Example Module Learning Outcomes - Futureproof Training

Our Early Careers programmes are fully customisable and designed to build the strongest foundation during the early stages of working life. Clients can ‘cherry pick’ a mix of personal development topics, essential business skills and IT modules that are totally tailored to reflect the business culture and core values. Incorporating other support initiatives mentioned in the route map on page two provides the perfect blend to add value to the programme.

Programme Content

Topics to choose from:

Developing Self-Awareness

Identifying different personality preferences
- Recognising differences in personality
- Identifying your personality preferences
- Spotting personality strengths and weaknesses
Increasing levels of self-awareness
- Why is it important in the workplace?
- How can it help when engaging with others?
- How can it help when working as part of a team?
Review personal development objectives
- Identifying ‘real’ actions to put in place

Effective Communication Skills

What is good communication?
Identifying the barriers to good communication
Using different communication methods
- Verbal / email / body language
Understanding different personality preferences
- Adapting your communication style to maximise interaction with others
Encouraging a two-way conversation
- Active listening / questioning techniques
Communicating your message with clarity & confidence
- The use of voice / tone / pitch
- Using professional language

Developing Your Personal Brand

What is Personal Impact?
Conducting a personal SWOT analysis
- Personal Brand Audit
- Identifying strengths you can build on
- Recognise weaknesses that you need to address
Gaining feedback from others
- Asking friends / colleagues to allow you to check the accuracy of your self-perception
Considering you’re A, B, C to help build your brand
- Ambition
- Beliefs
- Competencies
Who do you want to be?
- Develop a brand to influence the people important to achieving your goals
- Does this match how you want to come across?

Presenting with Confidence

The characteristics of an effective presentation
Identifying different presentation styles
Planning, preparation & structure
- Setting clear objectives
- Keeping the needs of your audience in mind
- Performance goals – identify milestones required to meet an end goal
Physical delivery & personal confidence
Making the most of your voice
Positive body language
Handling nerves & anxiety

Topics to choose from:

Time, Task & Planning Skills

Why personal organisation & planning is important at work
- The importance of meeting deadlines
Recognising your current ways of working
- Identifying how and where time is being wasted
- Prioritising your workload
- Urgent v’s Important
Effective scheduling & diary management
The do’s and don’ts of writing a task list
Managing downtime, delays & interruptions
Delegating tasks ~ learning to let go
Setting clear objectives
The importance of having personal goals / objectives

Problem Solving/Decision-Making Skills

What problems do you currently face?
- Review of existing approaches to solving problems
An introduction to different problem-solving models / techniques
Being creative in the way in which you approach the problem
Understanding left brain / right brain ways of thinking
Challenging the norm
Researching the problem to provide meaningful data
Conducting meetings using “The 6 Thinking Hats”
Using different decision-making strategies
Avoiding procrastination & delays

Developing Personal Resilience

The importance of personal well-being at work
- What is resilience?
- The difference between stress and pressure
Knowing what happens to us when we are under pressure
- Recognising when your anxiety levels are heightened
- Physical, emotional and psychological signs of stress
The characteristics of a resilient person
- Being flexible & adaptable / managing setbacks / change
Developing personal levels of resilience
- Combating negative thoughts
- Being more objective under pressure
- What circumstances undermine resilience?

Looking after your Mental Health at Work

What is mental ill health?
- The importance of personal well-being at work
- The difference between stress and pressure
- The scale of the issue and why it is important
Why does it seem uncomfortable for us to talk about mental health ~ breaking the stigma!
Understanding the common causes & symptoms
- What experiences have you witnessed?
Identifying different mental health issues
How to help avoid mental health issues arising
- Improve wellbeing / peer support / taking a break
- Making workplace adjustments
Support & care for a colleague with a mental health issue

Topics to choose from:

Essential Project Management

Understanding the benefits of effective project management
The key stages of project management
- Scope / Planning / Execution / Monitoring / Closure
Setting clear project objectives / goals
- Feasibility research
- Agreeing success criteria
Personal organisation, planning & prioritisation
- Assigning key roles & responsibilities
Project execution
- Implementing a communication strategy
Monitoring & evaluating progress
- Critical path analysis

Business / Report Writing

Understanding the writing process
- Adopting a structured approach
- Separating planning & writing
- The importance of accuracy & objectivity
Using language well
- Is your writing interesting?
- Use plain english
- Avoid distracting the reader with mistakes
Ensuring your documents are reader-centric
Identifying the most effective document structure
- Organising the key points & relevant facts
- Selecting the most appropriate visuals
- Writing a summary / conclusion

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

What is diversity and inclusion?
The key legal principles which impact on diversity and inclusion in the workplace
- 2010 Equality Act
- Identifying the four main types of discrimination
Why it makes business sense to embrace diversity and inclusion?
- Understanding unconscious bias
- Why everyone holds unconscious beliefs
- The difference between conscious & unconscious bias
- Learning how to adjust your patterns of thinking
How to encourage the values and behaviours that foster an inclusive culture
- Identifying key behaviours required
- Employing an inclusive approach to all business activities

Commercial & Finance Awareness

How effective finance management can benefit the business
- Understanding financial jargon & phrases
- Profit, cash flow & the balance sheet
The importance of a healthy cash-flow position
Understanding & managing business cost
Variable & fixed costs
Calculating break-even point
Financial planning ~ forecasting & budgeting