Welcome to our Leadership Academy
Our unique set of programmes are designed to harness, develop and promote talent, stretching and promoting the skills essential to exercise effective contemporary leadership.
"I was relatively new to leadership roles within my workplace and felt I could do with improving my leadership skills. I had attended internal training courses, which were a good foundation, but I felt that I needed a course which was more in depth.
I had heard of the programme through other colleagues who were graduates of previous Top Talent courses and spoke with others further about the course and what it would deliver for me as a leader."
Top Talent programme attendee
"I believe the benefits of attending this course has allowed me to improve my own skill set but also enabled me to grow. At the time of the course I was the Team Lead for ICT Support.
And now, since the course, I have developed my leadership skills to focus on not only managing the ICT Department, but also other areas within the Council. I firmly believe that without participating in this programme I would not have been able to gain the promotion to my current post"
Empowering Women programme attendee
"Top Talent was unlike any leadership course I have previously undertaken, which was too focused on my management style rather than me as an individual and a leader. As such, Top Talent has not only helped my career; there is a personal dimension to the course that previous leadership course has simply not addressed.
I have applied the lessons - especially emotional intelligence - to my home life and found my relationships at home have been helped by the topics and ideas addresses at TT"
Top Talent programme attendee
During the course I came to understand some beliefs I had that were holding me back such as my own independence which meant I viewed asking for help as a sign of weakness"
Empowering Women programme attendee
"The programme was a real eye opener – it changed my working world and now external networks have become a crucial part of my life….."
Empowering Women programme attendee
Our programmes build confidence, develop resilience and inspire passion among a diverse talent pool.
We are creating a new paradigm of leadership. One that values empathy, communication and collaboration.
Become the best leader you can be.

Personal development
through our learning and development capability, supportive networks and create effective relationships.
Talent management
We recognise the importance of talent management and succession planning and are committed to creating leaders that will deliver innovative public services.
Alumni
Join our Alumni community to continue to share knowledge, expertise and experience. This is essential for contributing to talent management.
CPD certified
We have been awarded CPD points for all of our Leadership Academy programmes
Who can take part?
Anyone and everyone!
Public sector
Private sector
All career levels
Our offer
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Empowering Women
Three-day course plus graduation ceremony.
Women remain underrepresented in technology and yet more than half of the UK population is female. Delegates are encouraged and supported to challenge bias, overcome barriers and develop the confidence to lead.
Top Talent
Four-day course plus graduation ceremony.
Digital transformation is about people. It depends on human insight, empathy and the talent of those developing and delivering it. Top Talent builds on natural ability to developing the holistic qualities today’s leaders need.
Senior Leaders
One-day course plus graduation ceremony.
For visionary senior leaders, there’s no resting on one’s laurels. Opportunities to develop and grow remain immensely valuable and this programme highlights the benefits of continual professional development.
Webinars
Over 40 webinars annually.
Our webinars, lasting up to an hour, cover relevant issues and skills for you and everyone in your team. It’s easy to access practical information and learning by joining us live, or watching the recordings at a time to best suit you.

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Graduation ceremony 2021
Our graduation ceremony will take place in Birmingham on Thursday, 29 April 2021. We invite all of the 2020-2021 cohorts to attend.