Executive Education
Our executive training and development programmes give you the knowledge and skills to be a future-focused leader now.
Designed by our top academics, our programmes will help you to innovate and accelerate business growth both sustainably and ethically. Every programme integrates our core themes of environmental sustainability, responsible leadership and technological transformation. You'll gain the tools and skills to apply your learning immediately, so you can be the most effective, responsible professional you can be.
We specialise in designing programmes that enable you to manage the competing demands of work, study and other life commitments. We also offer custom programmes which are made specially for your organisation. Taking a collaborative approach to understand your specific needs, goals and organisational culture, we then co-create bespoke learning experiences that equip your people with the skills and knowledge they need to thrive.
Environmental Sustainability
Business has a crucial role to play in tackling the global climate emergency. Our commitment to sustainability and climate action is embedded into all aspects of our work, from research to teaching and outreach.
Circular Economy Masterclass: Introducing the Circular Economy
Duration 6 weeks
Cost £1,750
Next cohort 28th April 2025 – 29th June 2025
Interactive Circular Economy Masterclass, learn how to harness the Circular Economy to make positive and sustainable business decisions.
Circular Economy Deep Dive: Procurement and Supply
Duration 4 weeks
Cost £1,500
Next cohort 5th May 2025 – 8th June 2025
In four weeks, gain actionable strategies to transform your supply chain and drive value creation. Tailored for professionals, this course equips you with the tools to lead circular initiatives and connect with peers.
Nature Positive Business: Managing Risks, Seizing Opportunities
Duration 6 weeks
Cost £1,950
Next cohort EOI’s Open
This 6-week course empowers leaders to drive nature-positive impact. Through online masterclasses with leading academics, participants will explore environmental sustainability, sustainable business practices, and effective leadership for a changing world.
Nature Positive Futures: Three Day Masterclass
Duration 3 days
Cost TBC
Next cohort TBC
This 3-day masterclass will equip business leaders with the tools and strategies to create nature-positive business models, demonstrating how to integrate biodiversity into core operations for both ecological and financial gain.
Looking for a learning solution that directly addresses your organisation's unique challenges? Our custom programmes are tailored made to enhance your environmental sustainability efforts, including modules such as:
- Systems thinking as applied to sustainability
- Climate change, impacts and mitigation
- Biodiversity and nature positive
- Natural capital – bringing the environment into economic policy and decision making
- Water security and resilience
- Circular economy
- Energy transitions to Net Zero
- Positive tipping points to transform global societies
- Bringing sustainability into the Board Room.
Responsible Leadership
Future-focused leaders must empower their organisations to develop sustainably. It is every business’s social responsibility to protect our natural resources and think beyond their own economic objectives.
Help to Grow Management Programme
Duration 12 weeks
Fees £750
Dates Flexible start dates
Our Help to Grow Management Course is a practical management training programme for senior managers of small and medium-sized businesses, accredited by the Small Business Charter.
Leading Now: Tools for Successful Leadership in the 21st Century
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Duration 6 weeks
Fees £1,950
Dates TBC
The Leading Now programme equips leaders with research-driven insights and a unique framework for navigating complex challenges. This programme goes beyond traditional leadership education, addressing new responsibilities and challenges with advanced, research-guided insights.
Looking for a learning solution that directly addresses your organisation's unique challenges? Our custom programmes are tailored made to develop effective leadership, including modules such as:
- Leadership concepts and their effectiveness
- Ethical leadership
- Systems thinking in industry
- The power of networks
- Leadership agility in a VUCA world
- Leadership and AI: The future of work
- Leadership and wellbeing
- ED&I as a means to utilise strengths.
Technological Transformation
The digital age has revolutionised business and the rate of change is still accelerating. Our academics are at the forefront of re-imagining business processes and cultures to bring new ideas and innovations to market sustainably.
Taught by leading experts, our Executive Education programmes examine how organisations can harness the power of technological transformation in a socially responsible way.
Implementing Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace
Duration 6 weeks
Fees £1,250
Next cohort TBC
Stay ahead of competitors and boost your firm's productivity with this six-week AI programme for business executives. Learn key AI concepts and practical applications from experts, equipping you to implement AI responsibly and thrive in the digital economy.
Looking for a learning solution that directly addresses your organisation's unique challenges? Our custom programmes are tailored made to drive technological transformation, including modules such as:
- ‘The Digital 101’: An essential primer for executives
- Redesigning your strategy around cloud, emerging tech, and data
- Technology and digital enablers for change
- Designing new digital services through Accelerated Agile Discovery
- Transforming Government and public services.
Our powerful partnerships
We collaborate with employers from across the UK on Executive Education programmes that deliver real change, and provide the skills and knowledge to build future-focused workforces.
