Courses in teamwork, leadership and management 

Teamwork skills are important in every job.  From being a great member of a team to being a team leader, our courses will help you succeed. If you’re aspiring to be a supervisor or manager or you’ve just taken on a managerial job, a leadership course will help you reach your potential. 

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Team member skills

If you’ve been out of work for a while or just want to improve your work skills, you can take an ILM Level 2 in Effective Team Member Skills.  

Take the next step to leadership

You can step up your leadership skills with a Level 3 ILM Diploma in leadership & management. Develop the essential management skills you need to lead a team and step up to your next role.   

Whether you lead a team at work or in a voluntary capacity, grow your aspirations and become the leader you want to be with a leadership course with the WEA. 

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Award in Mentoring Level 2

Improve your mentoring skills to help others reach their full potential. This course builds on your existing knowledge of mentoring and support practices and helps you learn key skills for social work. Mentoring courses teach you crucial soft skills for support work, such as leadership and communication skills. This mentoring course is also perfect for you if you're interested in care work, youth work, or youth sports coaching.
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Course Information

Dates:
Mon 06/01/2025 -
Tue 01/04/2025
Times:
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Duration:
24 sessions
Location:
CGL Widnes (change, grow, live)
Canal Side Industrial Estate
Constance Way
Widnes
North West
WA8 0QR
Tutor:
Neil Connaughton
Course code:
Q00019329
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £150.00

Award in Mentoring Level 1

Mentoring is a great way for you to help other people reach their potential. This can be a very rewarding experience both personally and professionally. Mentoring courses teach you essential leadership and communication skills for social work. This mentoring course gives you an insight into the world of mentorship. It can help you decide if you want to start working in mentorship or other support roles. Some examples include care work, youth work, or youth sports coaching. Understand the role of a mentor. Study best practices for effective mentorship. Gain awareness of the importance of the “mentoring agreement”.
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Dates:
Tue 07/01/2025 -
Thu 27/03/2025
Times:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Duration:
22 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Barbara Ricci
Course code:
Q00018588
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £150.00

Professional Development: How to Manage Conflict and Difficult Conversations

Do you avoid certain conversations because they might be difficult to have? What might be the effect of this behaviour on you and others at work or at home? All of us tend to stick to certain patterns in communicating and some of these might be ineffective in some circumstances. Find out what your natural style is and investigate whether other styles might be more effective with the conversations you would like to have. Learn to use a simple framework to make sure your view come across and investigate how to avoid some of the common pitfalls in communication. Join this course to practice effective strategies to manage conflict and have more productive conversations.
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Dates:
Wed 15/01/2025 -
Wed 15/01/2025
Times:
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Kate Antoniou
Course code:
Q00012170
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £11.10

Professional Development: Are You Ready to be a Manager?

What makes a good manager? What are the difference between the skills you need to employ as a good manager and those you demonstrate as a competent team player? What is the difference between a manager and a leader and what style of management or leadership may be appropriate for you and your organisation? We will investigate whether there are any personal skill gaps and how you might fill these. Bringing together both theory and practice, this course will help you plot your course to a future management role, and help you plan your route to your new role. You may be a newly promoted manager, or perhaps you want to identify whether you are ready. Join this class to find out more.
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Course Information

Dates:
Wed 22/01/2025 -
Wed 22/01/2025
Times:
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Kate Antoniou
Course code:
Q00012169
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £11.10

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Duration:
12 months
Fee:
£15

Professional Development: An Introduction to Coaching and Mentoring

Are you involved with working with others to help them to develop their talents? This may be in connection with your job, or possibly as part of a volunteering role, or interest. Find out from this course how Coaching and Mentoring can help to unlock other people’s potential in order to achieve their goals. We will be looking at how to use various techniques to help others identify their goals and work together to go through their short and long term options and commit to actions towards meeting these. If you are looking to support and nurture talent in others, helping to inspire others to hone new skills or career or person direction this is a good place to start.
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Course Information

Dates:
Wed 05/02/2025 -
Wed 05/02/2025
Times:
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Kate Antoniou
Course code:
Q00012167
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £11.10