GRADUATE PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Our Graduate Programs are a valuable way to optimise new graduates’ contributions to your organisation. They also help to retain graduates over an extended period of time through increasing their level of engagement with the organisation.
These programs are designed to develop a toolbox of skills, knowledge, experience and attitudes needed to prepare graduates for future or current leadership positions within your organisation.
We have extensive experience of partnering with organisations to develop graduate programs that have structured development; reflecting the increasing levels of experience, knowledge and skills of graduates over a period of time. Specific objectives are agreed and an integrated plan is set to ensure graduates receive development opportunities from us and their employer.
SCOPE – KEY LEARNING CONTENT IN GRADUATE PROGRAM
We specialise in four areas; personal leadership, people leadership, operational management and change management. The structure of a Graduate Program will depend largely on the objectives of the organisation. Content may include:
- Setting goals – personal goals and how they align with the organisation
- Time and task management
- Interpersonal skills to understand the way to communicate with team
- Communication skills to present professionally to team and clients
- Confidence and assertiveness skills to find their place in the organisation
- Engaging and well prepared presentations
- Wellbeing and stress management to ensure maximum productivity
- Individual development plan templates, guidance and review
- Decision making and impacts on the organisation
- Demonstrating organisational values and leadership
- Identifying and using information systems to make informed decisions
- Setting and implementing a customer service standard
- Understanding the purpose of processes and implementing best practice
- Projects, resources and budgets
- Ensuring a safe working environment
- Planning operations
- Understanding risk in their role
- Leading their team
- Fostering a learning environment- coaching, mentoring
- Assessing performance of team members
- Tools to conduct performance management
- Understanding the value of delegation for all team members
- Negotiating for outcomes
- Dealing with difficult situations and people- conflict management
BENEFITS OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Team building activities
- Rewarding top performance
- Retaining and promoting high performers
- Attracting high performers
- Improving systems and procedures for increased productivity and profitability
- Identifying new opportunities
- Thinking strategically
- Future pathways for the organisation
DURATION
Graduate programs are generally scheduled for between one to three years. Delivery days may vary from 10 to 30 days.
DELIVERY OPTIONS
The best Graduate Development Programs combine a mix of components which may include some of the following:
- Formal training
- Mentoring
- Job rotation
- Guidance from management
- Learning on the job
- Self-directed research
- Networking
- Development through project work
- Reflection on self-development
- Analysis of progress
- Assessment of competency
