How engaging employees shapes a happier workplace
Ann Hartland, the Deputy CEO and Growth Director of Cedar, talks about how engaging employees shapes a happier workplace.
After completing her Level 7 Senior Leadership Programme, she discusses her personal growth and growth as a leader.
How Dogstar Foundation is creating a happy workplace with the Level 7 programme
The Level 7 Senior Leadership programme is a post-graduate level qualification with a difference. It’s designed for CEOs and senior level leaders of organisations who want to learn how to change the culture of their organisation to one based on trust and empowerment.
As an apprenticeship qualification, it’s focused on implementing ideas and on-the-job learning, and it can be paid for by the Apprenticeship Levy. This means that your organisation will pay just £700 for a two-year leadership programme with monthly workshops and regular coaching.
“If you’re battling imposter syndrome or think studying isn’t for you as an adult, please reconsider. If I can do it, anyone can,” says Samantha Green of Dogstar Foundation.
Alun Pomfrett: Why It’s Important To Make Pre-Approval Work
Giving your staff more autonomy means they don’t require as much oversight, freeing up the time of managers. It allows people to take ownership of their work, feel trusted and confident, and creates more joy at work. Implementing it, however, can be tricky.
Alun Pomfrett, HR Manager at Leicester-based Cocoa Amore and graduate of Happy’s
Level 7 Senior Leadership Apprenticeship Programme
has developed a very simple way to make autonomy work for your staff, as he explains at the 2023 Happy Workplaces Conference.
Helen Taylor: Break Free From Bureaucracy with Pre-Approval
How much money would you trust your employees to spend, without checking with their manager first? £50? £100? How about £50,000?
Helen Taylor from the London Borough of Hounslow, who is currently enrolled on the Level 7 Senior Leadership Apprenticeship Programme, explained in this talk from the 2023 Happy Workplaces Conference how she has implemented a system where her staff are Pre-Approved to spend £100,000.
Happy’s Apprenticeship Programmes Recognised as Good by Ofsted
The quality of Happy’s apprenticeship programmes has recently been recognised as Good within the Ofsted further education and skills inspection. Ofsted reviewed the overall effectiveness of our quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and apprenticeships, giving us the Good mark on each and every category.
Happy’s Apprenticeship Programmes Recognised as Good by Ofsted
The quality of Happy’s apprenticeship programmes has recently been recognised as Good within the Ofsted further education and skills inspection. Ofsted reviewed the overall effectiveness of our quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and apprenticeships, giving us the Good mark on each and every category.
Celebrate Black History Month with Happy
Join us for a free, interactive online celebration on Tuesday, 15th October from 10am, as we honour Black History Month and showcase the incredible talent within our Global Majority leadership community.
Emma Halahan: How You Could Benefit From a Leadership Apprenticeship with Happy
Many years ago, an apprenticeship was something that young people did at the beginning of their careers to learn a vocation in a hands-on way from an expert. However, in the last 20 years that has drastically changed. Apprenticeships are now available to anyone, of any age and at any stage of their career, in a range of subjects. Happy has run leadership apprenticeship programmes for several years now at Level 3, Level 5 and Level 7.
Emma is an alumni of Happy’s
Level 5 Apprenticeship Programme for Experienced Managers
which she found invaluable. Emma talked about her experience with the programme and how it’s affected how she works at the 2024 Happy Workplaces Conference.
How TypeFi is Creating a Happy Workplace with the Level 7 Programme
The
Level 7 Senior Leadership programme
is paid for from the Apprenticeship Levy if you have over £3 million in payroll. If not, the government pays 95% of it, so your organisation pays just £700 for a two-year leadership programme with monthly workshops and regular coaching.
“Your Level 7 Senior Leadership apprenticeship is absolutely brilliant,” says Jason Michell of TypeFi. “One of the best things I’ve done in the last decade. It’s the best money I’ve never spent.”
