Time…How long is the programme and what time will I need to commit to?

1. Individuals involvement
2. Line Managers Involvement
3. Financial Cost to Department
4. Important Dates
5. Dates for Programme

Individuals involvement

Below is a breakdown of the time required to fully participate in either Future Leaders or Graduates programme:

• 2 days attendance per  module (4 modules)
• ½ day for RADICAL presentation and feedback
• ½ day for evaluation interviews and meeting
• 1 day induction (manager and individual)
• ½ day coaching workshop (manager and individual)
• ½ day mentoring workshop
• 1 day for extra sessions
• Coaching following/prior to each module (to be agreed by manager and individual)
• RADICAL groups for project design and production (time to be agreed by the group)
• Addition Workshops, for example: Meet The Leader, Finance Workshop and Networking Lunches
• CMI Accreditation runs along side the programme, the evidence required is a 3200 word assignment

Line managers involvement - What is required of line managers by way of responsibilities/commitments?

Line managers of participants are also involved in the programme, to support, coach and help apply learning from the programme back in the workplace. They have a key role in evaluating the success of the programme in terms of changed behaviour and improvements to service delivery. Managers will be involved in the following:

• Setting of programme objectives in advance of the induction, with individual and reviewing again at the end of the programme, following up with action planning
• Attend half of the induction day so they are briefed on both the programme and their role within it
• Attendance of ½ day coaching workshop
• Coach member of staff during programme as required (as agreed by manager and individual, at least after each module)
• If one of your members of staff is awarded a place on the Hampshire Own Grown programme your support in helping them transfer their learning from modules on the programme, back into the workplace is going to be essential.  We would like you to meet with your staff member after each module and coach them on how they might achieve a personal objective arising from that module.  This could be done as part of your routine one to one’s, work updates or supervision sessions, it does not need to be a separate meeting.  Coaching, as a means of developing staff, is recognised as a key Management and Leadership behaviour in Hampshire County Council’s Management and Leadership competence framework.   For some of you, coaching your staff may be a natural and obvious way of developing them by delegating tasks or helping them solve their own problems.  However, for others, it may be a new, and seen as a daunting and time consuming activity.  If you fall into the latter group, then please be assured that the HOG programme will support you in meeting this key management and leadership competence, by providing you with training and coaching.
• Feedback meetings and evaluation with programme co-ordinator

Financial cost to department There is no charge for the programme by way of fee –  the indirect cost is the number of days away from the day to day role and any time agreed to implement skills/behaviour.

Important Dates

Below gives an overview of dates that are crucial as part of the assessment process and the programme itself:

Applications - 1st – 30th November 2011

This is the window of opportunity to submit nominations for either the Future Leaders or Graduate programmes. Forms should be filled in electronically via the Hampshire Own Grown website – alternatively – if access is not possible – paper copies of the nomination forms can be submitted for the attention of Sarah Bourne. There is more information about the nomination process in the "Nominating for the Programme" section.

Assessment

For more information on the assessment, see the ‘What will the assessment involve’ section.

If your nomination is successful and is selected by your department nomination panel, you will then be invited to attend the HOG Development Centre which will consist of an interview and a group exercise on one or two of the dates below for assessment: (subject to change)

Future Leaders Programme

• February - March 2012

Graduates Programme

• February - March 2012
  
  

The Development Centre will consist of a half day process where you will be given the opportunity to demonstrate skills that align with the nomination criteria and Management and Leadership Competencies.

Date of final participants notified the week commencing 13th January 2012.

Dates for programme

Hampshire Own Grown Programme Dates 2012

(Subject to change)

Development Centre Invites sent out

w/c 23rd January 2012

Development Centre

20th February - 2nd March 2012

Feedback to unsuccessful candidates

19th - 27th March 2012

Verax Briefing

21st March 2012

This session will set out your roles and responsibilities for completing the reports. It is important that all Future Leaders and Graduates attend this session.

Verax Deadline

20th April 2012

Verax Feedback Sessions

1st May - 10th May 2012

Induction

Scheduled for Friday 11th May 2012 – full day

This is a full day session for individuals from both Future Leaders and Graduates programmes to meet, (along with their managers for the afternoon), to find out about the programme – aims, objectives, content, what to expect, what to do in preparation for the programme.

RADICAL/ CMI Introduction

15^th May – 18th May – 3hr workshop

Development Workshop

9th May 2012

Coaching Workshop

Half day workshop – Participants and Manager – TBC

CMI Briefing

TBC

Module 1

Tuesday 19^th June and Wednesday 20^th June 2012 – Future Leaders and Graduates

Module 2

Monday 16^th July and Tuesday 17^th July 2012 – Future Leaders and Graduates

Mid Programme Coaching

18^th - 27th July 2012

Mentoring Workshop

5th September 2012

Module 3

Tuesday 11th September and Wednesday 12th September – Future Leaders and Graduates

Finance Workshop

26th September 2012

Module 4

Thursday 11^th October and Friday 12^th October – Future Leaders and Graduates

Report Writing and Presentation Skills Workshops

17th October 2012

RADICAL presentations

21^st November – 27th November 2012

End Programme Coaching

28^th November –  7^th December 2012

Evaluation Day and Meet the Leader

12^th December 2012

An opportunity for the Future Leaders and Graduates to meet and share experiences, give feedback and comment on the programme as a whole.

Further evaluation will take place to review what each participant achieved as a result of the programme. This will take place at least six months after the programme has been completed.