V&A Innovative Leadership
2015/16 Programme
14th October 2015 - 20th July 2016
V&A INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP 2015-16
APPLICATION FORM
Please read the whole form before you start writing.
You will need to discuss your application with your manager (should you have one) and both of you will be required
to answer specific questions. If you do not have a manager, just fill in the questions marked “FOR YOU to answer”.
The application process is designed to achieve a number of objectives
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It is a method by which we can assess your eligibility for the programme
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It encourages you to reflect on your work, your career and your development.
The application form is the beginning of your learning on the programme
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It asks you and your manager to consider how you will apply the learning to your work.
This is how you will embed your learning and make the most of this development opportunity
We will refer back to what you write in this form throughout the programme.
YOU
Your Name
Your Job Title
Your Organisation
Your Line Manager
Tel. No.
Mobile No.
E-mail
LinkedIn url
Access
Please let us know if you have any access needs or requirements.
Catering
Tea, coffee and water are provided throughout session days. Lunch is also provided – we are more than happy to
cater for specific diets. Please let us know if you have any specific dietary requirements.
WHY
Why do you want to come on this programme? (max 250 words)
Having an understanding of your own motivation is an important starting point for your learning. It will enable you
to get what you need out of the programme quicker.
So in answering the question “Why?” consider what are your professional ambitions are and, also, what challenges
you feel you have faced, do/ and/or will face.
WHAT * To be written in discussion with your manager
What will you be able to do at the end of the programme that you cannot do now?
Having clear learning objectives for the programme creates a benchmark for yourself and your manager to evaluate
how well you are doing.
FOR YOU to answer
What do you hope to achieve by the end of the programme? (max 200 words)
FOR YOUR MANAGER to answer
What do you hope s/he will have achieved by the end of the programme? (max 200 words)
HOW * To be written in discussion with your manager
Applying what you learn on the programme is a vital part of your development.
If you don’t use the learning, you will easily lose it.
FOR YOU to answer
How will you apply your learning? Consider your current and future roles and projects (max 200 words)
FOR YOUR MANAGER to answer
What actions will you take to ensure s/he will be able to use their learning? (max 200 words)
FOR US
In designing the programme, we seek to create an immersive collaborative learning experience.
What do you think you will bring to support the programme and your fellow participants?
ANYTHING ELSE?
Please use this space if there is anything else you would like to tell us.
YOUR SIGNATURE
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YOUR MANAGER’s SIGNATURE
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Once completed, save and send to James Wilson, V&A
innovative@vam.ac.uk
Date ……………
Date ……………
PRICING
Programme cost: (includes all materials, lunch and refreshments)
£3,000 + VAT
Qualification:
Participants may choose to take a Diploma in Management.
This Level 5 Diploma qualification is competence-based. This means that it is linked to a person’s ability to
competently perform a range of tasks connected with their work.
Attendance on the programme provides the knowledge element of the qualification as accredited learning.
Assessment is by production of a professional portfolio which comprises of a number units matched to the National
Occupational Standards (NOS).
Qualification Price: (including registration, assessment and certificate):
£4,000 + VAT.
PROGRAMME 2015-16
Session 01 Induction
14th October 2015
Session 02 Re-thinking Leadership
23rd October 2015
Session 03 Re-thinking Creativity
25th November 2015
Session 04 Re-thinking Learning
11th December 2015
Session 05 Business Finance
21st January 2016
Session 06 Group & Team Dynamics
11th & 12th February 2016
Session 07 Presenting Your Self
9th/10th OR 16th/17th OR 23rd/24th March 2016
Session 08 Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution
19th April 2016
Session 09 Strategy
10th May 2016
Session 10 Change
16th June 2016
Session 11
7th July 2016
Re-flecting on Innovation
Session 12 Re-flecting on Leadership
20th July 2016