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Level 6 answering for a whole function

Level 6 attests that you carry a whole function before a leadership team: a budget defended, a team led, a result announced then held. The catalogue holds 17 of them, from 75 to 80 credits, that is 750 to 800 supervised hours over 10 to 12 months.

Carrying a function, and answering for it

Manager and professional: at this level the holder no longer receives an objective, they negotiate it. They commit resources, hold a budget, arbitrate between priorities that contradict each other and own what they decided. The qualification attests that capacity to answer for a whole remit, including when conditions worsen.

  • Build and defend an annual budget before a leadership team
  • Recruit, organise and develop a multidisciplinary team
  • Choose between two costly options and document the trade-off made
  • Steer by indicators and correct course during the year
  • Represent the company before a client, an auditor or an authority

Six functions, six supervised volumes

The hour volume of a level 6 qualification reads as a load: it is the supervised time needed to establish a function. The bar below compares six catalogue qualifications on that single measure, and the 17 qualifications at this level total 85 competency blocks.

Site HSE Manager
800 (17 %)
Finance and Administration Manager
800 (17 %)
Digital Project Manager
750 (16 %)
Data Analyst
750 (16 %)
Infrastructure and Cloud Manager
800 (17 %)
Works Supervisor
800 (17 %)
Total: 4700 supervised hours

The same qualifications, all their parameters

Professional qualificationDurationCreditsSupervised hoursBlocks
Site HSE Manager1 year80800 h5
Finance and Administration Manager1 year80800 h5
Digital Project Manager10 months75750 h5
Data Analyst10 months75750 h5
Infrastructure and Cloud Manager1 year80800 h5
Works Supervisor1 year80800 h5

What the document brings to an application

A named remit

The title designates a company function, the one the recruiter is looking to fill.

A citable volume

Credits and supervised hours appear on the document: an equivalence office recalculates them directly.

An immediate check

The reference opens on the public page in seconds, with no account and no prior exchange.

Questions about level 6

What experience is needed before entering level 6?

At levels 6 and 7, the main prerequisite is exercised experience: it supplies the raw material for the work required. Admission reviews the functions actually held, the teams supervised and the budgets carried, then builds the path from there.

Can a level 6 qualification be taken while in post?

That is the intended use case: the work is based on the function you hold, and the path runs over 10 to 12 months for 750 to 800 supervised hours. The calendar is issued at admission, dated block by block.

Does a level 6 qualification stand alongside a long programme?

They are two documents answering two questions. The long programme attests a disciplinary field and a credit volume; the professional qualification attests the exercise of a named function. Many files carry both, and the verification page displays them separately.

Are level 6 blocks validated separately?

Yes, as at every level. The 85 blocks at level 6 each yield their own personal attestation, and the full qualification is awarded on the last validated block.

Level 6 — answering for a whole function — Certifications | IHETC — IHETC