34357 PLA courses

Target Audience Business professionals of all levels who are undertaking menteeship as part of their personal and professional development. Duration 1 Day Course Overview This course prepares mentees to actively engage in the mentoring process that supports their development. It provides mentees with insights into the mentoring program structure, expectations of mentors and mentees, and strategies to maximise their learning and development outcomes. This course is designed by highly qualified learning design experts, assisted and guided by a Doctoral & Masters level leadership team. Working closely with subject matter leaders with extensive domain experience, this course is built on sound academic rigour and applied real world experience. Run in a cohort-based, activity-led format, it goes beyond theory to provide practical methods and frameworks that you can immediately apply in your workplace. Key Outcomes Participate fully in the mentoring program and meet the expectations of mentees. Build a strong relationship with your mentor. Optimise the value from development-focused conversations and activities with your mentor. Collaboratively develop action plans, and grow through their implementation.

Course Overview When navigating unchartered waters, not everything will go as planned. Resilience is required to face adversity and manage setbacks. The resilience course helps individuals and teams develop the ability to recover quickly from setbacks, adjust to changing as well as ambiguous circumstances and apply a continuous improvement mindset when facing adversity. This course is designed by highly qualified learning design experts, assisted and guided by a Doctoral & Masters level leadership team. Working closely with subject matter leaders with extensive domain experience, this course is built on sound academic rigour and applied real world experience. Run in a cohort-based, activity-led format, it goes beyond theory to provide practical methods and frameworks that you can immediately apply in your workplace. Key Outcomes -Identify your emotional state during moments of challenge -Apply techniques to manage stress and fear -Build coping mechanisms to strengthen resilience -Apply continuous improvement techniques to adapt and grow Format F2F or Virtual Delivery Mode Closed Cohort or Occasional Limited Public Schedule Duration 4 Hrs Target Audience Business professionals, leaders & executives looking to strengthen their resilience as they navigate or lead change.

Course Overview Systems thinking is a powerful discipline that shifts the perspective of business professionals towards a more holistic, systems view. It then empowers them with tools and techniques to identify constraints and root causes and use sophisticated analysis and logical problem-solving techniques to develop and implement optimized solutions that result in the largest gains. The systems thinking course is co-designed by a specialist who has written books, taught on the subject and been applying systems thinking within organisations for decades, together with a Doctoral level learning design expert. Run in a cohort-based, activity-led format, it goes beyond theory to provide practical methods and frameworks that you can immediately apply in your workplace. Key Outcomes -Define the goal and boundary of the system you operate within -Use logical structures to break down the problem to be solved -Identify the constraints using TOC and apply optimization techniques -Solve a difficult problem using a conflict resolution technique -Plan the steps to embed and uplift your business solution Format F2F or Virtual Delivery Mode Closed Cohort Duration 1 Day Target Audience Business professionals, leaders & executives looking to create positive systemic change.

Course Overview Creativity is a critical skill that provides individuals and teams in adaptive organisations with the vehicle for innovation to emerge. Creativity is an innate skill in all people that enables us to develop new ideas and solutions. This course will equip people with tools and methods that turbocharge their creative juices and promote collaborative ideation to solve real business problems. This course is designed by highly qualified learning design experts, assisted and guided by a Doctoral & Masters level leadership team. Working closely with subject matter leaders with extensive domain experience, this course is built on sound academic rigour and applied real world experience. Run in a cohort-based, activity-led format, it goes beyond theory to provide practical methods and frameworks that you can immediately apply in your workplace. Key Outcomes -Harness visual thinking and leverage brain-based techniques to tap into the creative process -Apply a proven structured method to generate and implement innovative ideas -Leverage collective brainstorming methods to generate unique ideas and fresh perspectives -Cluster and theme ideas -Apply prioritisation methods to select ideas -Plan personal growth opportunities to strengthen creativity Format F2F or Virtual Delivery Mode Closed Cohort or Occasional Limited Public Schedule Duration 4 Hrs Target Audience Business professionals, leaders & executives looking to drive innovation through creativity in a complex or ambiguous contexts.

Course Overview This course is designed to equip participants with the skills and mindset required to drive innovation and change within their organisation. The course integrates intrapreneurial thinking, innovation strategies, and the theory of change to help participants create impactful initiatives that align with organisational goals. Participants will also learn how to navigate organisational dynamics and communicate change effectively. This course is designed by highly qualified learning design experts, assisted and guided by a Doctoral & Masters level leadership team. Working closely with subject matter leaders with extensive domain experience, this course is built on sound academic rigour and applied real world experience. Run in a cohort-based, activity-led format, it goes beyond theory to provide practical methods and frameworks that you can immediately apply in your workplace. Key Outcomes -Explain the principles of intrapreneurship and its role in fostering innovation. -Apply innovation strategies to identify and develop new opportunities within their organisation. -Apply the theory of change to plan and implement successful initiatives. -Overcome barriers to innovation and change in the corporate environment. -Develop and pitch innovative ideas that align with organisational goals. Format F2F or Virtual Delivery Mode Closed Cohort or Occasional Limited Public Schedule Duration 1 Day Target Audience Team leaders, innovation managers and employees in R&D or product development seeking to foster innovation within their organisation.

This session is for those who find themselves teaching even though they have not gone through teacher training. It is designed to give you the basic tools you need to begin delivering to ensure that learning takes place.

This practitioner-level 4 award encourages individuals in IT and technical roles to explore the many teams, ideas, and functions within an organisation and maximise their contribution. You will achieve this by learning the key concepts and considering behaviour and response in different scenarios.

This Level 4 practitioner award encourages individuals in or working towards a leadership role (this could be an IT or technical based-role), and you want to demonstrate modern leadership behaviours to nurture a high-performing team, especially during a time of organisational change.

Create a set of three personalised, calligraphy Christmas baubles with local artist Panna Chauhan at The Arienas Collective in Edinburgh City Centre.

A short course in Wellbeing Coaching for individuals who would like to develop coaching skills to support others in improving their wellbeing.