Training and Development

Training Consultancy

The Business Development Consultancy undertakes a significant amount of work, which would fall under the banner of Training Consultancy. This can involve quite small projects, perhaps lasting one day, helping specific work teams to identify issues and solutions to larger assignments lasting over a period of months. Often this work will include the design of management development programmes, which again may last anything from half a day to several months. However, in broad terms training Consultancy is covered under the following headings:

Training Needs Analysis and Training Strategy Development

Training and development although commendable concepts, if mis-directed or poorly focused will prove to be wasteful both to the learner and the organisation. Identification of training needs provides the basis for the provision of focused training and development activities aimed at achieving impact and helping the organisation meet its objectives and purpose. The BDC has assisted several organisations develop an approach to training needs analysis and in designing a robust training and development strategy. Often this entails obtaining the right information, establishing the purpose of training, normally linking into the Business plan objectives, establishing policy and finally designing and delivering a training plan. Our approach is clearly designed to meet:

Experience suggests that by taking this approach organisations have designed and delivered a robust training and development strategy which stands the test of time.

Tailored programme design and delivery

We are able to tailor a range of programmes to your organisations needs. The Business Development Consultancy has a team of experienced people covering a wide range of management development programme design and delivery. Our team has designed and delivered tailored short courses for many clients and below are a selection of courses currently available for you to access. For more information click on the course that interests you:

In addition, the Business Development Consultancy has designed and delivered many development programmes aimed at junior, middle and senior levels of management and for specific professional groups. The team is also trained in designing and delivering development and assessment centres aimed at identifying and developing competence. These have included:

Training and development sub-sections: