Designing & Producing a Development Centre
Development centre design training for HR and talent professionals who want to provide meaningful, insight-led development experiences. This practical programme builds confidence in designing exercises, defining behaviours and giving constructive feedback. Participants learn how to create development centres that reveal strengths and gaps, support self-awareness and translate insight into clear, personalised development plans that accelerate growth and performance.
Description
The programmes within this Business Development pillar are not “off-the-shelf” courses. They are designed as a menu of development options that can be combined, adapted and shaped to reflect how your organisation actually creates value, wins work and sustains client relationships. What appears to be a requirement for “sales training” often points to something deeper – commercial confidence, consultative thinking, internal collaboration or the ability to articulate value with credibility.
These outlines are therefore best read as catalysts for discussion – prompts to help you reflect on how opportunity is identified, pursued and converted and what kind of development will genuinely shift commercial behaviour. In practice, the most effective solutions often draw on complementary elements from across our other pillars – Communication, Personal Development, Management and Leadership and Senior-Level Leadership and Talent Development. Every intervention we deliver is built in partnership with you, around your culture, your people and the outcomes you need to achieve.
Course Objectives
By the end of this programme participants will be able to:
- Explain the purpose and value of development centres
- Distinguish development centres from assessment centres
- Align centre design to capability and succession needs
- Create exercises that reveal strengths and development areas
- Deliver feedback that motivates improvement
- Translate outcomes into practical development plans
Course Outline
1. Introduction to Development Centres
- Purpose and benefits of developmental assessment
- When development centres add most value
2. Designing the Development Framework
- Identifying development priorities and pathways
- Aligning activities to capability frameworks
3. Creating Development Exercises
- Role-plays, simulations and reflective activities
- Ensuring relevance and practical insight
4. Fairness and Ethical Practice
- Recognising and managing bias
- Creating a safe and supportive experience
5. Developmental Feedback
- Structuring clear and constructive conversations
- Linking insight to growth and performance
6. Creating Development Plans
- Converting outcomes into focused action
- Aligning individual plans to organisational needs
Prerequisites
There are no specific prerequisites for this course.
Related Certifications
Attendees may also be subsequently interested in
- Criteria & Competency Based Interviewing Skills
Who should attend
HR and Learning & Development professionals, talent managers and leaders who want to:
- Accelerate individual and organisational capability
- Create structured development experiences with real impact
- Support succession planning and future readiness
- Provide meaningful developmental feedback
- Translate insight into practical development action
Applicable across all sectors where growth, progression and capability planning are priorities.
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