Learning Transfer and Sustainability

SEEC integrates a variety of program elements into the learning design to promote learning transfer and sustainment in the work environment.  These include:

• Examples and cases that focus on application in the work place.
• Pre-program assessments to create self-awareness.
• Personal Development Action Plans with follow-up coaching and mentorship.
• Action Learning Programs that involve projects with real company strategic issues. 
• E-learning modules, online resource library, and e-community based social forum to share experiences and challenges with peers, during and after the program.

Personal Development Action Plan (PDAP)

Leadership training is designed to build knowledge of key skills and behaviours of leaders, create awareness of each participant’s capabilities, and build the resolve to work on and develop their weaker areas. The PDAP is a formalized process where each participant is encouraged to put good intentions into motion and create an actionable plan with specific actions necessary to achieve their goals. SEEC utilizes a simple structure for creating and monitoring PDAP goals against actual application to their day-to-day functions.  On-going coaching provides a dialogue and support to ensure intentions are translated into action. 

Coaching and Mentorship

Coaching provides a dialogue and support to ensure intentions are translated into action.  This can either be conducted one-on-one or in groups.

• One-on-one coaching is partnered with the Personal Development Action Plan, where a coach encourages, listens, and offers suggestions to sustain and improve the journey.  Coaching can be conducted by the participants’ managers or by a Schulich facilitator.  External coaching provides learners with a neutral and safe environment to share the challenges of working through their action plan.

• Peer, or group, coaching provides a forum to share their challenges and results while providing each other with encouragement, support, best practices and pitfalls.

Mentoring provides generalized support with career advice, a sounding board for issues and challenges, or perhaps a role model to emulate.

Applied Learning Program

The Applied Learning Program (ALP) is a real world assignment, performed in small teams, to challenge and accelerate leadership capabilities.  The strategic projects are selected by executive management for their strategic nature, relevance and currency.  Teams are expected to utilize the methodologies they learned in the program and apply them as they work through their projects, which culminate in a high level presentation to their executive.  In addition, participants are expected to exhibit some of the behavioural skills taught including networking, collaboration and teamwork, and leadership courage.

Online Resources

SEEC provides dedicated online resources for the duration of your program, and for the year following the program, that contain a variety of tools, resources, and a social forum.

• Tools: e-learning modules that support formal classroom instruction.

• Resource Centre: a variety of articles, white papers and other resource materials.

• Social Forum: an informal gathering of participants to review course material and articles recommended by facilitators or participants, find program announcements, discuss topics relevant to the program, and share photos and videos taken at course events.  Participants can also share their experience with applying newly acquired knowledge and tools.  The social forum is also designed to build employee loyalty and pride in their organization and positions.