B02 – Women in Leadership and Management Programme

About the Programme

 Objectives

The programme is designed to:

·         help participants to learn from British and international trends on issues related to gender, power and organisations and specifically to understand the key and specific role of women’s leadership capital in creating a level playing field for both women and men managers;

·         gain new perspectives in strategic management and the management of change, with some reference to issues for women aspiring for leadership and power positions;

·         develop management skills, with specific reference to achieving excellence in managing people and resources;

·         learn creative and new ways of managing work place and home responsibilities;

·         contribute to building a resource group of women role models and change agents, through networking and proactive strategies aimed at influencing decision-makers in various sectors.

Key Themes Addressed In the Course

Each of the key themes below is addressed by at least one taught module, which will include group discussions, presentations, case studies and study visits. 

·         Leadership and Management

·         Strategic Planning and Management

·         Negotiation and Conflict Management

·         Gender Issues in Management

Learning Skills and Study Visits

Various seminars/workshops on developing learning skills, for example:

·         Self assessment and awareness

·         Mind mapping

·         Presentation skills

·         Reflective Learning and Personal Development

·         Understanding Group Dynamics

In addition to module-related study visits as noted above, the course includes 3 days in London. Organised visits may include: the Houses of Parliament as a guest of the Chancellor of the University, Baroness Lockwood; the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; the Confederation of British Industry; the Department for International Development (DfID). Additional visits may also be arranged, for example to the offices of the Lord Mayor of London.

There may also be scheduled evening seminars at the University’s School of Management, visits to places of cultural interest in the region and hosted lunches and dinners with occasional guest speakers.

Individual Study Project and Company Visits

Each scholar is required to identify a topic area related to her own professional experience. The scholars are allocated an academic supervisor who will assist them to develop their topic outline into a study project. This preparatory work begins before the scholars leave India and continues throughout the course, culminating in a 6,000-word project that is presented to the group and selected staff members during the final week of the course.

In addition, scholars undertake company visits during the course. These may be identified prior to scholars arriving in the UK. Some of the largest organisations from both the public and private sectors in the UK have participated in the past.

About The University of Bradford Centre for International Development

The Bradford Centre for International Development (BCID) is one of the UK’s leading university-based centres for development studies.  Established in 1969 in the University of Bradford as the Development and Project Planning Centre (DPPC), the department now offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary programmes of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.

BCID also offers professional training courses in international development and economic policy that are designed to equip students to work in many areas of development. The Centre has accumulated experience of delivering approximately 300 tailored training events in Bradford and all over the world. It has been delivering course for Chevening Programmes since the late 1990s and for groups of Indian scholars for many years before that. Almost 5,000 development professionals from upwards of 120 countries have now been trained in BCID.

Strong links have been developed between the Centre’s academic environment and current practise in the field. This has been gained from ongoing sabbaticals and professional consultancy contracts, which enable the Centre’s staff to present highly focused teaching programmes covering the real issues of importance to today’s professionals.

Number of Scholarships:                    Up to twelve (12)

Subject(s):                                            Strategic Management, Leadership and Gender related issues in global context

Level and Duration:                            Advanced training programme of twelve (12) weeks duration

UK Institution:                                    .Bradford Centre for International Development (BCID), University of Bradford (www.bradford.ac.uk)

Target professional group:                Indian women managers, from across a wide range of fields – private and public sectors, NGOs and women’s organisations

Age limit:                                               25-40 years as on 30 November 2005

Eligibility:                                            Applicants for this programme should be women managers having at least five years of part and/or full-time work experience at middle to senior management level in a public or private or non-government sector. Candidates should have demonstrated leadership potential and empathy for gender issues (to be assessed from personal statements provided with the application form).

Programme Dates:                             12 weeks beginning May 2006