Programme Overview
This comprehensive programme equips public sector leaders with the knowledge, skills, and ethical framework required to lead with integrity and effectiveness in a complex public service environment. Grounded in the Nolan Principles of Public Life, the programme is designed to help delegates navigate the unique challenges of public sector leadership while upholding the highest standards of conduct.
The Principled Leadership in the Public Sector programme is tailored for mid to senior-level leaders across various public sector organisations, including the NHS, local government, and central government departments. Delegates will gain a thorough understanding of ethical leadership and develop practical strategies to integrate the Nolan Principles into their daily operations and decision-making processes. The programme focuses on fostering leadership that enhances organisational culture, strengthens governance, and builds public trust through ethical practices.
This programme comes with certification, awarded by the University of Derby in recognition of its high quality, relevance and applied nature. All delegates will receive this on completion of the programme.
Benefits for you
Ethical Leadership Mindset: Develop a thorough understanding of how the Nolan Principles can guide ethical leadership and decision-making in the public sector.
Enhanced Problem-Solving: Learn practical strategies for navigating complex ethical dilemmas, improving your ability to make balanced and informed decisions.
Strategic Leadership: Build confidence in leading with integrity, ensuring that your actions align with the values of transparency, accountability, and openness.
Accountability in Action: Gain the tools to create clear objectives and hold yourself and your team accountable for upholding ethical standards in daily operations.
Improved Stakeholder Engagement: Strengthen your ability to build trust and foster transparent communication with stakeholders, enhancing public confidence in your leadership.
Values-Driven Culture: Learn how to embed ethical considerations into organisational practices, ensuring that your leadership promotes a culture of integrity.
Certification: On completion, you’ll earn an internationally recognised university certification from the University of Derby that enhances your professional credibility and career prospects.
Benefits for your organisations
Ethical Governance: Implement governance structures that prioritise transparency, accountability, and ethical decision-making across all levels of the organisation.
Increased Public Trust: Build and maintain public trust by demonstrating a commitment to the Nolan Principles and ethical leadership in all aspects of public service.
Improved Decision-Making: Equip your leadership team with the tools to make decisions that are ethically sound, strategically effective, and aligned with public sector values.
Strengthened Leadership Pipeline: Foster the development of future leaders who are committed to upholding the highest standards of conduct, ensuring long-term organisational success.
Cultural Integrity: Cultivate an organisational culture that is rooted in ethical leadership, improving employee engagement and aligning the organisation’s goals with public service values.
Certification and Access to Postgraduate Programmes: Provide your people with training that is recognised and certified by the University of Derby for its high quality and applied provision and gain access to accelerated postgraduate opportunities.
Programme Formats and Availability
| Format | Location | Dates | Duration | Fees | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face-to-face | London | March 2025 | 4-days | £3800 | Available | |
| In-House | UK Delivery | Contact our team to discuss your requirements | 1,2 and 4-day programmes available | Price on quote | Available | |
| Online | International Availability | Launching September 2025 | 8-week part-time | £2200 | Register your interest |
Leading Organisational Change with Integrity: Leaders will learn how to implement change initiatives that align with ethical principles while managing resistance and fostering team buy-in. This module provides practical guidance on navigating organisational change, ensuring the process supports the organisation’s values and maintains the trust and engagement of all stakeholders.
We do not include formal assessments as part of our 4-day programmes, however we do highly recommend delegates complete the associated independent directed learning that is provided for each of our programmes. Completing directed learning helps to reinforce knowledge and skills acquired during the programmes, making it more likely that delegates will retain and apply this knowledge in their professional roles and for the benefit of their organisation. Our team are available to provide support throughout the process.
All Illuminare Executive Education 4-day programmes are scheduled for 7.5hrs contact time each day (30hrs in total for the programme). In addition, it is expected that you would complete an additional 10hrs of independent directed learning to meet the programme learning outcomes and to ensure you get the most out of your learning experience. Dates and timings of delivery will be confirmed when you enrol. Please be assured that all directed learning will be explained and access to all required resources will be provided to you during the taught element of the programme.
All our open programmes are available with UK university certification of endorsement and / or CPD points in recognition of their high quality, sector leading provision. We’re proud to offer programme certification at no extra cost when you make the request at the point of booking. If this request is made after the point of booking an administration fee of £49 (per certificate) will be due before a certificate can be processed.
If you are an organisation interested in having your bespoke programme certified, please speak with our team prior to making a booking so we can discuss your needs.
We offer 10% discount on bookings where 5 or more delegate places are booked on the same programme (bookings must be made at the same time and through the same payment transaction for the discount to be applied).
It covers all required study material and programme activities. For bookable open programmes, it also covers all refreshments and meals provided during the face-to-face programme contact time.
Please complete an ‘Enquire and Enrol’ form online. Acceptance is not automatic; your application will be reviewed by our team to ensure a best-fit between applicants and programmes. Our team will be in touch to discuss your needs and will ensure you enrol onto the programme that’s right for you (and that’s scheduled on the right date and location for you too). If you are enquiring on behalf of an organisation, please contact us to discuss your needs.
We hold open programmes in London, Dubai, Edinburgh, and Abi Dhabi throughout the year. We also deliver in-house programmes for organisations across the world. Please view our programmes for dates of our upcoming open programmes or contact us to discuss your organisational requirements.
Visa requirements vary depending on your nationality and country of residence. We encourage you to use the ‘check if you need a visa’ tool or to consult the UK consulate or embassy in your home country.
This programme comes with a UK University Certificate from the University of Derby in recognition of its high-quality sector leading provision. The University of Derby is a UK Top 10 university for employability and learner experience. If you would like to receive certification, please let a member of our team know when you make a booking enquiry or enrol onto the programme.
Why choose Illuminare Executive Education?
Illuminare Executive Education was founded to meet the needs of global corporations and professionals who appreciate and demand high-quality education and services that the UK Higher Education sector is renowned for. Here at Illuminare Executive Education, we provide it in ways that are easy to access, agile to engage with, and applied in delivery.
We are proud that our founders and team are all leading UK academics and practitioners. Our programmes are all designed to the same quality standards that UK Universities adhere to. For many years we have successfully designed, validated, and delivered new and existing UK university programmes (degrees, apprenticeships, short courses, and executive education) to meet market demand, and we continue to provide advisory services on curricular modifications to ensure they reflect the changing needs of the global market.
We bring you our knowledge, skills, experience and support through provision of our own university endorsed globally recognised programmes, business services and executive coaching. As a mark of our high-quality provision, all our programmes are available with UK university certification and / or CPD certification on request.
Our team have extensive experience of working in and with organisations from around the world and will bring you the latest research, teaching and learning combined with the most current global professional practice, in ways that work for you and your organisation.
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