Here is an example of how a Bespoke Learning Academy could look like for your organisation

You can view all the modules you need below. To see individual Modules in the showcase click on the dropdown at top left of the video. Module descriptions are below the videos.

You can gain Foundation Accreditation by watching at least one of the showcases below and completing this Accreditation Questionnaire. Send a copy of the questionnaire to your manager and accreditation@theforum.social for sign off. More information on accreditation can be found here.


You can download our Best Practice Guides here.

These modules are available to you until "Agreed Date"

Accredited Professionals

Congratulations to the following who have been accredited at Foundation Level
 - Jane Smith
 - Mohamed Ahmed
 - David Green
 - Karen Jones

Academy Launch & Tutorials

We can hold a launch for your academy so everyone understands how to access the modules and what they need to do to gain accreditation. We can also hold regular tutorials to layer in the learning and discuss how it is most appropriate to their role.

Start your learning

Your team get access to modules to help them focus on their learning, hear from other members on why learning is so important to them, how they build time into their diary for development and what they are doing differently because of this.

Your modules

We can add some of our box sets here or curate a set of individual modules that work best for your team.
Module Title
Description of what the module contains and what you will learn from it
 - Point one of specific learning
 - Point two of specific learning
 - Point three of specific learning

Module Title
Description of what the module contains and what you will learn from it
 - Point one of specific learning
 - Point two of specific learning
 - Point three of specific learning

Module Title
Description of what the module contains and what you will learn from it
 - Point one of specific learning
 - Point two of specific learning
 - Point three of specific learning

Individual Modules

You can choose the modules from the full list that are most suitable for your team

Workforce Strategy

Workforce Strategy

Your workforce strategy delivers your strategic objectives, however this too often is an afterthought after budgets have been agreed. This module explores the importance of a fully costed operating model.

 - Linking the shifts that are worked to the business strategy
 - Benchmark your current approach against the maturity model
 - Have clear next steps to improve your workforce strategy

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Categories: Scheduling & Wellbeing Recording

Scheduling & Flexibility Toolkit

Scheduling & Flexibility Toolkit

One you have determined the volatility of your volumes you can start to think of ways to manage this through scheduling. The flexibility toolkit contains 18 options that you can use in your business. Learning outcomes include:
 - What are the flexibility options and which can be combined? 
 - Pros and cons of each method and case study examples of how they’ve been implemented.
 - Understanding how different tool kit options can be used strategically and tactical

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Categories: Scheduling & Wellbeing Recording

Predictability of Events

Predictability of Events

A chance to practice assessing the predictability of events through a classic exercise from The Forum to help you hone your skills in forecasting ad hoc events.

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Categories: Forecasting & Analysis Recording, Scheduling & Wellbeing Recording, Operational Effectiveness Recording

Planning For Wellbeing

Planning For Wellbeing

This module introduces the broader concept of planning for wellbeing and ways to support your colleagues. Understanding these key considerations will help you to create a workforce strategy with wellbeing at the heart. 
 - What is wellbeing and why this is important?
 - The 5-key steps for wellbeing
 - Our responsibility as Planners to ensure we support wellbeing

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Categories: Scheduling & Wellbeing Recording

Understanding your Volatility & Flexibility

Understanding your Volatility & Flexibility

The basis of a best practice scheduling strategy is a clear understanding of the volatility of workload and the amount of flexibility to need and can afford.  This module introduces you to theoretical models and calculations to understand your flexibility need.  Learning outcomes include:
 - What does volatility & flexibility mean and the importance of defining these for your business.
 - How to calculate the volatility of demand and amount of flexibility available
 - Understanding different flexibility needs based on different starting positions, e.g. annually and daily, compared to average, compared to budget

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Categories: Forecasting & Analysis Recording, Scheduling & Wellbeing Recording