We focus on the professional and personal development of those involved across the agricultural, land and rural sectors and work to develop the capacity of business owners and their staff to compete and prosper in an ever changing rural business environment. Covering the breadth of the UK, we draw on the experience of a team of professional development specialists, coupled with the expert knowledge of professional staff and consultants across our offices.
We currently offer professional development and training activity across the following rural and land based sectors:
- Agriculture
- Food chain
- Forestry and woodland management
- Rural tourism and diversified business
- Environmental management
- Rural estate management
Topic areas covered include:
- Rural leadership, strategic thinking and 360º feedback
- Innovation and entrepreneurship
- Farm and rural business management
- Financial/business management, including risk management, strategic thinking, analysis and decision making
- People skills, including leadership, psychometric testing, team building, communication, time management, conflict management, motivation, delegation and empowerment
- Rural policy
- Communication, media skills, presentation skills and facilitation
- Succession planning
- Selection and recruitment
- People management, change management, process evaluation, personal development and mentoring
Innovative training and skills delivery methodologies include:
- Facilitated business development groups
- Bespoke training delivery using a “phased learning” approach
- Exemplar speakers briefed to demonstrate and share best practice and innovation
- Coaching and mentoring – group and one to one basis
- Benchmarking business performance
- Residential and day workshops
- Seminars and conferencing
- Learning journeys
- Training and skills research, evaluation and consultancy
- Training needs analysis