Overview
Get the knowledge and confidence you need to help guide and deliver change.
This free programme is a collaboration between Microsoft and Socitm. You do not need to be a Socitm member to attend this programme.
The Change Agent programme is a collaboration between Microsoft, Socitm and all local government we work with.
Our aim is to train at least one person in every local government to be a catalyst for change, connecting them with others in similar roles to innovative create communities of practice.
‘I wasn’t sure what I was going to learn on this course. However, I would 100% recommend it. It has to be one of the best courses I have been on...”
One of our 2022 Change Agents.
The Change Agent programme is designed to work alongside existing change efforts, with some authorities planning to use this as their main catalyst for change.
The programme provides a foundation, even intermediate understanding, of a range of tools that authorities are deploying or already benefiting from, such as SharePoint, Teams and the Power Platform – including Power BI.
As a Change Agent you will:
- Learn skills that to make your service more efficient and sustainable
- Develop technical abilities to help yourself and your service
- Learn how to get the most from your data assets
- Gain an understanding of the opportunities to automate processes
- Become more aware of the technology available to you and your colleagues to save time, remain compliant and support colleagues & residents
- Join a community of Change Agents in similar roles from across the UK
- Gain skills that will support you throughout your career
- Understand how people can make or break any change initiative and how to gain more support from them
Duration: Five days
Sectors: All local government
Career level: This programme is aimed at staff members or junior managers. A specific manager version is also available.
Structure
This programme is spread over 5 days, Monday to Friday.
The programme will be held virtually on Teams. Tech support is available to anyone that needs it ahead of the session.
Further resources and opportunities to engage in the programme and with other councils will be available beyond the initial week’s training.
Benefits
For individuals
As a change agent you will:
- Learn skills that to make your service more efficient and sustainable
- Develop technical abilities to help yourself and your service
- Learn how to get the most from your data assets
- Gain an understanding of the opportunities to automate processes
- Become more aware of the technology available to you and your colleagues to save time, remain compliant and support colleagues and residents
- Join a community of Change Agent in similar roles from across the UK
- Gain skills that will support you throughout your career
For your organisation
The programme:
- is designed to work alongside existing change efforts, with some authorities planning to use this as their main catalyst for change.
- provides a foundation, even intermediate understanding, of a range of tools that authorities are deploying or already benefiting from, such as SharePoint, Teams and the Power Platform – including Power BI. The work compliments your implementations and your facilitators can localise the change.
- will add the most value if you have facilitators, managers and end-users on the programme.