About PDF.Net In-house Courses

PDF.Net offers many courses for organisations. These are scheduled to suit the organisations' needs.

Some are developed and delivered to meet specific needs, often as a result of a consultancy project.

Others we deliver regularly. Click on the "next arrow" below or link on the left to see examples.:

If you are interested in any of these courses, or similar courses, please contact Carole Ferro who will arrange a conversation with a member of our senior faculty.

 

Leadership Development for DEFRA

Working with a government department we have validated a three leadership development programme. The programme based on key change projects across the organisation enables leaders to build their own skill base while completing key projects identified as important to the department. Through the submission of a series of learning journeys linked to key outcomes for professional and organisational development candidates complete with a Masters Degree in Business and Management.

 

Leadership Development and Coach Mentor Development for Regional Health Authority

Working initially with a health authority and then extending the programme regionally, this scheme is provided for the management development of key leaders supported by mentor coaches (who were also trained in the scheme). The programme identified the core competencies for success in the organisation. A 360 degree assessment was undertaken and used to assist managers design a professional development plan for themselves. Key change projects for their area of responsibility were identified and the competence needed to complete the project mapped against their competencies. Supported by their mentor coach, and a series of learning workshops, managers developed agreed competences and completed the key project resulting in significant changes for the organisation. Follow up over ten years showed that the programme resulted in very much higher levels of promotion as well as productivity and quality gains for the health authority.

Performance Management, Feedback and Coaching

A programme for an international telecoms company was introduced to manage the rapid development of their cable business. Given frequent changes in responsibility and dramatic market growth, traditional performance management programmes were considered too static to be of use. A competence mapping exercise for rapid change was undertaken and a performance management system devised which aligned strategy and implementation for the longer term goals of the organisation with the very short timescales for project completion. A complete 360 degree assessment and feedback process linked to core value was devised with feedback meetings and coaching across all levels of management to include CEO to line managers. Development plans were agreed for individuals from the feedback and coaching, and for the organisation as a whole, based on analysis of total 360 feedback scores.

Leadership Development

We have developed leadership programmes for a wide range of public and private sector organisations which include 360 assessments, feedback processes, coaching, knowledge management and learning sets. Our programmes are devised individually for the organisation to link strategy and implementation with a research evaluation to identify the activities that will make the difference, and ensures long term impacts. In our project approach (see panel) we only offer programmes where we believe we can offer best practice, otherwise we refer clients to related or competitor organisations who we judge have more value to offer than us in the particular case.

Behaviour Support in Education

Working with a Beacon Authority we have developed a scheme for the children’s workforce to provide coherent professional development across the board. Through developing individual learning plans linked to local and national priorities, candidates can institute key changes in their organisation, develop their own competence and acquire credentials at all levels through to Masters and Doctorate degrees and awards from professional bodies. This scheme uniquely provides work-based learning in education. It builds on programmes and research conducted by the PDF from our inception in 1975. The scheme while developed with London education authorities is available nationally.