The Business Improvement Academy is an innovative new approach that combines business improvement with behavioural change. A mix of five workshop based learning days combined with best practice, and on-site project work will support companies wishing to engage in the concept of sustainable continuous improvement by combining improvement tools and techniques with cultural and behavioural change.

Benefit to companies

Participants of the academy will become cultural enablers for their business, capable of delivering sustainable improvement through developing employee engagement and embedding supporting behaviours.

The guiding principles of the academy are:

• Continuous improvement combined with behavioural change – tailored to the participant’s own business improvement project
• Use of active learning techniques – supported by experienced practitioners
• Focus on sustainable change – embedding learning to deliver future business benefits
• Leadership excellence – practical improvement and embedding of leadership skills
• Business excellence – improving the competitiveness of business
• Engagement – encouraging continuous improvement by engaging with others

Why should you attend?

You have the ambition to drive significant improvements forward (process and behavioural) within your business. However, the rate of change is slower than anticipated. The appetite for change isn’t quite what it should be and any process changes achieved may have been short lived. There is also an expectation that any changes won’t be fully supported, with a consequential migration back to previous practices.

Who should participate?

• Those who have responsibility for enabling change in the business and are keen to secure a higher level of ownership and engagement from their colleagues
• Those who wish to clearly understand and better appreciate their own respective roles in the change process

Please note that sponsoring business leaders will be required to attend. These include:

• Half-day sponsors session in order to fully understand their role in supporting their delegates back in the workplace as they implement change – 28 August 2024
• The final delegate presentation day – 27 November 2024

Course Dates

• Sponsor Day 28/08/2024.
• Delegate Day 1 03/09/2024.
• Delegate Day 2 11/09/2024.
• Delegate Day 3 18/09/2024.
• Delegate Day 4 25/09/2024.
• Delegate Day 5 02/10/2024.
• Best Practice Visit 09/10/2024 – This will be on site at a company/innovation centre.
• On site Coaching – 3 half day session – dates to be agreed.
• Feedback Day 27/11/2024.

Please Note that the sponsoring business leaders will be required to attend:

• Half-day Sponsors Session on the (28th of August 2024) in order to fully understand their role in supporting their delegates back in the workplace as they implement change;
• The final delegate presentation day (27th November 2024).

Eligibility

The academy is open to applications from businesses with aspirations for growth. An initial review will ensure the academy is the best option to meet current business needs. The cost is £1000 (excluding VAT) for an SME and £1250 (excluding VAT) for a non-SME per delegate paid in advance by credit card. It will be held at Scottish Enterprise Collaboration Suite, Floor 4, Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo St, Glasgow G2 6HQ.