Training Services

Each of our training programs provides participants with a hands-on learning experience through the use of case studies, worksheets and exercises – the best way to retain knowledge and get the most out of your training investment.

We also design tailored training packages to meet organisational needs and can train on our clients’ premises or in our own training rooms. Contact us now to find out  more!

• Strategic planning
• Business planning
• Corporate Governance for the Third Sector
• Grant-Writing Essentials

  Strategic Planning

A strategic plan is an essential tool to enable boards and managers to address their legal, financial and operational responsibilities and make informed decisions, based on the three fundamental strategic questions:

• Where are we now?
• Where do we want to be?
• How are we going to get there?

 Our course guides participants through these questions, providing them with the tools to prepare a complete, customised Strategic Plan, including an organisational vision and mission, values, strategic objectives, SWOT analysis, PEST analysis, Five Force analysis and a strategic action plan.  We offer an optional strategic plan review service for course graduates.

 Business Planning

An organisation’s business plan is the blueprint for its growth and an essential resource for capital raising. Participants will learn to develop quality research-based business plans, covering the areas of situational analysis – product and marketing, distribution, competitor, financial and product life cycle, environmental, SWOT, STEP and Five Force, product development, market research, sales and marketing, finance, forecasts and projections, human resources, sales, manufacturing, risk analysis and management. We offer an optional business plan review service for course graduates.

Corporate Governance for Not-for-Profits

 Third Sector boards and management committees have ultimate responsibility for the operation of their organisation and must comply with a myriad of legal, fiduciary and financial responsibilities.

Because no two boards are the same, our Corporate Governance for the Third Sector program is individually tailored to participants’ needs. With case studies, worksheets and exercises used as resources – and written in plain English – participants are able to apply their learnings to their board’s core business immediately. 

Our Corporate Governance Course covers governing legislation, responsibilities of not-for-profit boards and management committees, role and responsibilities of specific board positions, board functions vs management functions, good corporate governance, Board policies, Board performance assessment and review, strategic planning for boards.

Grant writing essentials

This external study course or face to face workshop takes participants through the full funding proposal and grant application process, including researching grants and funding, project design and development to meet funding criteria, preparation of funding applications and proposals, preparation and coordination of supporting material, brokering partnerships where required to address funding criteria, project management, reporting and acquittal.

Participants are able to either work on their own funding applications, or use our template application, to obtain a real understanding of the skills and techniques behind the preparation of successful funding proposals.  We offer an optional application review service to graduates.