Supervisory Skills

Short course

In Edinburgh

£ 275 VAT exempt

Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    Edinburgh (Scotland)

  • Class hours

    6h

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Start date

    02/09/2024

This course will equip newly appointed or aspiring supervisors with valuable insights into the role, along with practical skills and techniques essential for success. Some well known management and leadership theories will be introduced but the content will focus primarily on raising self awareness and developing the key skills that will assist supervisors in their carrying out their role day to day.
There will be ample opportunity for discussion and for addressing individual learning needs.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Edinburgh (Midlothian/Edinburghshire)
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Start date

02 Sep 2024Enrolment now open

About this course

By undertaking this course participants will learn to:
Recognise the roles and responsibilities for being a supervisor along with the boundaries.
Use communication methods suitable for team members and purpose.
Adopt a leadership style appropriate to the situation.
Deal with performance or conduct issues with more confidently and effectively

This course is intended primarily anyone who is fairly new to a supervisory or first-line management role.

There are no formal entry requirements.

Course attendance certificates can be provided on request.

The course tutor is experienced in delivering management courses at all levels including qualification courses such as ILM and CMi. This breadth of experience means the tutor can respond to and adapt content to suit all learners.

Requests for information will be dealt with promptly via email initially. Further discussion and telephone contact will be made if appropriate.

This course can be delivered for in-house groups with content adapted according to the type of business.

Group sizes are small, typically 6 - 10, so that the learning climate is informal with plenty of time for individual attention.

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Subjects

  • Management
  • Supervisor
  • Supervisory skills
  • Motivation techniques
  • Feedback skills
  • Delegation Skills
  • Teamwork
  • Planning
  • Leadership
  • People Management

Teachers and trainers (1)

Margaret  Johnston

Margaret Johnston

Training Consultant

Highly experienced Trainer, Facilitator & Coach with a background of some 25 years in various roles within public, private and Further Education sectors. Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD); Fellow of the Institute of Training & Occupational Learning (ITOL); Post-graduate Teaching Qualification (Further Education); Associate Member of the International NLP Trainers Association. Ability to work in partnership with clients and willing to 'go the extra mile'. Friendly learner-centred training style ensuring full participation and transfer of learning.

Course programme

This one day course is aimed at newly appointed supervisors or first-line managers, as well as those already working in these roles who would benefit from some formal training.
The course includes some theoretical input on leaderhip styles but the emphasis is on developing an understanding of the role along with the key skills to ensure a successful transition into the role.

Course objectives:

  • To explain the roles and reponsibilities of being a workplace supervisor
  • To chose a leadership style that takes into account team members and the situation
  • To communicate with great confidence and for different purposes
  • To deal with work performance or conduct issues in the correct manner
  • To give job instruction and constructive feedback to team members

Supervisory Skills

£ 275 VAT exempt