St Andrews manager programme
This programme will focus on the critical competencies that you need as a manager at the University of St Andrews. The programme entails four consecutive days consisting of outcome focussed workshops covering how to manage yourself, your staff, and your service.
Content
- Programme aims
- Target audience
- Time commitment
- Programme dates
- Materials and resources
- Sign-up process
Programme aims
- To build line management capability.
- To build critical management knowledge and skills.
- To increase self-awareness in relation to own management competencies.
- To create a community of managers transcending boundaries between units, schools, disciplines, and professional backgrounds.
Target audience
The St Andrews manager programme is suited to all staff who have existing people management responsibilities and are looking to develop and enhance their management skills.
Time commitment
The programme is a blend of Organisational and Staff Development Services (OSDS) directed learning and in person workshops covering four consecutive days which includes action learning set.
Commitment includes:
- Four full day sessions – two workshops per day.
- One to two hours of directed learning between sessions.
Programme dates
|
Monday 24 June to Thursday 27 June 2024 |
Gateway lecture theatre 2 |
9:30am to 4pm |
Completed |
|
Monday 15 July to Thursday 18 July 2024 |
Gateway boardroom |
9:30am to 4pm |
Completed |
|
Monday 5 August to Thursday 8 August 2024 |
Gateway lecture theatre 2 |
9:30am to 4pm |
Completed |
|
Monday 13 January to Thursday 16 January 2025 |
Gateway lecture theatre 2 |
9:30am to 4pm |
Fully booked (waiting list) |
|
Monday 3 March to Thursday 6 March 2025 |
Gateway lecture theatre 2 |
9:30am to 4pm |
Open for bookings |
Day one: managing people
- Programme launch.
- Communication for effective managers.
- Managing across cultures.
Day two: managing the service
- Continuous service improvement.
- Knowledge, skills and behaviours.
Day three: managing success
- Workforce management.
- Team resilience.
Day four: managing self
- Planning your personal development.
- Action learning sets.
- Programme close.
Material and resources
The programme is supported through Moodle, LinkedIn Learning and SharePoint.
Sign-up process
We are now currently open to managers signing up through the Personal Development Management System (PDMS). Once you have requested your interest in attending the programme Organisational and Staff Development Services (OSDS) will contact you to organise which date set you would prefer to attend.
Please discuss with your line management your aspirations and goals for attending the programme.