Courses and events

We provide a range of learning and development opportunities for managers and leaders working across Welsh public services.
We've grouped our leadership and development programmes by level to help you find a programme that best suits you. From time to time, we also run limited pilot events. You can view upcoming dates, check availability, and discover pilot opportunities by searching our events calendar:
Learning programmes that we offer
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For those in the early stages of their leadership career, or new to the topic, or new to the public service (typically with 0 to 5 years’ leadership experience).
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All Wales Continuous Improvement Community
Continuous improvement practitioners, working in Welsh public services, with a wide knowledge base of continuous improvement techniques.
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Coaching
If you're interested in finding a coach to help your own personal or professional development, you can sign up to this website and search our list of coaches.
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Insights Discovery
Insights Discovery will change the way you see yourself and others. It’s a powerful aid to self-awareness in your role as a leader. This interactive workshop, using Insights Discovery, a psychometric tool based on the psychology of Carl Jung, will help you to perform at your highest level by improving your understanding of self and others.
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Introducing continuous improvement
Do you want to improve your services? Have you heard about continuous improvement, Lean, Six Sigma or Systems Thinking but you’re not sure what’s involved? Would you like to find out more? Then this workshop is for you.
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Leadership in a nutshell
Ideal if you’re preparing for, or are in, your first leadership and management role
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Renewing and reenergising
Leadership can be both rewarding and demanding. This interactive and reflective session introduces tools and strategies to help you maintain energy, wellbeing, and effectiveness over time.
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Springboard
Designed to let women give more and get more out of their work. Open to all women aspiring to management or in their first management role.
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Professionals with leadership responsibilities, and are approaching senior leadership (typically with 5 or more years’ leadership experience).
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7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People programme is a transformational and highly enjoyable learning experience that will help you be the best that you can be.
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All Wales Coaching Network
We are committed to supporting a coaching culture that spans organisations working across the Welsh public service. We’ve created this network to pool resources and provide the opportunity for free cross-sector coaching and to support coaches.
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All Wales Continuous Improvement Community
Continuous improvement practitioners, working in Welsh public services, with a wide knowledge base of continuous improvement techniques.
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Applied Positive Psychology
This session explores how we can create a happier and more successful workplace.
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Aspiring Board Members Programme
The Aspiring Board Members Programme is a 12-month leadership development programme designed to support and prepare people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds for Independent Board Member (also called Non-Executive Director) Roles within health bodies in Wales.
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Coaching
If you're interested in finding a coach to help your own personal or professional development, you can sign up to this website and search our list of coaches.
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Coaching Conference
The importance of coaching is hugely significant when supporting others to achieve clearer thinking, decision making and future planning. The programme has been designed to support those who have a formal or informal coaching role within their organisations.
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Emotional and Social Competence Inventory Assessment (ESCI)
With only one opportunity available each month, take this opportunity to enhance your leadership development and practice, and lead with greater effectiveness and confidence.
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Insights Discovery
Insights Discovery will change the way you see yourself and others. It’s a powerful aid to self-awareness in your role as a leader. This interactive workshop, using Insights Discovery, a psychometric tool based on the psychology of Carl Jung, will help you to perform at your highest level by improving your understanding of self and others.
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Leadership on Ice
Drawing on the amazing and true story of the ‘Endurance’ Expedition, this informative, interactive and inspirational online workshop will highlight the critical importance of ‘True North’ leadership when responding to the challenges, and particularly maximising the opportunities, that emerge in times of adversity, uncertainty and change.
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Lead with purpose, authenticity and adaptability - grow your resilience!
Leading with clarity and confidence in changing times will be enhanced when you have a clearly defined purpose that is aligned and sustained with leadership that is both authentic and adaptable.
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Master class series
Our inspiring and challenging master classes are delivered by outstanding thinkers in their chosen fields. Thought leaders drawn from the international, national and local stage will provide unique proactive, game-changing and innovative ideas to enable public service leaders to pull from the future to deliver the now.
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Navigating Organisational Politics
This interactive and informative workshop will enhance your understanding and ability to become more politically ‘savvy’ whilst living the values of leading and influencing with integrity. Insights gained will also assist you to think and act in ways that help to achieve personal, team and organisational objectives.
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Renewing and reenergising
Leadership can be both rewarding and demanding. This interactive and reflective session introduces tools and strategies to help you maintain energy, wellbeing, and effectiveness over time.
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Senior Leadership Experience
If you are a dynamic and courageous senior leader, determined to have a wider impact by leading and driving change within a culture of trust and compassion, then this Experience is for you.
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Summer School
Summer School is an intensive residential learning experience bringing together leaders and senior managers to address key issues on a specific leadership topic.
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Senior / top-tier leaders and executives, such as Chief Executives and Directors.
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All Wales Coaching Network
We are committed to supporting a coaching culture that spans organisations working across the Welsh public service. We’ve created this network to pool resources and provide the opportunity for free cross-sector coaching and to support coaches.
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All Wales Continuous Improvement Community
Continuous improvement practitioners, working in Welsh public services, with a wide knowledge base of continuous improvement techniques.
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Aspiring Board Members Programme
The Aspiring Board Members Programme is a 12-month leadership development programme designed to support and prepare people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds for Independent Board Member (also called Non-Executive Director) Roles within health bodies in Wales.
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Coaching
If you're interested in finding a coach to help your own personal or professional development, you can sign up to this website and search our list of coaches.
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Coaching Conference
The importance of coaching is hugely significant when supporting others to achieve clearer thinking, decision making and future planning. The programme has been designed to support those who have a formal or informal coaching role within their organisations.
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Insights Discovery
Insights Discovery will change the way you see yourself and others. It’s a powerful aid to self-awareness in your role as a leader. This interactive workshop, using Insights Discovery, a psychometric tool based on the psychology of Carl Jung, will help you to perform at your highest level by improving your understanding of self and others.
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Master class series
Our inspiring and challenging master classes are delivered by outstanding thinkers in their chosen fields. Thought leaders drawn from the international, national and local stage will provide unique proactive, game-changing and innovative ideas to enable public service leaders to pull from the future to deliver the now.
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Senior Leadership Experience
If you are a dynamic and courageous senior leader, determined to have a wider impact by leading and driving change within a culture of trust and compassion, then this Experience is for you.
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Winter School
Winter School provides public service leaders with new, innovative approaches and the space for them to solve complex real-world challenges; Residential.
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Updates and alerts
If the programme you're interested in doesn’t currently have any dates scheduled, don’t worry! For updates and alerts subscribe to our mailing list. When more dates become available we’ll let you know. In the meantime, please feel free to browse our Learning resources and Networks.
If you have any queries about any of these programmes, please contact us.
Other learning programmes
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Customised support and facilitation
We welcome the opportunity to provide customised support for public services and registered charities in Wales.
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Public service learning organisations
These organisations offer a range of learning programmes.