SCS Course Spotlight
Created in response to recent feedback, the SCS Course Spotlight has been set up to showcase courses on the curriculum which are specifically aimed at senior leaders across the civil service.
All courses on the spotlight are available for closed bookings. You can book directly via the booking portal below.
For smaller departments, we have the option below to waitlist for open bookings. Our team will be in touch with you directly once these numbers provide the opportunity to create a full booking.
The Spotlight line-up is updated on a regular basis, and features topics that we know are of particular interest to senior leaders in the Civil Service. These include leadership and management, strategic workforce planning, inspiring teams, communication, building trust and handling crises.
Typically, these are half or full day courses, all led by highly experienced, expert facilitators and designed to meet leaders’ pressing needs. These courses provide valuable opportunities to learn but also to network with fellow senior civil servants, sharing experiences and insights within a safe and confidential environment.
For further details on any of the currently available courses, click on the course name below. For more information on the entire SCS curriculum, type ‘SCS’ into the search box on Prospectus Online.
This workshop explores the techniques for rapidly building credibility and trust and how this creates the foundation for open communication. It considers the particular challenges of Ministerial communication, such as maintaining resilience or delivering unwelcome messages. The workshop will be delivered by previous senior civil servants and Ministers.
This online, interactive masterclass provides expert writing and editing guidance and insights into the challenges commonly faced when writing in a government context. Senior civil servants will leave feeling empowered to write for a broad range of purposes and audiences.
Whether you are new to a leadership role or looking to build your confidence when working with key groups of stakeholders - impact and presence are important skills to harness, especially while being authentic. This workshop is all about how to show-up as a leader, leading with confidence and having the self-assuredness to drive your messages. It will help you effectively build relationships with groups and individuals as well as demonstrate how to maintain rapport in challenging times while delivering difficult messages.
This workshop is designed to provide participants with a safe environment to explore and practice ideation and creative thinking techniques. The application of this learned skill is applicable both personally and professionally and will open up decision making and thought processes.
For the first time in the history of the workplace we have four different and distinct generations working together. Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z are all contributing to workplace culture and sharing resources which is creating a unique workplace dynamic. As leaders and managers, how do you ensure all generations feel included and valued?
In a volatile and uncertain world, today’s leaders are constantly challenged and are often faced with sudden and sustained crises. This workshop is designed to enhance the effectiveness of senior leaders who operate in volatile, high pressure environments, delivering strategies for guiding teams through complexity.
This workshop introduces people to the latest theories and trends around leadership. By understanding what different factors have influenced leadership over the years, it will improve your confidence in applying modern leadership. Through a strength discovery exercise and self-reflection, this workshop will also equip you with the skills to proactively drive your leadership development to define clear commitments within an actionable personal, strengths-based development plan. In addition to conversation-based and practical learning, opportunities to network with and learn from peers is a key aspect of this programme.
Risk culture can be thought of as the system of values and behaviours that exist in an organisation and underpin the risk-related decisions that are made on a daily basis. This course, aimed at senior leaders from across the Civil Service, focuses on the principles of risk management in government.
There is a growing expectation that government spokespeople should be able to deliver highly polished, professional media interviews and pieces to camera. To help meet this expectation, this highly practical course prepares senior civil servants for delivering press briefings and interviews on TV, radio and ‘down the line’ (i.e. from a remote location).
Strategic workforce planning for business executives and senior leaders
Senior executives have a vital role to play within strategic workforce planning and important that they’re comfortable with the core concepts and principles. This course is designed to provide an introduction to the mechanics of workforce planning and implementation.
Transcultural leadership is crucial for organisations to thrive in a multicultural, interconnected world. It enhances global competitiveness, fosters innovation, and ensures effective communication, all of which are essential for long-term success. This workshop opens the transcultural dimensions of leadership introducing leadership philosophies and approaches from around the world.
Being an effective communicator means mastering the art of storytelling. This workshop is designed as an opportunity for senior leaders within the civil service to not only learn about the power of storytelling but really understand how to do it authentically and deliver a story in a way that connects you to audiences. You will learn how to phrase your key messages through ‘story structures’ which are particularly useful during times of change and build more memorable and personable narratives.
Dedicated SCS booking support
If you’re a senior civil servant looking to book onto a training course, or looking for more information on one of these courses, a specialist booking team is available to help with all your booking related enquiries.
Specifically trained on the courses in the SCS Course Spotlight, the team can save you time by guiding you through the booking process.
The SCS team is available 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, and can be contacted on 020 3640 7985 (press option 3). Alternatively, you can email the team on support@governmentcampus.co.uk, putting ‘SCS curriculum’ into the message’s subject header.
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