ONE PERSON TO DEVELOP? SEND ONE.
No need to commission an entire programme. Book the places you need, whether that's one person or several.
OPEN LOCAL WORKSHOPS
PEOPLE SKILLS
NEED PEOPLE.
Practical, face-to-face development closer to where people work.
Launching in Oxfordshire.
WHY OPEN LOCAL?
ANOTHER WAY TO DEVELOP PEOPLE.
Not every organisation has twelve people who need the same development at the same time.
And sending one person a long way for a workshop can mean travel time, travel costs and unnecessary disruption.
Learning Local offers another option.
BOOK ONE PLACE OR SEVERAL.
KEEP DEVELOPMENT LOCAL.
LEARN ALONGSIDE PEOPLE FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS.
LESS TRAVEL. MORE DEVELOPMENT.
Keeping development local means less time spent travelling, lower travel costs and a more convenient way to access face-to-face development.
SHARED CHALLENGES. DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
Participants develop alongside people from other organisations. Different workplaces bring different experiences and ideas into the room.
WHY FACE-TO-FACE?
SOME THINGS ARE EASIER TO LEARN ON A SCREEN.
Knowledge. Information. Processes. Compliance. Sometimes digital learning is exactly the right answer.
But knowing how a difficult conversation should work isn't the same as having one. Knowing a coaching model isn't the same as coaching someone. Watching feedback being given isn't the same as finding the words yourself and seeing how another person responds.
PEOPLE SKILLS NEED PEOPLE.
Technology and AI can create increasingly sophisticated ways to practise and have a valuable role to play. But for human skills, there is still enormous value in being in a room with other people: having conversations, responding in the moment, receiving real-time feedback, reflecting and trying again.
That's why our Open Local Workshops are face-to-face.
BEYOND THE WORKSHOP
THE WORKSHOP
ISN'T THE INTERVENTION.
A few hours in a room can create understanding, confidence and an opportunity to practise. But what happens afterwards matters just as much. Learning Local workshops connect development in the room with application back at work.
LEARN & PRACTISE
Useful ideas and practical tools. Realistic situations, conversation, feedback and another go.
APPLY & REFLECT
Use the tools in real situations. Consider what worked, what didn't and what to do differently.
REINFORCE
Use prompts, resources and support to keep developing.
READY
Better equipped when it matters.
LEARNPRACTISEAPPLYREFLECTREADY
PRACTICAL SUPPORT AFTER THE WORKSHOP
DEVELOPMENT SHOULDN'T DISAPPEAR WHEN SOMEONE LEAVES THE ROOM.
Depending on the workshop, participants may leave with practical support such as:
QUICK-REFERENCE TOOLS
Simple crib sheets, checklists or conversation guides to use at the point of need.
APPLICATION PROMPTS
Practical opportunities to use new skills back at work.
MANAGER GUIDES
Simple prompts to help managers support development and continue the conversation.
DIGITAL RESOURCES
Useful follow-up resources, short videos or refreshers available when they're needed.
COMPLETION ISN'T CAPABILITY.
Attendance tells us someone was there. The real question is whether they're better equipped to use the skill when they need it.
READY WHEN IT MATTERS.DEVELOPMENT AREAS
PRACTICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PEOPLE SKILLS THAT MATTER AT WORK.
These are examples, not a fixed course catalogue. We start by understanding what your people need to do, then shape the development around that need.
OXFORDSHIRE LAUNCH
LAUNCHING IN OXFORDSHIRE.
WHAT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO YOUR PEOPLE?
We're planning our first Oxfordshire Open Local Workshop programme now. If there's a particular development need you'd like to see included, we'd like to hear from you.
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