In-house leadership programmes for senior teams in government
If you commission development for a senior team in UK government, whether you are a learning and development lead, an HR business partner or the director, Public Sector Agile can run any of its six leadership programmes for that team alone. The price for the team is £3,950+VAT for a half-day programme or £6,500+VAT for a one-day programme, and we cap the group at 8 or 10 people, depending on the programme. Your department can buy through RM6219 or with a purchase order, and a free 30 minute call is the quickest way to start.
The programmes, the group sizes and the prices
We wrote these programmes for senior civil servants at SCS 1 to 3 and Grade 6 who are accountable for digital, data or technology work without being specialists in it. Chris Preece designs and teaches every one.
| Programme | Length | Most people in a group | Price for a team | Price per person on an open programme | The team price is lower from | Ask us |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agile Leadership for Public Sector Senior Leaders For senior civil servants (SCS 1 to 3) | 1 day (7 hours) | 8 | £6,500+VAT | £995+VAT | 7 people | Ask for dates and a price (Agile Leadership) |
| Working in a Digital Government as a Non-Digital Leader For non-digital SCS, G6 and Deputy Directors | 1 day (7 hours) | 10 | £6,500+VAT | £895+VAT | 8 people | Ask for dates and a price (Digital Government) |
| AI for Government Leaders For SCS, G6 and Deputy Directors leading AI adoption | 1 day (7 hours) | 10 | £6,500+VAT | £995+VAT | 7 people | Ask for dates and a price (AI for Leaders) |
| Leading Change in Complex Government Environments For SCS, G6 and Deputy Directors leading change | 1 day (7 hours) | 10 | £6,500+VAT | £895+VAT | 8 people | Ask for dates and a price (Leading Change) |
| Managing Complexity as a Government Leader For SCS, G6 and senior leaders | Half day (3.5 hours) | 10 | £3,950+VAT | £545+VAT | 8 people | Ask for dates and a price (Managing Complexity) |
| Agile Awareness for Non-Digital Government Leaders For SCS, G6 and senior leaders outside the Government Digital and Data profession | Half day (3.5 hours) | 10 | £3,950+VAT | £545+VAT | 8 people | Ask for dates and a price (Agile Awareness) |
The team price is one price for the whole group, up to the number of people shown. To find where it becomes the lower price, we compared it with the cost of the same number of open places.
When we run a programme for your team, the group is your people alone and we agree the date with you. Open dates appear on each programme page when we set them. If your people want open places, ask us to tell you when we set a date.
If none of these programmes fits
- A programme designed for your department, from £8,000+VAT
We design a programme round your department's priorities. The price includes scoping, curriculum design, teaching and follow-up evaluation. It can combine several topics with coaching and follow-up support. It could be a series of sessions for your senior leadership team, an away-day for a directorate or a capability programme that runs over several months.
It suits a department that is running a transformation programme, bringing new senior leaders into digital-facing roles or developing a senior team together. We describe it on our services page.
- Move Fast and Fix Things
A 2-hour virtual workshop for G6 and senior civil servants on the reform agenda, AI adoption and agile leadership. Leave knowing where to focus first. It costs £595+VAT a person. We also run it for one leadership team on a date we agree with you. Read more about Move Fast and Fix Things.
- Leading AI in Government
A half-day virtual workshop for G6 and senior civil servants who have done AI for All and now have to lead AI adoption in their own portfolio. It costs £1,250+VAT a person. We run it as an open session for people from several organisations. Ask us to tell you when we set a date. Read more about Leading AI in Government.
- Advice for learning and development teams
We advise learning and development leads and HR business partners on how their organisation builds digital, agile and technology skills. We help you work out what training your teams need, design a learning strategy that follows the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework and judge whether the money you spend on learning now is getting results. We can also help with training needs analysis, capability assessments and the design of internal coaching programmes.
We price this work on its scope, so tell us on a call what you have in mind.
How we run a programme for your team
Online on Microsoft Teams
We teach every programme live on Microsoft Teams with Mural. Nobody has to travel, book a venue or ask IT for an exception. For your team alone we can also teach face to face at your premises anywhere in the UK. We charge travel at cost and quote it before you order.
Small groups
We cap the group at 8 or 10 people, depending on the programme, so that everyone can take part in the discussion.
What each person gets
Each person gets reference materials, a certificate of attendance and email support for 30 days after the programme.
Dates round your leaders' diaries
We agree the date with you and plan it round your leaders' diaries. A programme takes a half day or one day, and we can put several sessions together as a package.
Who teaches
Chris Preece teaches every programme. He works in a central government department today and has trained and coached more than 100 senior civil servants. More about Chris.
Confidential
What you and your leaders tell us stays between us.
Guides that show the level we teach at
We wrote these guides for senior leaders. You can judge from them whether our programmes would suit your team.
- Agile for senior civil servants: what you need to know
What a senior civil servant has to know to sponsor agile delivery, and what to leave to the team.
- Ten questions to ask your agile delivery team
Ten questions a leader can ask a delivery team without any technical background.
- AI for government leaders: questions before a pilot
Eight questions to ask before approving an AI pilot.
Questions people ask
Can you run a leadership programme for our senior team alone?
Yes. Public Sector Agile runs any of its six leadership programmes for one senior team in government, on a date we agree with you. The price for the team is £3,950+VAT for a half-day programme or £6,500+VAT for a one-day programme, and we cap the group at 8 or 10 people, depending on the programme.
Does it cost less to book a team or to buy open places?
That depends on the programme and on how many people you send. For Agile Leadership and AI for Leaders, the team price is lower once 7 or more people come. For Digital Government, Leading Change, Managing Complexity and Agile Awareness, the team price is lower once 8 or more people come. You can buy open places only when a programme has an open date.
Do you teach online or at our offices?
We teach online, live on Microsoft Teams with Mural, so nobody has to travel or book a venue. For your team alone we can also teach face to face at your premises anywhere in the UK. We charge travel at cost and quote it before you order.
Who teaches the programmes?
Chris Preece designs and teaches every programme. He works in a central government department today, has over 25 years of delivery experience and has trained and coached more than 100 senior civil servants.
How does our department pay?
Omnicomplexity Ltd, which trades as Public Sector Agile, is an approved supplier on RM6219, the Learning and Training Services DPS that Government Commercial Agency runs. We accept purchase orders. Public sector clients pay no deposit: we invoice after the programme against your purchase order, payable within 30 days.
What do you need from us to give dates and a price?
Tell us which programme you want, roughly when, how many people will come and their grades. We reply with dates and a price, and we aim to reply within one working day.
What to tell us
Tell us which programme you want, roughly when, how many people will come and their grades. We reply with dates and a price, and we aim to reply within one working day. If you are not sure which programme fits, a free 30 minute call with Chris is quicker.