Individual Change · WBL

Build the skills
that make the difference.

Two programmes designed to develop individual capability through real workplace projects — from first-job readiness to confident management.

Work-Based Learning — Individual Stream

"You learn most by doing, and reflecting on what you've done."

Individual Change programmes are built on one principle: real learning only happens through real work. No simulations. No generic case studies. A real project in your actual workplace — guided by a GCWAL programme advisor from start to finish.

These are the foundation programmes of the WAL pathway — the place where workplace confidence, professional identity, and the capacity for change are forged.

2 Programmes
3mo Each Programme
WBL Framework
WBL · Individual Change

Improving
Interpersonal Skills

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Designed to enable graduates to develop the people skills essential for adding value to their organisation as quickly as possible. Can be customised for general staff development.

Designed For

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Graduates entering the workforce who need to build foundational people skills and workplace effectiveness quickly

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General staff seeking structured work-readiness and interpersonal development through a real workplace project

What the Programme Involves

01

Undertake a real-life Work-Readiness project in the workplace

02

Develop people skills: working with others, communication, problem-solving, taking feedback, and time management

03

Apply knowledge gained to real duties and reflect on experiences throughout the programme

What Participants Complete

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A structured project plan for the Work-Readiness project

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Monthly reflective reports throughout the programme

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A final report on experiences gained and future professional plans

WBL · Individual Change

Developing
New Managers

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Provides new managers — or current managers moving into a new business or management area — the opportunity to develop understanding and become work-ready in that new role through a structured work-based learning process.

Designed For

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New managers beginning a role in an unfamiliar business or management area who need a structured pathway to work-readiness

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Current managers transitioning to a new department or function who want to develop their understanding through a real work-based project

What the Programme Involves

01

Identify learning and development needs in consultation with immediate supervisor

02

Define goals, boundaries, available resources, and timescale for the work-based project

03

Undertake a work-based project to address identified learning and development needs

04

Apply and reflect on knowledge gained throughout the project

What Participants Complete

checklist

A structured project plan aligned to identified learning and development needs

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Monthly reflective reports throughout the programme

description

A final report on experiences gained and future professional plans

The Learning Pathway

IIS builds the foundational people skills and workplace confidence that form the basis for stepping into management — which the DNM programme then takes further.

Improving Interpersonal Skills

Build foundational people skills through a real-life Work-Readiness project — developing communication, collaboration, and workplace effectiveness.

3 months Graduates & Staff

Developing New Managers

Transition confidently into a new management role — using a structured work-based project to develop understanding, effectiveness, and leadership capability.

3 months New & Transitioning Managers

Ready for the next step?
Manager & Team Change

Once you've built individual capability, the Manager & Team Change programmes help you scale that learning into your team — driving shared change through collaborative action learning.

Explore Manager & Team Change