Work Skills for Graduates

Work Skills for Graduates - 3 day training course

Graduates represent the future of an organisation. Based on our highly successful graduate skills portfolio, this course equips recent graduates with a range of practical skills that will enhance their effectiveness at work. These are skills that can be used immediately in a job.

Find out more about this Work Skills for Graduates training course and how it can help your graduates ease into the work environment here.

This Work Skills for Graduates training course is primarily designed for graduates who have been appointed within the past 12 months, although it would be useful for any graduate who would benefit from improving their impact at work.

This Work Skills for Graduates training course is designed to cover the following areas:

Establishing my contribution at work

• Identifying measures of success
• Recognising what I need to achieve in the first 12 months

Project management and problem solving

• Project management tools and techniques
• Process mapping and role allocation (RACI)
• Problem solving tools and techniques
• Time management

Communication skills

• Presenting with confidence
• Questioning and listening skills
• Non-verbal communication

Negotiating and influencing skills

• Influencing others - push vs. pull
• Stages in negotiation
• Achieving a win:win
• Dos and don'ts of successful negotiation
• Assertiveness

Working in a team

• Belbin team roles
• Leading from within a team
• Stages in team formation
• Understanding your team style

Personal Development

• Setting objectives
• Working in learning groups
• Personal development planning

This Work Skills for Graduates training course uses a combination of inputs, discussion, role-plays and group exercises to explore and develop the skills required by graduates in a modern business environment. It is a highly interactive programme and the emphasis is on developing practical skills.

You will establish personal development objectives, develop confidence and improve your personal effectiveness. You will also work with a learning group to help identify key areas for future development.

On completion of this Work Skills for Graduates training course you will:

• Recognise your contribution to the workplace
• Set objectives and understand how to prioritise your time more effectively
• Use a range of techniques for project management and problem solving
• Design and present a short formal presentation
• Plan for effective communications and choose the most appropriate approach and strategy
• Apply the basic tools of negotiation
• Understand your team-working style and be able to operate effectively as a team member
• Develop personal action plans for future development

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The cost of this Work Skills for Graduates training course is £1,050+VAT per delegate.

Learning & Development courses and training to industry for over 50 years

Our wealth of experience enables us to develop training solutions tailored to your specific needs, specialising in the development of team leaders through to senior management.

Ashorne Hill’s open programmes are designed for business professionals and leaders from organisations seeking new perspectives and insights on key business issues. With an extensive portfolio, you can choose courses that extend your skills and understanding to achieve your personal development and career objectives.

Ashorne Hill runs programmes to develop leaders, managers and talent across a broad range of development areas, developing people skills orientated towards

• behaviour change, engagement
• communication and capability development

We also develop business skills to:

• improve performance
• commercial capability
• financial understanding
• strategy development

  

Learning and Development Solutions in an inspiring training centre

All our courses and training take place in Grade II listed country house situated in the heart of the Midlands; Ashorne Hill is the ideal venue for your corporate training and professional development.

People are the engine that drives your business; and at Ashorne Hill we develop people skills orientated towards behaviour change, engagement, communication and capability development in their leadership roles, at all levels of management seniority. In addition, developing key business skills to improve performance, commercial capability, financial understanding and strategy development are frequently the focus of customer programmes.

Ashorne Hill is a supplier of validated development programmes carrying the quality mark of the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

Learn more about Ashorne Hill, and how their Leadership, Management and Business Development training courses can help you and your organisation here.