Policy at StrathclydeStrathclyde Economic Policy Leadership Programme

The Strathclyde Economic Policy Leadership Programme brings together our expertise in both policy and executive education to create a cross-faculty, cross-disciplinary, cross-functional programme for experienced and emerging leaders in Scotland.

The programme acts as a laboratory, allowing policymakers to collaborate in the development, delivery and measurement of policy outcomes - to learn from each other and from thought leaders in Scotland, the UK and beyond.

Aims & objectives

  • to establish an ambitious and innovative programme of Executive Leadership training – drawing on expertise across private, public and academic sectors
  • to develop a pan-Scotland network of ‘next-generation’ leaders with skills, experience and confidence in economic policy
  • to inspire and empower future leaders in the areas of policy and economic development
  • each cohort will continue to learn, debate, discuss and work collaboratively on ideas

Benefits

  • an applied personalised learning journey – an experiential approach to programme design and delivery
  • access to leading-edge thinking and materials – a dedicated e-learning site for programme members
  • development of a peer to peer learning community – facilitated through classroom discussions and embedded via action learning sets
  • development of critical analytical skills – underpinned by an understanding of tools, techniques and frameworks for decision making and implementation
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Programme structure & learning

The Strathclyde Economic Policy Leadership Programme (SEPLP) consists of an induction day followed by six, two-day applied workshops that have been co-created by Policy at Strathclyde and the Scottish Government.

The learning is structured around a series of ‘grand challenges’. The programme provides a supportive environment where experienced and knowledgeable policy leaders and future leaders apply their learning - and learning is both embedded and personalised through our facilitated Action Learning Sets.

The SEPLP journey involves a challenging but impactful journey that begins with an induction day to set the programme culture, vision and values.

The induction day forms a vital part of SEPLP as it is where we explain our learning process (outlined below) and how we benefit from the combined experience of the group and integrate this into content delivered by subject matter experts and senior practitioners.

Eleanor Shaw
The Scottish context of new fiscal powers means that we need senior leaders to be more economically literate.
Eleanor Shaw,
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Senior Vice Dean, Strathclyde Business School