Governance Professionals' Development Programme - Induction & Mentoring (Code: C1049)

The induction programme will seek to provide standardisation to the governance professional's role, by equipping participants with guidance on what their role is and what the role of governance is, what is expected of them and how this role should develop over a period of time. It will allow for sharing best practice and learning from others more experienced in the sector to ensure that this role, which can feel isolated, benefits from being part of a wider community. The induction will recognise the variety of backgrounds and skills that new governance professionals bring to the role.

Pricing options

The programme costs £225pp and comprises of four full-day sessions and an online EDI workshop. In addition to this, delegates will have five 1-hour online mentoring sessions with an experienced Governance Professional.

 

The pricing also includes a ticket to AoC’s Governance Professionals’ Conference 2024. Further details regarding conference tickets to follow.

Upcoming

No suitable dates or locations? Please register your interest and we will let you know about new events as they are announced.

Free Places

A limited number of free places are offered on this course. Please see the 'Upcoming' section above for current availability. The free places are fully funded by the DfE and are offered to ensure greater diversity on high quality CPD, so to qualify you must either:

  • Work in an organisation in one of the 24 priority areas (Blackpool, Bradford, Derby, Doncaster, Fenland and East Cambridgeshire, Halton, Hartlepool, Hastings, Ipswich, Knowsley, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Norwich, Nottingham, Oldham, Portsmouth, Rochdale, Salford, Sandwell, Scarborough, Stoke-on-Trent, Tameside, Walsall, West Somerset).
  • Work in an organisation with an annual turnover of less than £500,000.
  • Consider yourself to have a disability.
  • Come from black or minority ethnic community.

You must also agree to be contacted by our evaluation team.

To book a free place find a course that has free places remaining and book a single place. At the payments stage of the booking you will be asked to tell us which of the four criteria you meet. Once selected, click on the 'recalculate' button to reduce the cost of the booking to zero and complete the booking.

If, for whatever reason, you are unable to attend, please advise us at least two weeks before the course takes place. This will allow us to offer the free place to someone else who works in the FE sector, so they can take advantage of this offer.

Who is this for?

This programme is for Governance Professionals who have been in the role for 18 months or less, as well as those supporting the governance team. It is also suitable for those who have not yet received induction training.

As this programme has been designed specifically by and for Governance Professionals within the Further Education sector, the content is unfortunately not suitable for Governance Professionals working in Higher Education or for an Independent Provider.

For Governance Professionals with more experience, Governance Professionals’ Development Programme – Expert Level may be a more suitable option. If you are unsure, please contact AoC at training@aoc.co.uk  who will be happy to discuss which programme is better suited for you.

Length

The programme comprises four full-day sessions, (two face-to-face sessions and two online) and an online EDI workshop. It also includes five, 1-hour online mentoring sessions with an experienced Governance Professional, to be used over the course of the programme.

 

The dates for the programme are:

  • Tuesday 16 January 2024, 10:00 – 16:00* (Face-to-face)
  • Thursday 1 February 2024, 9:30 - 12:30* (EDI workshop)
  • Tuesday 27 February 2024, 9:00 – 15:30* (Online)
  • Thursday 21 March 2024, 9:00 – 15:30* (Online)
  • Tuesday 16 April 2024, 10:00 – 16:00* (Face-to-face)

*Timings subject to final confirmation

Entry Requirements

This programme is for Governance Professionals who have been in the role for 18 months or less, as well as those supporting the governance team. It is also suitable for those who have not yet received induction training.

 

For Governance Professionals with more experience, Governance Professionals’ Development Programme – Expert Level may be a more suitable option. If you are unsure, please contact AoC at   training@aoc.co.uk  who will be happy to discuss which programme is better suited for you.

Contact us

If this course is not currently available at a suitable date/location, please register your interest and we will let you know about new events as they are announced.

If you have any questions, please contact:

T: 0800 0 831 830
E: enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk