1 day career planning workshop for up to 16 people

The Threshold Workshop is a powerful one-day event that helps people to think outside the box about what they want in their career and how they can achieve it.

These acclaimed workshops have been attended by more than 1000 people at all grades from 50 public sector organisations, and run in-house for 12 government departments.

This workshop is highly cost-effective at £156 per person.

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1 year supported mentoring programme

The Crossing Thresholds programme pairs people with mentors in more senior grades who support, inform and challenge them. These partnerships are undergirded with career coaching, group modules, peer feedback and targeted learning events.

Evaluations of past programmes have shown that typically 40-70% of Crossing Thresholds participants get promoted within a year of completing the programme.

You can download a pdf flyer about the cross-department Crossing Thresholds programme for women at Grade 6 and 7 here and additional information here here

You can download a pdf flyer about the cross-department Crossing Thresholds programme for women at EO-SEO here and additional information here

An application form for either programme can be downloaded here

6 month career development programme

TPFL is a cross-department programme for female Deputy Directors (Grade 5) aspiring to Director level and above. Participating departments include CPS, Cabinet Office, Defra, DFID, Department of Health, DfT, FCO, Home Office, MoJ, MoD HM Treasury and others.

The 4th programme starts on June 2nd 2010.

The programme comprises six days over six months, covering:
• Career goalsetting and action planning
• Developing an authentic personal style of leadership
• Presentation and interview skills
• Raising your profile
• Understanding the wider government agenda.

Places cost £3,800 +VAT. Groups are limited to 8 people to maximise individual attention.

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3 day residential programme

This course enables people to develop the skills and behaviours needed to succeed in interviews and other high profile situations:
• Project credibility and authority
• Convey your attributes in interviews
• Develop an authentic personal style
• Deliver with confidence and clarity

Groups are limited to six people to optimise individual attention. Places cost £1,750 +VAT

This programme is also offered as an individual coaching programme.

I have changed the way I behave over the last 3 days and believe it will have a lasting influence.

Cabinet Office SCS member

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Thresholds have developed an innovative way of working with teams and organisations to optimise performance while accommodating individual preferred working patterns. The whole team collaborates to devise new ways of working, communicating and ensuring the necessary cover.

The workshop covers:
• The team’s vision for its role and outcomes
• The benefits and challenges of working flexibly
• Looking at individual preferred working patterns
• Making it work as a team
• Creating a team plan including ongoing monitoring and evaluation

Having run over a dozen of these workshops we recommend devoting a full day to it, however we can tailor it to a shorter time if required.

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Developing individual potential

Coaching is an excellent way to develop an individual's potential. Threshold coaching has one purpose: to support individuals to achieve their career goals. This often involves identifying perceived barriers and looking beyond symptomatic issues to underlying causes. Within a context of collaboration, skilful questioning and objectivity, clients are able to gain significant insights and make fundamental choices and changes.

We have four qualified coaches on our team.

Prices start at £250 for a single session or £800 for a series of four.

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Identifying and addressing cultural and structural blocks

We have worked with several government departments to clearly identify and address barriers to career progression faced by diverse groups of staff, notably MoD, Department of health and DFID. What works particularly well is the way we tap into staff members’ experience and insights to develop viable proposals for going forward.

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Demonstrating your fitness for the role you aspire to

This one/two day workshop gives people an opportunity to think through the role they aspire to, and develop confidence in demonstrating their fitness for it.  It can include:

• Creating a CV or completing an application for maximum impact
• Viewing your interview style on screen
• Clarifying and rehearsing your attributes
• How to differentiate your offering
• Effective use of examples
• Practise in front of a simulated interview panel

How to convey information with authenticity and impact

The aim of this one-day workshop is to increase people’s self-awareness, confidence and competence in formal and informal presentations. It includes:

• Seeing yourself on screen
• Getting feedback on your strengths and weaknesses
• Practising and developing new skills
• How to create structured and memorable presentations
• Using your body and voice to enhance your communication