Explore new development opportunities launching this week… It's an action-packed week in OD&PL with a series of new development opportunities launching this week. Connected Leadership Programme Sign up for the Connected Leadership programme, supporting established leaders at Leeds to develop a connected, collaborative and values-led approach with a strong focus on community. It introduces specialist...
The Jisc Discovery Tool is now available to all colleagues at Leeds, supporting you to understand your digital capabilities and identify development opportunities. Digital capabilities are the skills needed to live, learn and work in a digital world and make best use of the systems and technologies you’ll encounter as a member of staff at...
UK Disability History Month 2023 (UKDHM) runs from 16 November to 16 December 2023. UKDHM began in 2016 and it is an annual event focused on the history of disabled people’s fight for equality and human rights. This Autumn 2023 UKDHM focusses on the Experience of Disablement amongst children and young people in the past, now...
The University-wide mentoring scheme is run by OD&PL and from May to September 2023 applications were closed to allow us to make some changes to the scheme which would enhance your experience further, as either a mentor or mentee. The scheme is available to all staff and you can apply to be a mentor and/or...
Written by Harriet Boatwright (Learning & Development Adviser, OD&PL) As we prepare for our next Grade 2-5 Career Development Programme, we hear from some of our previous participants to find out about how it has supported them. We also reflect on how we’ve developed the programme over the past year, based on conversations with the...
We look ahead to the upcoming programmes and sessions in 2023 and reflect on how the provision has evolved to meet the needs of colleagues and the impact it provides.
OD&PL will be opening the doors of the LOGIK Centre for a new series of drop-in sessions exploring learning and development opportunities for colleagues on grades 2 to 5. These monthly events, starting on Tuesday 27 September 2022, will take place from 10am until 12noon every fourth Tuesday of the month - unless it falls...
About the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship If you aspire to work in a management role or to develop your career as a manager, the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) could be your next step. Applications are open to join the next CMDA in February 2023, the deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 25 November 2022....
Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 9 May – 15 May 2022, it is the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health and is hosted by Mental Health Foundation. This year, the week’s theme is ‘loneliness’ and the Mental Health Foundation want to raise awareness of the impact loneliness has on our mental...
A new series of virtual development sessions have been created by HR and OD&PL to support colleagues to develop their skills related to managing others. The Management in Practice series of sessions run from April to July 2022 and are designed for supervisors, team leaders and managers, or for colleagues aspiring to these roles. The...