The new National Occupational Standards for Management and Leadership are on their way

The new Management and Leadership Standards have been published and are available from the Management Standards Centre. These standards describe the level of performance expected in employment for a range of management and leadership functions/activities. As one of the MAIN providers in Scotland, David Brown Training will be at the forefront delivering these new qualifications. The existing Management SVQs will close on 31st October 2005 and the new SVQs, (based on these new Standards) will be in place on 1st November 2005.

The new standards are designed to develop and enhance Management and Leadership skills and ensure that managers

• have the personal resources required to undertake their work
• are able to provide direction and leadership
• manage change and foster innovation
• manage their people and resources effectively
• effectively deliver the business outcomes expected by their customers

The standards now include behaviours that underpin effective performance. This is in recognition of feedback from employers that the soft skills which managers bring to their role are as important as the hard technical skills they possess.

For more information about the standards, e-mail us or visit www.management-standards.org.

Institute of Leadership & Management

David Brown Training recently hosted a presentation on the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) and the qualifications it offers.

Keith Adam and David Brown, Partners, David Brown Training and Arthur Merchant, Area Manager, ILM spoke to delegates about the Institute and the benefits for businesses undertaking management training utilising ILM qualifications.

From left to right: Keith Adam, Partner; David Brown, Partner; and Arthur Merchant, ILM Area Manager.

If you would like to find out more about ILM and the qualifications it offers click on Management Development.

Investors In People Re-accreditation

David Brown Training recently achieved IIP re-accreditation following a rewarding evaluation process for both the Partners and the DBT staff. The feedback received from IIP was very positive and DBT looks forward to maintaining the standard for a long time to come!

Keith Adam, Partner, DBT (left) and Moray Wood, Business Development Coordinator, DBT (far right) are presented with IIP certificate by Isobel Maughan, Acting Joint Director of Lifelong Learning, Scottish Enterprise Grampian.

To contact David Brown Training, please email info@davidbrowntraining.com or call 01651 873398