2025 Best Practice Guide
Raising Standards

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

Best Practice in Planning Assisted Learning Pathway

Virtual Learning

Best Practice in Planning Assisted Learning Pathway

Learn how to apply the whole planning cycle, from capacity to scheduling & real-time, with the chance to explore further your role and where it fits in.

After this course, you will;

 - See how each planning stage impacts others
 - Explore the importance of handoffs and the data journey
 - Understand the importance of shrinkage and forecasting in maintaining an effective plan

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Categories: The Professional Planning Forum, Workshops, ALP Best Practice in Planning

Capacity Planning, Forecasting & Budgets Assisted Learning Pathway

Virtual Learning

Capacity Planning, Forecasting & Budgets Assisted Learning Pathway

This course gives you knowledge to support you in your role and overcome the obstacles you face, to help you create a culture of data-driven decision making.

After this course, you will understand;

 - The key numbers in a capacity plan & how to explain them
 - How plans & forecasts flows from strategy & budgets through the entire planning cycle
 - Managing data to ensure a single version of the truth

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Categories: The Professional Planning Forum, Workshops, ALP Capacity Planning, Forecasting & Budgets

Scheduling & Wellness: Managing Flexibility Assisted Learning Pathway

Virtual Learning

Scheduling & Wellness: Managing Flexibility Assisted Learning Pathway

Learn about lifestyle and wellness options that help balance people with business needs and explore the volatility of your operations’ workload.

After this course, you will understand;

 - How to analyse your flexibility requirements and opportunities
 - What options are available to improve your coverage while supporting wellness & lifestyle
 - How to develop a flexibility strategy that is a corporate asset

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Categories: The Professional Planning Forum, Workshops, ALP Scheduling & Wellness

Real-time Effectiveness & Tactical Planning Assisted Learning Pathway

Virtual Learning

Real-time Effectiveness & Tactical Planning Assisted Learning Pathway

Learn how to determine the optimal approach and build an operational playbook, in order to improve your Real-Time function and tactical planning framework.

After this course, you will understand;

 - The role of Real-Time and how to add most value as analysts
 - The predictability/impact of events. How to set effective triggers and actions
 - How to analyse your flexibility demands and manage shrinkage

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Categories: The Professional Planning Forum, Workshops, ALP Real-Time Effectiveness & Tactical Planning

Best Practice in Insight, Reporting and Analysis Assisted Learning Pathway

Virtual Learning

Best Practice in Insight, Reporting and Analysis Assisted Learning Pathway

Learn the secrets of great analysis and reporting that drives action, whether working on resourcing, customer, performance, analytics or other types of data.

After this session, you will understand;

 - What good looks like: with examples, trends, top tips and pitfalls to avoid
 - How reports & presentations can drive brilliant learning
 - Methods to improve data structure, accuracy and analysis

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Categories: The Data, Analytics & Insight Forum, Workshops, ALP Best Practice in Insight, Reporting and Analysis