Leadership and development (ILM)

Enhanced learning is best gained through exploration and challenge in a supportive environment, where participants feel confident in expressing their ideas. The natural outdoor environment provides both the setting and the stimulus for Carnegie Great Outdoors’ experiential learning programmes which enable participants to achieve an ILM Level 2 qualification.

This two day programme provides practicing team members and potential team leaders with a foundation to develop knowledge and team skills that will assist their personal development and allow them to become more effective. It helps learners understand how people work together to achieve common objectives through team working. It will give students the chance to also learn the importance of communication, adapt their own styles of learning and improve negotiation skills.

The ILM Level 2 qualifications are ideal for those over the age of 15 who form part of a team within their schools, sixth form colleges, community youth organisations or social action projects.

• Increase team bonding and co-operation
• Learn how to create an environment in which individuals are happy to voice new ideas and ask for help
• Improve your team's verbal communication skills
• Managing everyone's opinions and ideas so everyone is heard and clear decisions are made
• Communication, planning and trust are the keys to success
• Willingness to trust others and accept support
• Creative thinking and problem solving
• Effective teamwork is essential to achieve the objective
• The team will evaluate their experience and identify and apply lessons learned.

Enhanced learning is best gained through exploration and challenge in a supportive environment, where participants feel confident in expressing their ideas.

The natural outdoor environment provides both the setting and the stimulus for Carnegie Great Outdoors’ experiential learning programmes which enable participants to gain an ILM Level 3 Award qualification.

The ILM Level 3 Award qualification is ideal for:

• Delegates who have management responsibilities but no formal training
• Team leaders who are looking to move up to the next level of management
• Managers who need to lead people through organisational change, budget cuts or other pressures

• Effective and confident first-line managers
• Better relationships and communication within teams
• Measurable results: workplace-based assessment ensures new skills are effectively transferred to the business
• Qualifications can be tailored to the organisation's learning and development needs

Our ILM 5 Certificate programme delivers engaging and inspiring leadership development through a process of transformational re-learning. Embedding highly contemporary Self Determination Theory within an experiential residential outdoor activity programme blended with classroom sessions, this approach delivers a tried and tested, highly engaging programme.

Over the course of the 5 day residential you will take part in a mix of classroom sessions and outdoor adventurous activities delivered onsite and in the local area. All adventure activities are offered on a challenge by choice basis – trust us that no-one is forced to do anything! We don’t want to spoil the impact by telling you exactly what activities you will enjoy. Just come prepared to join in, be supported and you will reap the reward of the experiential learning approach. 

You will return to your organisation a more confident and energised member of your team, having developed skills to help you find a deeper understanding of the people you are working with and making you better equipped to operate in a business environment.

• Uses core management techniques to drive better results
• Develops ability to lead, motivate and inspire
• Provides strategic leadership as well as day-to-day management skills
• Benchmarks managerial skills
• Participate in exciting adventurous activities
• Work cooperatively and support others in challenging situations
• Connect with nature and the environment
• Enhances health and wellbeing

• Encourages strategic thinking at this level of management, to foster business improvement
• Engages middle managers with training and development – this qualification is designed to provide clear, measurable benefits to career-minded professionals
• Promotes greater employee engagement and general commitment to job role and performance
• Contributes to maximising staff potential
• Can improve staff morale and motivation
• Supports employees’ emotional and physical wellbeing