Learning & Professional Development

Talent Development offer a range of programmes and courses. You find information about all of these below as well as additional offerings from across The University of Manchester.

Leadership & Management

Talent Development offer the following Leadership and Management programmes. You can view a summary of all courses here, or go directly onto the programme page links below:

Short courses

The below short courses are offered by Talent Development. Places on these courses are limited and users are invited to apply for courses via the Training Catalogue.

Chairing Meetings that Deliver Results
Coaching Skills for Managers
Communicating Assertively
Developing Personal Resilience for Change
Giving Feedback Effectively
Leading People Through Change
Project Management - Foundation Leve l
Project Management - Practitioner Level
Project Management for Researchers
Recruiting Staff at Manchester - this is a blended learning course, once you have completed the self-directed component you will be able to book on to the workshop.
Successful Delegation

The following staff lifecycle events are also facilitated by Talent Development on behalf of teams within People Directorate.

Online learning

Talent Development have a number of online learning courses which are available to staff to access via self-enrolment on Blackboard.

After completing these courses, your Training Record will be updated automatically within 72 hrs.

Your professional development

Talent Development is your gateway to holistic professional development. We are dedicated to nurturing your skills, fostering career advancement, and facilitating lifelong learning to empower you in every aspect of your professional journey.

Training opportunities across UoM

You can discover more training opportunities across the University ranging from essential induction information for our new starters, important compliance and risk training, and ongoing resources and support for wellbeing, equality, diversity, inclusion and more.