Management Training Academy

Introducing The HR Dept Training Academy

Better managers. Fewer people problems. Stronger businesses.

Managers have a huge influence on the success of your business. The way they communicate, manage performance, handle difficult conversations and support their teams can prevent everyday challenges from becoming bigger people problems.

Our Management Training Academy gives business owners, managers and people professionals practical skills they can use in the workplace straight away.

This isn’t generic management training. Our courses are delivered by experienced HR professionals who deal with real workplace challenges every day. We bring that practical experience into the training room, helping delegates understand not only what good management looks like, but how to put it into practice.

Whether you're building your HR foundations, developing a first-time manager or strengthening the skills of experienced leaders, we can help you find the right training.

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Why invest in your managers?

People problems rarely start as formal HR issues.

They often begin with an avoided conversation, poorly managed absence, an unresolved performance concern or a manager who simply isn't sure how to respond.

Giving managers the right knowledge and confidence can help them tackle these situations earlier and more effectively.

Management development can help your business to:

• Build more confident and capable managers
• Improve employee engagement and retention
• Manage performance concerns earlier
• Reduce unnecessary workplace conflict
• Improve management consistency
• Strengthen compliance with employment law
• Reduce the risk of employee relations issues escalating
• Create a more positive workplace culture

Think about the difference it could make if one of your managers handled a difficult conversation more confidently, addressed a performance issue before it escalated or felt equipped to resolve a people problem sooner.

Good management training doesn't just build skills. It can prevent problems.

HR professionals first. Trainers second.

Our trainers don't just teach management theory.

They are practising HR professionals who work with SMEs and managers every day, supporting them through the same situations explored in our courses.

Delegates explore realistic workplace situations, discuss the challenges they are facing and learn practical approaches they can take back into their business.

Depending on the course, training can include:

• Real workplace scenarios
• Group discussion and shared experiences
• Practical exercises
• Tools and techniques for managing people
• Opportunities to practise difficult conversations
• Resources to support workplace application
• DISC profiling to help delegates understand communication and management styles

The aim isn't simply for delegates to leave knowing more. We want them to leave feeling better equipped to manage people confidently in the real world.

Which training is right for you?

Not sure where to start? Choose the situation that sounds most like you or your managers.

“I’m responsible for HR but I’m not an HR professional.”

Start with: HR Essentials

Good HR starts with getting the everyday processes right. HR Essentials gives business owners, office managers and HR administrators practical guidance to help them manage the employee lifecycle, maintain essential records and reduce avoidable risk.

Discover how HR Essentials can strengthen your HR foundations.

“I’ve recently promoted someone into their first management role.”

Start with: Manager Foundations

Stepping into management brings new responsibilities and challenges. Manager Foundations helps new and aspiring managers develop the confidence, self-awareness and people-management skills they need to lead others effectively.

The programme is underpinned by DISC profiling, helping delegates better understand their own style and how they communicate with others.

Explore what your new managers will learn and take back to the workplace.

“My managers know the basics, but struggle when people issues become difficult.”

Choose: Managing People in Practice

Designed for existing managers facing real workplace challenges, this programme develops the practical skills and confidence to tackle people issues effectively before they escalate.

Delegates explore realistic management situations, while DISC profiling helps them understand how to adapt their communication and management approach to different people.

Discover the programme and what each module covers.

“My managers need support with specific people-management challenges.”

Choose: Managing People Essentials

Short, focused online sessions covering the situations managers regularly encounter, from difficult conversations and performance to absence, conduct and creating respectful workplaces.

Managers can attend the sessions most relevant to their role, making it easy to provide targeted development around the areas where they need greater confidence.

View the Managing People Essentials details here.

Explore the available topics and choose the right sessions for your managers.

We want delegates to leave our training feeling able to do something differently, not simply with more information.

That means creating an environment where they can ask questions, discuss real situations and practise putting their learning into action.

Our courses combine expert HR knowledge with practical workplace application, helping delegates develop:

• Greater confidence handling people issues
• Practical techniques for difficult conversations
• A better understanding of employee relations and employment law
• Tools and approaches they can bring back to their team
• Greater self-awareness and communication skills
• Confidence to act earlier rather than allowing issues to escalate

Our training pathway

Our four courses are designed to support different levels of responsibility, experience and development.

1. HR Essentials builds confidence in everyday HR processes and responsibilities.
2. Manager Foundations supports people moving into their first management role.
3. Managing People in Practice develops existing managers who need to handle more challenging workplace situations.
4. Managing People Essentials provides ongoing, topic-specific development around the issues managers regularly encounter.

Courses can be used individually or combined to provide ongoing development as someone's role and responsibilities grow.

This gives you the flexibility to choose training that reflects what your people actually need, rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach to management development.

Training grounded in real SME workplaces

Managing people in an SME can be very different from managing within a large corporate organisation.

Managers often wear several hats. There may not be a large internal HR team to turn to. And when a people issue arises, it can quickly become a distraction from running the business.

That's why our training is delivered by experienced HR professionals who work with SMEs and their managers every day.

We bring that experience into the training room, turning employment law and management theory into practical approaches delegates can actually use.

Courses also give delegates the opportunity to learn alongside people from other local businesses, while bespoke management training can be delivered specifically for individual organisations.

What could better management be worth to your business?

• The value of management training isn't always captured by a simple calculation.
• Sometimes it's a manager having a difficult conversation at the right time.
• It's addressing poor performance before it becomes a bigger problem.
• It's recognising an employee concern earlier.
• Or it's simply having the confidence to deal with an issue rather than avoiding it.

Get in touch to find the right training for your business.