CEO and deputy CEO-level development

We offer a selection of short courses and programmes to the top two tiers of all public sector and civil service organisations (CEO and deputy CEO equivalents). More information about eligibility can be found at the bottom of this page.

Our courses help leaders:

• enhance their practical, evidence-based knowledge and expertise around facing complex systems challenges
• build strong networks between peers and break down silos between the Civil Service and wider public sector
• inspire and encourage measurable improvements in public service delivery

Short course: Leading Collaborative Organisations

Participants of this course will broaden their understanding of collaboration across three course elements. They will identify the challenges and enablers,enablers and the impact they have on their own motivations, structures and relationships as public service leaders.

Residential 1: Tuesday26 23 to 2528 JanuarySeptember 20242023 in Edinburgh Bristol

Webinar: Friday31 8October March2023 2024 via Videovideo Conferencing  conferencing

Residential 2: Wednesday29 20 to 2130 MarchNovember 20242023 in YorkNottingham

Register for the Leading‘Leading Collaborative OrganisationsOrganisations’ short course

Connections networking event

We are delighted to welcome you to our Connections Networking Event on 13 September for public sector senior leaders. CEOs and Deputies regularly tell us they are keen to expand their personal network. With this in mind, we have designed this networking event which includes a panel sharing first-hand accounts of switching sectors as a senior leader, and the qualities required to do so successfully. Join us to consider how moving beyond your sector specialism and working across traditional boundaries improves your leadership.

Register for our Connections Networking Event via Eventbrite

Date: Wednesday 13 September 2023

Time: 3:30pm to 5:30pm

Location: 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ

‘Connections’ schemes

Our Connections‘Connections’ schemes are relationship building and job shadowing schemes. They allow participants to grow their peer network, learn about other parts of the public sector, and develop collaborative leadership skills.

Participants are matched with a small group of peers from different areas of the public sector and meet regularly over an eight-month period to work to solve problems and job shadow one another.

‘CEO ConnectionsConnections’ is aimed at CEO-level leaders and Civil Service equivalents. Leadership‘Leadership ConnectionsConnections’ is aimed at deputy CEO-level leadership and Civil Service equivalents. The scheme will return in 2024. You can find out more and register for these schemes using the following link:

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Coffee Connect

This programme focuses on building your personal network. OnceOn athe first Tuesday of every month, we pair participants with a leader from a large public sector organisation or Civil Service department. Participants get in touch with each other to arrange a convenient time to meet either over the phone or by video-conferencing platform. Each month, participants are offered the opportunity to opt out if they aren’t available.

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Eligibility requirements for our courses

Our courses are available to the two most senior tiers of public sector and civil service organisations. This includes:

• CEOs and DCEOs in the National Health Service, including NHS Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, and Clinical Commissioning Groups
• vice-chancellors, pro-vice-chancellors and deputy vice-chancellors of universities
• heads and deputy heads of large further education colleges and academy chains
• local authority CEOs and DCEOs
• chief constables and deputy chief constables of police services
• chief and deputy chief fire officers of fire and rescue services
• Civil Service permanent secretaries, director generals and directors (SCS 2, 3 and 4)
• threethree, two and twoone star military officers
• CEOs and DCEOs of large Housing Associations
• CEOs and DCEOs of large Arms Length Bodies and Regional Transport Authorities (SCS 2, 3 and 4)

All applications are non-selective but the LCG reserves the right to ensure that there is a reasonable distribution of different sectors across the organisations attending. Where courses are extremely popular, the LCG will look to repeat them as soon as possible.