects, individual tutoring, and mentoring.
Apprenticeship Standard: Systems thinking practitioner / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Location: The programmes are available via online virtual workshops. Our Virtual Classroom system delivers highly interactive live zoom workshops. Comprehensive workbooks are supplied by our fully integrated Learning Management System.
Employers can set their own criteria for learners and can take advantage of Apprenticeship Levy funding for this Masters Level programme.
Typical job roles might include:
Programmes can be run for practitioners within a single organisation or for groups of organisations who need to work in partnership, or for single delegates from smaller organisations.
Collaborative working is a feature of the programme and participants will need to demonstrate joint working via Personal Action Learning Sets which can be actual or virtual, depending on the mode of study.
Tackle Complex Problems: Many challenges have interconnected causes and effects. By viewing the bigger picture and understanding relationships within a situation, you can identify patterns, causal mechanisms, structures, power dynamics, and design changes that address the system as a whole, rather than just treating symptoms.
Enhance Decision-Making: Systems thinking provides a structured approach to analyse complex situations, leading to more informed and effective decisions.
Drive Sustainable Change: By understanding the systemic implications of actions, practitioners can design interventions that lead to lasting and meaningful improvements.
The apprenticeship covers a variety of modules, including:
Why not try the Viable Systems Model test: Thevsmtest
SCiO Enhanced Learning Club: This is a safe space where you can join like-minded people in exploring systems, practice, ideas, feelings and difficulties in a safe environment.
Privileged access Master Classes:
Being on the programme means you will have unique access to the leading minds in System Thinking not only on the programme but through quarterly Master Class forum discussions around specific topics.
Practitioners Resource library:
Unique access to case studies and papers from the SCiO Library.
Practitioners’ forum:
A free access forum with other practitioners to share insights, advice, experience and opportunities.
Mentoring Access:
If you need a mentor, we can help you find one who can help your development throughout the programme.
Free studying membership:
Whilst you are studying you can access all of SCiO’s membership benefits and member resources.
Optionally – top up to an MBA delivered through the London Examinations Board and the University of Gloucester over 6 months for £3,500 – which can be made in staged payments The Masters dissertation will be based on the work-focused project already completed for the Apprenticeship
Find out more about the MBA Top Up offer here: [link to MBA page]
The programmes are available via online virtual workshops or face to face workshops depending on the participants’ location and working patterns.
Our Virtual Classroom system delivers highly interactive live zoom workshops. Comprehensive workbooks are supplied by our fully integrated Learning Management System.
This is a postgraduate Masters level programme, and all tutors hold Masters degrees.
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