Forward Together Consulting are delighted that so far over 100 candidates from the Criminal Justice Sector have achieved Unit 5019, CMI Award in Management Coaching and Mentoring.  Eighty eight of these have been through programmes run by Forward Together and subsidised with funding from Skills for Justice. This is the Sector Skills Council for Fire and Rescue and Criminal Justice workers.

An Awards Ceremony sponsored by the CMI and Skills for Justice was held in Birmingham and well attended by candidates who had completed the Action Learning Programme.  Forward Together staged a morning workshop on the Way Forward, as part of the day’s events.

We are pleased to continue our collaboration with Skills for Justice especially as it is part of the ongoing programmes that they fund for women under a national sector pathways initiative.  It will run in tandem with programmes that we are organising for other public sector clients.  Further programmes for the achievement of Unit 5016, CMI Award in Management Coaching and Mentoring, will also be taking place.

In conjunction with the Award programmes, Forward Together Consulting is well underway with programmes leading to the CMI Level 5 Certificate and Diploma in Management Coaching and Mentoring.  These are aimed at managers who wish to develop their management coaching as well as mentoring skills and practices.  They focus on supporting managers to develop the link between coaching, mentoring and the achievement of business goals.

“If the knowledge economy is going to become reality, we need staff to have the capability to share what they know” Ruth Spellman, Chief Executive Officer of the CMI

Real Value In Sharing What You Know

The indicators point to middle managers becoming even more valued for their proven ability to coach and mentor staff within their organisations.

CMI LEVEL 5 CERTIFICATE and DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT COACHING AND MENTORING for those who have completed Unit 5019 Management of Action Learning.  Fully accredited by the Chartered Management Institute this is the next stage qualification for middle management.

3 x Two Day Workshops Over 6 Months

• understand organisational culture                                
• identify needs of your organisation
• plan for coaching and mentoring
• mentoring for teams and individuals                                   
• strategic development of staff                                              
• develop your own coaching skills & style
• build a portfolio based on practical experience         
• build upon ALS skills already developed
• evaluate success

Be The One They Turn To For Advice

According to CMI research 68% of managers believe that coaching is an effective method of learning.  One in four (23%) prefer to learn from colleagues.  Employers are beginning to realize that capturing knowledge is just as important as sharing it. 

Now is the time to talk to Forward Together Consulting Ltd

Programmes start in May 2010

For further details and to book your place go to Timetable

Forward Together Consulting has received Chartered Management Institute approval to deliver and assess Level 4 (team leader), Level 6 (senior manager) and Level 7 (strategic manager) Leadership and Management qualifications. These qualifications focus on leading the organisation, ethics, equality, change management and building teams. As Stephen Leach, the Programme Director, says

“These qualifications give us great flexibility in designing and delivering accredited workshops that meet the needs of the business in developing staff to lead the organisation in turbulent times and gain those staff recognition for their management skills. We are very excited about this opportunity and our team have been recognised for the skills that they have to deliver these challenging workshops”

FTC can now design bespoke workshops for you and enable your staff to gain a Certificate in Leadership and Management that is nationally recognised and valued.

To find out more about our services click here

An additional 13 candidates completed their assignments and met the assessment criteria for the Chartered Management Institute Unit on Management of Action Learning.  They all came from the Criminal Justice sector and achieved the Level 5 Award in Management Coaching and Mentoring at an Approvals Panel on 10^th December 2009.

Comments from candidates were :

 “I thoroughly enjoyed this course. The tutors were excellent and the content too. I can honestly say I have never had so much value from a course. Feedback was delivered appropriately, being constructive and developmental”

“This programme has helped on a personal level & taking actions related to my own issues/development in my role.  I have also seen how ALS could be used as part of my role to assist in achieving organisation objectives”

“An excellent course for problem solving which I can use in my role in different situations”

“I was most impressed with Forward Together, enjoyed the whole experience”

Out of 13 candidates, 10 have been through the programme subsidised by funding from Skills for Justice which is the Sector Skills Council for the Fire and Rescue Service and Criminal Justice workers.  Skills for Justice are funding programmes for women as part of a national sector pathways initiative.  If you want to know more visit:

• To see the full list of those receiving the Award click here
• To find out more about the Award

Tony Osborne was the first to complete his assignment and meet the assessment criteria for the Chartered Management Institute Unit on Management of Action Learning. He and 23 women from the Criminal Justice sector have achieved the Level 5 Award in Management Coaching and Mentoring at an Approvals Panel on 2^nd September 2009.

As Hannah Riley from Hertfordshire Police said on receiving the good news “Thank you for the good news, and thanks again for a really interesting time on the course! We are currently planning how to take action learning forward in the organisation and are looking at new managers and also employee engagement as key starting points.”

Kay Weeks said “Thanks Steve – I am really pleased to have passed. We have plans in place for our first sets to start….one to coincide with employee engagement survey. When results go out to team leaders we are going to promote ALS & invite people to join a set that will focus on managers bringing issues involving demodulated, disengaged staff to the sessions to work through. The other will be for new managers. I keep promoting the course to others because it was brilliant – hope you get some more from Hertfordshire on the courses.”

Of those candidates achieving the Award, 18 have been through the programme subsidised by funding from Skills for Justice which is the Sector Skills Council for the Fire and Rescue Service and Criminal Justice workers. Skills for Justice are funding programmes for women as part of a national sector pathways initiative. If you want to know more visit Skills for Justice.

To see the full list of those achieving the Award click here

To see more about the Award click here

17 September 2009