Call to would-be line managers to join pilot development course
Civil servants can express their interest now in joining the course to create brilliant line managers
Neil Alton, Government Skills
The developers of a new, free course designed to create a pipeline of brilliant new line managers want volunteers to help pilot it.
The course, called Achieving Your Potential, is for anyone who is not yet a manager but is thinking about becoming one and needs help to develop the skills, knowledge and networks to step into that new role confidently.
Some 600 people are needed to take part in the pilot and .
鈥淭he course is designed for would-be line managers and its goal is to help learners get the knowledge and skills they need to step into a line management role before they are in one,鈥� said Government Skills learning and development expert Neil Alton, Head of Early Career management Training (pictured).
鈥淚t鈥檚 about enhancing their current ways of working as well as preparing them for the unique demands and responsibilities of managing others.
鈥淭hrough it we want to create a pipeline of brilliant new line managers who understand and comply with the new which are such a vital tool for ensuring the Civil Service is a great place to work.鈥�
The participants chosen to be part of the pilot will be divided into two cohorts - with one group starting in January and the second in May.
鈥淭he purpose of having two groups is so we can compare the skills and knowledge of the group of people who have completed the course with the skills and knowledge of the group of people who have yet to do it,鈥� said Neil.
鈥淐omparing results from the two groups will give us high-quality evidence so we can understand where the course is succeeding and where it might need further refinement.鈥�