Professional Services development programmes

• University strategy and operation, including structure, policies and change programs.
• Career goals and how to achieve them.
• Understanding your role, continuous improvement, and networking.

• Sessions with senior University leaders and administrators about current strategic issues.
• Workshops on presentation skills, process improvement, change and managing meetings.
• Group project assignment.

• Understanding self and others.
• Inclusive leadership.
• Exploring leadership in our context. 
• Strategic planning to effect change.
• Engaging others in strategic change.
• Individual strategic project.

October to May

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February to September

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• Professional Services role.
• Grade 3 to 6 (there may be some flexibility on a case-by-case basis). 
• Participating for your own development.
• Agreement from manager for you to attend.
• Can attend all dates.
• Will carry out all activities, including pre, during and post-course work.
• Will hold career development conversations with manager.

• Professional Services role. 
• Grade 7 to 9 (there may be some flexibility on a case-by-case basis). 
• Passed probation (or expect to do so before the programme starts).
• Participating for your own development and to help your division or department. 
• Agreement from department or division for you to attend.
• Can attend all dates.
• Will carry out all activities, including pre, during and post-course work.
• Will contribute to group project, including a project report and a short presentation.

• Senior Professional Services role.
• Grade 8 to 10 (there may be some flexibility on a case-by-case basis). 
• Passed probation (or expect to do so before the programme starts).
• Administer a wide portfolio, managing staff, budget and resources.
• Manage with strategic influence.
• Participating for your own development and to help your division or department. 
• Agreement from department or division to attend.
• Can attend all dates.
• Will carry out all activities, including pre, during and post-course work.
• Will complete a strategic project, that includes new work in an area you can lead on. Includes writing a project report and giving a presentation.

Application Form (MS Forms) 

School Secretaries, the Registrary, Head of Division, or Institution, review and assign places. 

Application Form (MS Forms)

School Secretaries, the Registrary, Head of Division, or Institution, review and assign places.

Applications for this year's programme are now closed. 

78 places

Mulitple programmes per year

35 places

1 programme per year

28 places

1 programme per year

• Scheduled sessions.
• Self-directed learning.

• Scheduled sessions.
• Self-directed learning.
• Delivery of a group project.

• Scheduled sessions.
• Self-directed learning.
• Delivery of an individual project.
• A mentoring programme to help with the project.