Commercial Innovation & Change Leadership (CICL) apprenticeship programme

Estu Global Ltd
The Commercial Innovation & Change Leadership (CICL) apprenticeship programme empowers teams to innovate effectively and drive transformation.
In today's fast-moving, technology-driven world, it's no longer enough to keep up. The most successful SMEs are those that design for what's next. The CICL programme equips SME owners and entrepreneurs with the skills to lead complex change and shape services that are innovative, inclusive and built around the real needs of customers.
Rooted in design thinking, the programme blends creative problem-solving and practical tools - from service blueprinting and journey mapping, to service prototyping, with the science of organisational psychology and strategic communication.
Skills gained
- Designing exceptional services.
- Transforming the customer journey.
- Leading complex change.
- Application of AI.
- Effective communication & influence.
- Sustainable & ethical practice.
Duration and format
- 18-month programme – designed to fit with business diaries.
- Delivered online.
Professional qualifications
- Level 6 (degree level) professional apprenticeship in Service Design.
- Designatory letters CGA after your name.
- Level 6 CMI Award in Professional Management & Leadership - providing a pathway to Chartered status.
Modules
- Foundations of Service Design.
- Design Thinking & Innovation.
- Customer Value Creation.
- Leading People & Developing Performance.
- Navigating Change to Drive Improvement.
- Communicating for Impact.
- Research & Data in the Digital World.
- Project Leadership for Change & Impact.
- Advanced Service Design Techniques.
- Sustainable & Responsible Service Design.
Eligibility requirements
- Right to work in the UK
- Lived in the UK for the past three years
- Not undertaking any other government-funded qualification during the apprenticeship
- Able to apply learning to role
Estu Global Ltd
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