Leadership for Quality Improvement Program
The Leadership for Quality Improvement Program is a development program was created by UK Improvement Foundation to meet the needs of anyone employed in the public sector - whether in education, the police force, local government or social services, health or prison services, local authorities or the voluntary sector. It is designed to develop leadership skills and confidence, to enable participants to drive forward improvement work.The program equips participants with a comprehensive range of quality improvement skills that can be applied to lead improvement work in their organisations. It also gives participants an understanding of management skills in organisational design and behaviour, and introduces them to leading thinkers and policy-makers.
UK Improvement Foundation delivers this Leadership program in partnership with Karen Picking Associates, a company at the forefront of leadership development in the UK, and Teesside University. The Program is accredited at Masters Level.
Key Benefits
- Help your organisation meet the needs of tomorrow, today
- Lead local change and influence across services
- Tailor services to meet local needs
- Enhance your leadership and managerial skills
- Boost your knowledge of and ability to use quality improvement methods
- Practice through doing and deliver improvement locally
- Improve your understanding of working in partnership across different public sectors
- Learn from leading edge national and international speakers
- Broaden your local and national network of key contacts
- Large scale program with real organisational impact
Achievements
Previous outcomes have been impressive, with participants each undertaking a significant piece of quality improvement work in their sector. Participants have fed back significant individual and organisational impact as a result of attending the program, with enhanced skills and leadership traits. The following table indicates the number of participants that felt they had the particular competency before and after the program.
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| Competency | % before | % after |
| Facilitating local improvement | 57< | 91 |
| Confidence in leading improvement | 52 | 89 |
| Creating a vision for their organisation | 46< | 88< |
| Confidence in being able to develop their team< | 42 | 81 |
