Leadership & Management Funded Training

It's back....

I thought you might be interested in knowing about the changes that have been made to the Leadership and Management Advisory Service.

From 1st April 2011, EMB will be delivering the service across three regions, the East of England, the East Midlands and the West Midlands, supporting business leaders and decision makers across these regions to access tailor made learning and development support.

The service is funded by the Skills Funding Agency and provides a cost effective way of providing training and development to organisations. Some alterations have been made both to the eligibility criteria and the scope of activities that are covered by the grant element of the programme. These are as follows:

Eligibility

Organisations in scope for the service are either private sector businesses or social enterprises which employ fewer than 250 full time employees and have at least one employee in addition to the eligible beneficiary

• Beneficiaries must be the owner/MD/CEO of a business or social enterprise if it employs 50 people or less.
• If the business or social enterprise employs more than 50 people, a beneficiary who reports directly to the owner/MD/CEO can be considered.
• Eligible organisations must also be able to demonstrate growth or growth potential.

Funded Learning and Development must address one of the following areas:

• Developing a highly effective personal leadership and management style (including strategic thinking; and effective communication).
• Creating a joint enterprise culture with the workforce (including developing an innovative, creative and productive culture for the organisation; developing productive working relationships; reducing and managing workplace conflict).
• Planning and developing an effective organisation and teams (including recruitment, selections and departure; building and managing effective, creative and innovative teams; conveying vision and objective setting).
• Leading and managing employee high performance (including employee motivation and commitment; delivering value; learning and development).
• In some very limited circumstances, other proposed leadership and management development activity which supports the beneficiary to fully engage and make full use of their workforce may be approved but this will require additional approval from the Skills Funding Agency.

Funding

Funding is dependent on meeting all eligibility criteria and will need to be fully matched by the beneficiary organisation on a pound for pound basis, excluding the VAT element. So if an organisation is eligible and the approved learning and development costs £1500 excluding VAT, the organisation may be eligible for a grant of £750. No unmatched grant funding is available. Previous beneficiaries of this programme may be eligible for further support but must meet the eligibility criteria in the application form, including demonstrating growth or growth potential.

Interested in an application form or just want to find out more?.. then contact us now on 01733 367210.

M-Coaching

A new concept of any time and any where executive coaching

Executive Coaching is an established service with plenty of providers offering personal development.

Toojays M-Coaching is a different concept though. With the increase in mobile learning and knowledge attainable 24-7, the need to access expertise, when and where you want, is essential. Our flexible, cost effective approach to Executive Coaching is unique and puts you in control of your personal development. You choose when and how you wish to engage your coach.

• You choose the service package you want based on hours and fees.
• You choose how you wish to engage your coach. Once you sign up, you'll be given phone, web meeting, video calls contact details...and even details of how to set up face to face meetings.
• You then start engaging with your Coach, benefiting from their expertise and addressing your development needs.

Our service packages are on three levels:

* Basic level - up to 3 hours of Executive Coaching. 1:2:1 discussion and analysis aimed at addressing your development needs. Fee - £375
* Intermediate level - up to 6 hours of Executive Coaching including access to personal development materials. Fee - £650
* Advanced level - up to 12 hours of Executive Coaching including unlimited personal development materials, tools and a Personal Development Plan - Fee - £1,200

M-Coaching deals with everything from soft skills development, operational issues to strategic and business planning.

Indeed, anything where you know extra support and expertise could make a significant difference to how you feel and what you do.

Our M-Coaches have worked with people from every kind of company you can imagine: Global FTSE 100's, Public and Private Sector, SMEs and Charities.

Working within every level of an organisation as well as looking to develop their careers wherever they sit within their company.

Our M-Coaches approach every session with insight, objectivity and empathy; their goal is to bring out the best in everyone they work with, offering practical, tangible skills and relevant advice.

Managing Change with AB Foods

This month saw two further workshops take place as part of AB Foods SSC Team Leaders and Managers Development Programme. The workshops centred on the theme of Managing Change and took place at Toojays' onsite training room.

As in previous workshops, the sessions incorporated a number of core theories, practical exercises and facilitated discussions.

The remaining programme will continue to roll out over the coming months with workshops taking place in April, May and June.

Beyond 2010 - funding for businesses in the East of England

Small and medium sized businesses based in the East of England (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk or Suffolk) may be eligible for grant support for training opportunities that focus on improving business performance.

"Beyond 2010" is managed by Essex County Council and it has just been announced that current arrangements will continue through 2011.Training can provide a way for businesses to push into a new area of work, improve employee skills or make current activity more effective. It can be used to address a wide range of business needs from management skills to computer design techniques to give that all important competitive edge.

What does the service provide?

This service covers the following sectors and is funded by the European Social Fund and the East of England Development Agency:

• Advanced Manufacturing
• ICT & Audiovisual
• Financial & Business Services
• Food & Drink Chain
• Tourism in support of Olympics
• Life Sciences
• Energy
• Social Enterprise
• Sustainable Communities and the Built Environment
• Transport Gateways and Logistics

If your business falls within one of these sectors, you may be able to access up to 70% funding towards any training which addresses a critical need within your organisation and will help the business to develop.

This could cover areas such as:

- Performance Management
- Appraisal Skills
- Communication Skills
- Project Management Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Change Management
- Team Development
- and many more.....!

How does Toojays help?

As a leading training provider, Toojays Training & HR Consultancy Ltd offers realistic and relevant learning & development solutions. We believe in "learning by doing" through inspirational challenges and tasks to provide tangible benefits and ROI. Our approach is straightforward; you identify a need, we work with you and offer a choice of solutions using our team's management experience, together with excellent training and developmental expertise.