Materials for the Skills for Management course
This site covers the materials used for this course on 20th/21st November 2021.
Validation information is available from the validation page here.
Pre-course learning
There is some pre-course independent learning which you need to undertake before the course. It is important that you allow sufficient time to complete the relevant Independent Learning Units. These are all available online in a directory here. The units to complete are listed below:
- Managing Time and Personal Skills
- Building Effective Teams
- Project Management
- Getting the Word Out
- Leading Local Scouting
- Finding, Appointing and Welcoming Volunteers
- Keeping, Developing and Managing Volunteers
- Supporting the Adult Training Scheme
- Financial and Physical Resources
- Executive Committees and Being a Trustee
- Decision Making
If you have not yet completed the eLearning for module 12A (Delivering a quality programme) then please undertake this before the course.
Session 1 – Introduction
Session 2 – How you Lead
Session 3 – Communication and Active Listening
Session 4 – How we work together
Session 5 – Motivating Your Team
Session 6 – Mentoring, Coaching and Supporting
- Handout 6 – Case Study
- Handout 9
- Equal Opportunities Policy
- Involving parents
- Ready to recruit
- Role descriptions
- Student recruitment
- Appointments Process
- Inductions
- Reviews
Session 7 – Building Relationships
Session 8 – Safety for Managers and Supporters; validation of training
- Independent Learning Workbook
- Associated reading in workbook:
- Adults Personal File for Managers and Supporters
- Validation criteria – Managing your time and personal skills
- Validation criteria – Achieving results
- Validation criteria – Providing direction
- Validation criteria – Working with people
- Validation criteria – Using resources