Sector leadership: Healthcare, education and community organisations
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 40 min
- Lessons
- 6 lessons
- Frequency
- At promotion into a management role and in an annual leadership programme
- Last reviewed
- 21 Oct 2026
Two teams need the same shared room on one day
Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
- Scenario, tabs, accordion, sorting activity and quizzes
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 10 slides
- Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
Two surveys
Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.
- Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
- 30-day check-in
- Anonymous by default
- Results feed your next refresher
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 255.0 | Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment | - | Whole course |
| SO 255.1 | Describe how leading in care, education and community settings differs from a corporate setting | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 255.2 | Lead teams with strong professional identities and shared values | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 255.3 | Balance mission, safety and limited resources when deciding | Best practice; sector body guidance | Whole course |
| SO 255.4 | Lead volunteers and part-time staff with different motivations | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 255.5 | Look after yourself and your team in emotionally demanding work + your info | Best practice; organisation's wellbeing policy | Whole course |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
6 lessons, about 40 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1Leading where mission comes first
3 pages
7 min
Leading where mission comes first
3 pages
2Leading skilled professionals
3 pages
7 min
Leading skilled professionals
3 pages
3Deciding with limited resources
3 pages
7 min
Deciding with limited resources
3 pages
4Grey areas: volunteers, part-timers and values clashes
3 pages
7 min
Grey areas: volunteers, part-timers and values clashes
3 pages
5Looking after yourself and your team
3 pages
7 min
Looking after yourself and your team
3 pages
6Your leadership plan and the final assessment
2 pages
5 min
Your leadership plan and the final assessment
2 pages
Live deck and surveys
10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
- Overall rating 5 stars
- Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
- What was most useful? multi-select
- Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
- Which habit will you try? multiple choice
- How confident are you supporting an emotionally demanding team? 1-5 scale
- Which course should come next? ranking
- My leader explains how decisions are made. 1-5 scale
- One thing we should change or add open text
- Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
- Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
- How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
- Do you know where to find the support routes list? yes / no / not sure
- A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
- Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking
Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.
Make it yours
8 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Who managers ask about people questions
{{HR_CONTACT}} - The confidential route for raising a conduct or safety concern
{{SPEAK_UP_ROUTE}} - Link to your employee assistance or wellbeing support
{{EMPLOYEE_ASSISTANCE_LINK}} - Link to the next course in your leadership path
{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}} - Where course completions are recorded
{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}} - Link to the self-paced course
{{COURSE_URL}}
Show all 8 fields
- Link to the baseline survey
{{SURVEY_1_URL}} - Link to the post-course and 30-day survey
{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
FAQ
Common questions
Can I run sector leadership: Healthcare, education and community organisations training online?
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
How often is this training needed?
At promotion into a management role and in an annual leadership programme.
Who needs this training?
Clinical, education and non-profit managers whose leadership context differs from a corporate one; run by the organisation's L&D or people team.
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.