Staff Learning and Development Programs
The Organisational Development team offers staff at the University of Adelaide a range of personal and professional development programs.
The Staff Learning and Development program curriculum focuses on three themes:
- Leading at Adelaide developing leadership capability
- Managing at Adelaide developing the skills to effectively manage others (under development)
- Excelling at Adelaide building knowledge of the University's culture and developing skills to enhance individual performance.
The following programs are currently available to support your development. Attendance at programs should be linked to your PDR. Please discuss programs with your manager or supervisor prior to enrolling, and ensure you are aware of the cancellation policy. Enrolments are made through the Course Booking System.
Leading at Adelaide
Front Line Leaders
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Impact Leadership supports front line Leaders who work directly with Professional, Research and Teaching staff to embrace the challenges of leadership whilst focusing on how to get the best out of their team.This program is run over 9 full day workshops throughout the year. Click here for more information.
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Professional Staff Leaders
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Momentum Leadership builds on previous leadership experiences whilst challenging existing paradigms to develop a new and contemporary approach to leading and managing yourself, your people, your resources, processes and systems. This program is run over 6 days throughout the year. Click here for more information.
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Research and Teaching Leaders
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Future Research Leaders Program
This world-first leadership program has been developed collaboratively by the Go8 universities, and is delivered in full each semester for the benefit of the research community of the University of Adelaide. The program is aimed at both emerging and aspiring research leaders, and seeks to build a range of skills and knowledge critical to successful research leadership and management. Click here for more information.
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Senior Leaders
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Communicating with Influence is a highly experiential program designed for all leaders to enhance communication skills and develop this critical leadership capability. Click here for more information.
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This practically oriented program is designed to enable leaders to confidently and capably enter and succeed in difficult conversations that might currently be avoided or unsuccessful. This program is experientially rich applying leading conversation models and methodologies. Click here for more information.
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The Heads of School program for new and existing leaders is currently being development and will be available soon. Click here for more information. |

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Executive Leaders
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Leading Group Leaders
Leading Group Leaders is a coaching based program for Executive Leaders. Learning and growth is supported through individual and small group based coaching inventions centred around specific development areas.
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Participation is by invitation only.
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High Potentials
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Leading the Future
Leading the Future is a program designed to prepare high potentials for Executive Leaders roles as part of organisational strategy.
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Participation is by invitation only.
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All Leaders
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Communicating with Influence is a highly experiential program designed for all leaders to enhance communication skills and develop this critical leadership capability. Click here for more information.
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Managing at Adelaide
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This interactive four hour workshop will give you useful techniques to help guide and coach your staff through the PDR process, and help you to carry out ongoing effective performace conversations. Click here for more information.
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Excelling at Adelaide
New Starters
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VC Welcome to Adelaide
The Vice-Chancellor and President's Welcome to Adelaide event provides an opportunity for new staff to hear from the University's senior leaders and learn more about the University of Adelaide. All new staff will be personally invited to attend when joining the University. The event will be held on the following dates throughout 2012:
- Tuesday, 20 March
- Tuesday, 23 October
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New starters will be personally invited
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This interactive four hour workshop provides useful techniques to identify your development objectives. You will discuss different management styles and practical ways to build a strong working relationship with your manager through PDR discussions. Click here for more information.
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Engaging presenters make any topic memorable. This full day program will assist you in gaining the confidence needed to be a successful presenter, whether it is one-to-one, one-to-a-few, or one-to-many. Click here for more information.
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Introducing the fundamental principles of project management this program is designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge required to successfully participate in, or manage, a project within the University environment. All participants who successfully complete the program will receive the nationally recognised Certificate in Project Management. Click here for more information.
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Registrations closed.
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For staff required to manage projects this program builds on the fundamental principles of project management to provide participants with the skills and knowledge to successfully manage complex projects within the University environment. All participants who successfully complete the program will receive the nationally recognised Diploma in Project Management. Click here for more information.
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Registrations closed.
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For staff required to direct or manage complex projects the Advanced Project Management program explores advanced principles of project management. This program equips participants with the knowledge, skills and techniques to direct and manage high level projects ensuring the achievement of project objectives. All participants who successfully complete the program will receive the nationally recognised Advanced Diploma in Project Management. Click here for more information.
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