Governance Professionals' Leadership Programme (Code: C1644)

Leadership Governance

The Governance Professionals’ Leadership Programme focuses on developing the governance professional’s leadership capabilities, thereby enabling them to anticipate and resolve strategic problems, support the Chair and the development of an effective board, while serving as an authoritative voice and trusted adviser on governance.

Pricing options

£225

Upcoming

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

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 course is open to experienced governance professionals in the further education sector.

Training aim

This programme, designed with the Institute of Directors, will help develop the governance professional's leadership capabilities, enabling them to anticipate and resolve strategic challenges, support the Chair and the development of an effective board, while serving as an authoritative voice and trusted adviser on governance.

Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their roles as governance leaders throughout the programme and following its completion, by participating in all learning components.

Participation in the programme includes:

StrengthScope profiling and 1-2-1 feedback
Attendance on 2.5 day residential course
5 virtual action-learning set group sessions
Coaching and mentoring opportunities
Case study development

Outcomes

Having completed this programme, the participant will be able to:

1. Report improved confidence in becoming recognised as authoritative voices on governance and regulation.

2. Report improved ability to exercise authority over, and accountability for, the governance function

3. Report improved ability to provide effective support for the Chair through deep understanding of issues of boardroom dynamics

4. Report improved interpersonal skills necessary to be the trusted adviser of governors

5. Report improved ability to anticipate strategic problems, engaging with the right people, and mobilising resources to find solutions

6. Report improved ability to use networks for support on sensitive or difficult matters to avoid professional isolation.

Length

he Governance Professionals' Leadership Programme (GPLP) includes a 2.5 day residential between 13/01/25 and 05/01/25. Following the residential component, participants will take part in virtual action learning sets during a two-month timeframe until the end of March 2025.

Participation in the programme includes:

StrengthScope profiling and 1-2-1 feedback
Attendance on 2.5 day residential course
5 virtual action-learning set group sessions
Coaching and mentoring opportunities
Case study development

Participants are expected to undertake all learning elements within the programme.

Entry Requirements

It is expected that those participating will have gained a governance qualification or attended relevant training on governance (such as through The Chartered Governance Institute or the ETF Governance Professionals' Expert programme) prior to joining this programme.

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