Things can go either right or wrong depending on how a piece of work is managed. A lack of business management skills undermines efficiency and value for money in public services. Having these skills can bring order to a chaotic situation and at the other end of the scale, can make successful managers even more productive.

So important are business management skills that without them, it would be difficult to be taken seriously and progress in your career. The programmes here cover a wide range of business management subjects ranging from HR for line managers and project management, to Lean and financial management. They are all for generalist managers, not for specialists in that particular profession. Choose those subjects that will benefit you the most, depending on your job role, for a good grasp of the realities of that business management area.