Strategic Innovation for Skills: A Programme for Senior Leaders of Change (Code: C1350)
BackStrategic Innovation for Skills is a programme for senior leaders of change. The core purpose of the programme is to develop the leadership skills and capacity to ensure technical skills provision is responsive to labour market, employer and learner needs.
Pricing options
Places on this leadership development opportunity are free to ‘Publicly funded ESFA/DFE providers of post-16 further education and skills including Further Education Colleges, sixth form colleges, adult and community learning providers, local authority providers, specialist providers and training providers.
Upcoming
Subsidised Places
For Department for Education (DfE) funded courses there is a limited number of places offered to participants fully subsided. The fully subsidised places are fully funded by the DfE, the participant and / or their provider pay £0. These places are offered to ensure greater diversity on high quality CPD. To qualify the participant must either:
- Consider themself to have a disability.
- Come from black or minority ethnic community.
- Work in an organisation with an annual turnover of less than £500,000.
Eligible participants can book their place via the booking system. Any questions please contact leadership@etfoundation.co.uk
Who is this for?
This programme is aimed at sector leaders responsible for driving strategic change in organisations. Participants may come from various backgrounds, including curriculum, quality, finance, employer engagement, business development, and marketing. Typically, participants would be expected to be working at a senior leadership level in a role with cross-organisational responsibility for change, improvement and development. The title you hold is not important; what is important is that you are in a leadership position required to implement and drive strategies that enable organisational improvement and success.
Training aim
Designed with the needs of FE and Training leaders in mind, this programme has been developed to deliver a range of high-impact outcomes. Through the programme, leaders will build a firm understanding of the key policy drivers and the direction of travel for the sector. Building on current expertise, leaders will consider how to achieve strategic alignment with the economic, employment and social issues of today. By gaining insights into the economic and industrial climate and the operating landscape, leaders will strengthen their strategic curriculum capabilities.
Outcomes
In order to derive maximum benefit for participants and sponsoring organisations, each participant will complete an action learning project structured around sound educational research practice, to effect positive and innovative change in their organisations.
Delegates will also receive individual project coaching to ensure a successful outcome.
Length
- Cohort 1 commences on Wednesday 5 July 2023 and ends on Friday 12 January 2024
- Cohort 2 commences on Wednesday 4 October 2023 and ends on Wednesday 28 February 2024
- Cohort 3 commences on Tuesday 7 November 2023 and ends on Wednesday 27 March 2024
Entry Requirements
Participants would be expected to be working at a senior leadership level in a role with cross-organisational responsibility for change, improvement and development
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
