Course Duration: 1 day

Succession Planning for Staff and Boards

Preparing for change

Succession planning is the ongoing process of preparing an organisation for the transition of key roles and the handover of information, relationships and systems. This course teaches a well-planned approach to succession and provides processes for smooth implementation.

Course Detail

Succession planning is the ongoing process of preparing an organisation for the transition of key roles and the handover of information, relationships and systems.

In many organisations succession is a frantic and unplanned process which results in extensive loss of corporate knowledge, continuity and social capital along with much duplication of effort and stress for all concerned.

This course presents an alternative approach which advocates for an ongoing and well-planned approach to succession and provides a range of tools and processes for smooth implementation.

Topics include

  • Risks and benefits of different approaches to succession
  • Maintaining momentum and continuity
  • Succession timing
  • Recruitment
  • Organisational memory
  • Governance structures for smooth transitions
  • Systems and documentation
  • Mentoring and advisory roles
  • Handover and induction

This course includes

  • Engaging, up-to-date materials.
  • Take-home resource package.
  • All day catering and beverages - with dietary needs catered for.
  • Certificate of attendance.
•Government •Community •Healthcare •Commercial •Education

Innovative professional development and community education training services

Group Bookings

Need this course, or something similar, for your team? We have separate group pricing for custom training.

Instead of attending a public course, it can be more cost-effective if we run this course for your team at your premises on a date of your choosing.

Contact us to discuss your specific needs & to obtain a quote.

Looking for something else?

Search our entire training catalogue to find what you need.

Upcoming Course Dates

Please take note of our training course refund terms & conditions.

Sorry, this course is not scheduled in our public calendar at present

We may schedule this course in an future semester. If you'd like to be kept up-to-date with our ongoing public-training program, please join our mailing list at the bottom of this page.

If you have a number of people who require this course, we have separate pricing for you. Please take a look at our custom training services where we can schedule and run this course just for your team.

If you have any other queries, don't hesitate to contact us.

 

Public training PRICES – 2023/2024

Our scheduled public training courses are held at our venue and include take-home course materials and all-day catering.

Price per person:

One-day courses: $315 Standard | $215 NFP | $145 Concession

Two-day courses: $540 Standard | $370 NFP | $250 Concession

Half-day courses: $190 Standard | $130 NFP | $85 Concession

  • Standard: Corporate and Government
  • NFP: Staff of non-profit organisations, micro-businesses with less than 5 staff and self-funded waged individuals
  • Concession: Concession Card Holders paying as individuals

 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PUBLIC TRAINING

We offer a small number of scholarships to those who would otherwise be unable to afford to attend. Scholarship recipients pay a nominal fee toward catering and materials ($25 half day | $45 one day | $90 two days). Links to apply for scholarships are shown in individual events when available.

CUSTOM training PRICES – 2023

The prices below are valid until end of 2023. However, while 2024 will see a necessary price rise to keep pace with increasing costs, all custom courses booked by the end of 2023, with deposit paid, will be charged at 2023 prices regardless of when the course is delivered.

Custom courses for your organisation are suitable for groups of 6 to 24 people and include quality take-home materials and course customisation.

Price per group:

One-day courses: $2200 Standard | $1850 NFP

Two-day courses: $4400 Standard | $3700 NFP

Half-day courses: $1400 Standard | $1200 NFP

Contact us for a personalised quote.

Related Courses

If you found this course to be relevant, you might also be interested in the following course(s):

Skills for organisational stewardship

Many people find themselves on a board or management committee without the fundamental skills essential for basic legal compliance. This course is an essential introduction for any new or prospective board members, along with anyone wanting to brush up on the basics.

Manage, mitigate, minimise

Risk management is the process of identifying and assessing the specific risks affecting a situation and developing a plan to deal with them. This course is a guide to developing a risk management plan for a specific project or area, or for a whole organisation.

Getting to where you want to go

Strategic planning is about taking a structured ‘big picture’ approach to achieving an organisation’s mission and objectives. This practical course provides a flexible template for creating a strategic plan and the skills and resources to create a tailored plan.