• To promote both leadership and management qualifications in schools and other educational institutions.

• To empower young people through the development of the skills they will need as leaders and managers in the 21st century.

• To work in partnership with education establishments to create a flexible and accessible provision that raises student skills to a level that will contribute decisively to economic and social prosperity.

• To produce programmes relevant to the cultural context of the student.

TFL Education has forged a strong relationship with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The CMI is the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards for management and leadership excellence. The Institute is the guardian of the National Occupational Standards for Management and Leadership and sets the standards that others follow. With their encouragement, we have re written several of the Institute’s professional programmes to make them accessible to young people. The Level 2 Award in Team Leading and the Level 3 Award in First Line Management provide strong evidence to gatekeepers of Higher Education and captains of industry that our young people are far more capable than they are often credited to be. Our success in driving this message in to schools has led to TFL being honoured as the CMI’s Education Ambassadors. As part of this remit, we look forward to playing a leading role in the development of the CMI Chartered Academy. Our energies have also been directed overseas where we have identified top class schools or school groups to join with us to become Flagship Schools for Leadership. These schools will showcase our courses and become the city/regional hub for our student workshops. Our flagship schools are also recognised by the CMI. The school is awarded a specially licensed plaque which allows that institution to use the CMI logo on stationery and signage.