TranslateThe Step up Programme for Aspiring Managers (ILM 3)
Course Description
Aspiring Managers Programme (with option to complete ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management)
The Aspiring Managers programme aims to provide new or aspiring line managers with the leadership skills, knowledge and behaviours required to manage and successfully develop teams. The programme consists of following elements:
Induction: Intro to the programme with learners and their line managers prior to starting the programme (1 hour Microsoft Teams)
Day 1: Understanding Leadership and Management (Face to face taught module)
Day 2: Managing and Leading Teams and Individuals (Face to face taught module)
Day 3: Managing People and Performance (Face to face taught module)
Day 4: Contributing to Improvements & Planning Change (Face to face taught module)
Day 5: Reflections/PDP & Tutorial Time (Face to face)
Day 6: Impact Evaluation (1 hour session six weeks post course on Microsoft Teams)
This programme is now part of the new LUHFT Leadership Development Pathway 2 and is accredited through the Institute of Leadership and Management, so if you complete this course you have the option of gaining an Level 3 Award in Leadership & Management.
You will need to have a development conversation with your line manager before commencing the programme, to ensure that the learning objectives are understood and you can both agree how you (the learner) will embed that learning back in your place of work after the programme ends to develop your skills, practices and behaviour. To help your managers better understand this process, we ask that they attend the programme induction with you on Microsoft Teams. Dates, time and link for this will be sent to everyone once your booking has been confirmed.
The ask from learners and managers
To attend this programme, Aspiring Managers will need to be released for 5 days over 5 consecutive weeks. They will also need to complete a learner agreement form which will include:
- Up to date on MRMT
- Line Manager agreement and attendance on the programme induction
- Have a development conversation after the induction and agree what the actions post course will be and the support the learner might need to embed new practices/skills/behaviours
- Commitment to fully participate in the programme
- Read and complete pre-reading and tasks
- Submit written assignments (if choosing to complete) on the agreed time
- Line manager to have post course check in with learner and discuss support needed to 'land the learning'.
- Attend Impact Evaluation meeting six weeks post course to discuss progress on actions made (learners only). Managers of learners will receive a feedback link to reflect on the progress the learner has made
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course you will have had the opportunity to:
- Discover your preferred leadership styles and identify areas for development
- Discuss the benefits of teams having a common sense of purpose and exploring models of team development to improve leadership and management
- Define the role of the leader or manager in motivating individuals and teams using motivational theories
- Worked with an improvement model and had a chance to reflect on improvements in your working area
- Reflect on how you’re currently dealing with change in your working area and how this impacts your team
Intended Audience
The Aspiring Managers programme forms part of LUHFT's Learning Pathway 3.
To access pathway 3, please have a development conversation with your manager before completing the declaration found in the pathway documentation.
You can find information on all the learning pathways here
You will be an aspiring manager at Bands 3-6 with a view to taking on management responsibilities within the next 12-18 months (although please contact us to discuss if you fall outside of one of these Bands), or a newly appointed manager within the last 12 months.
If you are unsure whether the programme is relevant for you, please complete the following skills scan and have a development conversation with your manager:
How to book
Learning and Development has now gone fully self-service with ESR. This means rather than using the L&D portal on your desktop to book onto our courses, you will book your place directly through ESR.
Guidance can be found on your homepage of ESR (https://my.esr.nhs.uk/) .... look for the following section:
