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Training and Professional Development

Mentoring and Coaching Services Provided by Healthcare Alliances

Individual training

Certain skills and knowledge come more easily to some people than to others. For example, some people might be very able at planning but perhaps find it difficult to put the plans into action. Other people might be great team players but find it difficult to use performance management skills.

The essence of skills training is that it is based on the knowledge about, and the practice of systems process and the theory to develop practical competencies.

We have found a great demand for a large range of skills training. Our skills programme for groups cover a wide range of topics:

  • Business plans
  • Business cases
  • Facilitation
  • Interviewing
  • Internal consultancy and change management
  • Small and large group presentations
  • Team development

Other examples of skills training include partnership working, client focus, general communication etc.

Building on the lessons of these group courses, we have found that some individuals prefer training on a one-to-one basis.

Individual training is distinguished from

The interaction and agreement normally involves:

  • Personal tutoring about the theory and concepts underlying the skill
  • One-to-one practice and role play for the practical aspects of the skill
  • Development of a practice into action development plan
  • Follow up and debriefing

As part of the interaction, participants will be offered the option to complete and receive feedback on their Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. This provides a constructive framework for looking at how people prefer to take in information, make decisions and live their lives.

Example question: The development of which skill or competence would make you a better professional/manager/leader?