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CAREER PLANNING, REVIEWING, TRANSITIONS

Management Skills and Personal Development for Women

For women in first-line and middle management roles who wish to focus on personal development objectives as well as specific management skills such as: improved time management; well-being; change management; influencing and motivating skills; creative thinking; managing conflict; and personal presentation skills.

Programme Director Samantha Manning

Code Length Price

MPDW 3 days £1,196, £1,045*

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 29 Nov-1 Dec 10

London 28-30 Apr 10

*Scotland 28-30 Jun 10, 1-3 Mar 11

For further information Jenny Baxter 01344 634 609, gtn 3803 4609 jenny.baxter@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/mpdw

Personal Development

and Career Planning for Women

This is a four-day residential event for women in management and leadership roles. It is particulary valuable if you have not yet attended a personal development programme and are keen to increase your capability, your effectiveness and contribution to your organisation and to prepare a career plan.

Programme Director Samantha Manning

Code Length Price

PDWM 4 days £1,395

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 21-24 Jun 10, 10-13 Jan 11

For further information Jenny Baxter 01344 634 609, gtn 3803 4609 jenny.baxter@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/pdwm

Career Planning for Senior Women

A positive action programme for senior women managers including women in the Fast Stream particularly those aspiring to join the Senior Civil Service (SCS). Please note this is not for women already in the SCS.

This event will enable you to take stock of your career/life plan, to consider how best to fulfil your potential and to produce a career plan.

Programme Director Samantha Manning

Code Length Price

CDSM 2 days £920

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 10-11 Jun 10, 25-26 Jan 11

For further information Jenny Baxter 01344 634 609, gtn 3803 4609 jenny.baxter@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/cdsm

The River™

Personal Career Development

For all staff – including Fast Stream, promotion candidates and those looking to change roles – who are seeking to improve their own effectiveness. The River™ is an integrated personal career developmentsystem. It’s designed to introduce and sustain self-development based around a personal toolkit and learning event. It will help you understand how learning fits into your life (not just your career) and focuses on what training and experience you need to fulfil your potential.

Programme Director Quentin Oliver

Code Length Price

RIVE 2½ days £1,450

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 22-24 Sep 10, 16-18 Feb 11

Scotland 8-10 Nov 10

For further information Vanessa Barritt 01344 634 096, gtn 3803 4096 vanessa.barritt@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/rive

Senior Development Programme for Professionals

The Senior Professional Administrative Training Scheme (SPATS)

For middle-ranking Civil Service professionals who want to move into senior positions either within or outside their professional area. This two-year programme will help you broaden your outlook and develop policy and management skills with a view to contributing more widely to the work of your organisation.

Programme Director Christopher Jary

Code Length Price

SPAT 5 days £2,000

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 10-14 Jan 11

For further information Pat Petrie 01344 634 293 pat.petrie@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/spat

And also...

…we are government’s learning and development organisation and everything we do is contextualised to the public sector. This shows in all the notes, case studies and examples we use in our programmes.

Personal Development for Middle Managers

For middle managers who are keen to take stock of their impact in the workplace. This personal development programme provides space for you to learn what motivates you and what gets in the way of your feeling fully effective as a manager. This programme provides expert facilitation and skills practise to support the changes you would like to make to your approach.

Programme Director Samantha Manning

Code Length Price

PDM 4 days £1,540

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 14-17 Sep 10, 14-17 Mar 11

Please note this is not a staff management programme.

For further information Jenny Baxter 01344 634 609, gtn 3803 4609 jenny.baxter@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/pdm

Interviewee Skills – maximising your impact at interviews to get the job you want

For staff seeking to maximise their performance at interviews. This programme offers an insight into the selection procedure and Professional Skills for Government (PSG), and the opportunity to practise the relevant skills. On completion you will know how to prepare effectively for an interview, answer questions well, and use a range of techniques to influence the outcome.

Programme Director Jane Nokes

Code Length Price

IES 2 days £980

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 19-20 Apr 10, 2-3 Jun 10, 9-10 Sep 10, 30 Nov-1 Dec 10, 7-8 Feb 11

For further information Vanessa Barritt 01344 634 096, gtn 3803 4096 vanessa.barritt@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/ies

From the Perfect CV to the Perfect Interview For everyone. A CV is probably your most important document about you. This programme enables you to reflect on your career using robust analytical tools to identify your key skills and achievements, and to package these to best effect. You will learn how to match your skills to selection criteria by demonstrating relevant experience with evidence.

Programme Director Jane Nokes

Code Length Price

CVIV 1 day £475

Venue Dates

London 10 Jan 11

For further information Vanessa Barritt 01344 634 096, gtn 3803 4096 vanessa.barritt@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/cviv