Programmes for this group have been designed to focus on both the conceptual and practical aspects of maintaining a senior leadership role in a higher education environment. Building a community of peers from many different backgrounds, who are able to reflect upon their experience and to engage participants in self-reflection and debate.
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Advance HE Programmes + Events Prospectus 2018-19
Advance HE provides a wide programme of training and events, tailored to the needs of different institutional audiences at all stages of their careers.
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“A wonderful experience that has strengthened my ability to lead within my institution, and a course via which I have met some excellent new colleagues to share ideas, knowledge and solutions.”
Dr Rosie Kneafsey, Head of School – Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Coventry University
The Deans’ Development Programme recognises that the role of Dean carries a wide range of meanings and contexts in different institutions, Deans are both senior academics and managers of both financial and human resources. This programme is designed to help participants recognise their impact and articulate good practice as you build a community of peers, enabling you to share experiences and challenges between sessions and after completing the programme.
The Strategic Leadership Programme aims to build flexible and resilient leaders, capable of delivering large-scale change, providing provides opportunities to share insights, work with a support network of peers and reflect on leadership styles and frameworks for life beyond the programme. The programme will help to build your resilience as a flexible future senior executive leader, by providing you with an immersive and joined-up inquiry into the leadership response to a rapidly evolving and complex higher education environment.
The Strategic Finance Programme is for Executive and Senior Managers who are looking to build on their financial and legal literacy in higher education to enable them to operate confidently in the complex area of financial resourcing issues. Topics covered include: financial strategy; analysing and understanding accounts; business and resource planning; understanding key sources of university funding; and the risks and benefits of a range of operating models including overseas partnerships.
Coaching takes the form of a series of planned one-to-one interactions between you and a professional coach, quality assured to work with Advance HE and utilising our accredited 360-degree tools. Whether you are looking for help for that next step, or to aid your transition to a new role or for developing new perspectives and solutions, we can help.