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About our programmes

Our programmes are so much more than a tick-box exercise. We adopt a learner-centric approach and place a core focus on individuals and their unique development areas. Our programmes are aligned to apprenticeship standards, but we go beyond the standards to elicit sustainable behavioural change and life-defining change for our delegates.

From their initial induction day right through to the end of the qualification, our certified coaches support learners through a range of methods (including 121 coaching sessions) to really get to the core of each learner as an individual. But that’s not all. We know line managers also play a huge part in a learner’s journey. Our coaches facilitate conversations between learners and their managers to ensure that the programme is embedded in your business and development doesn’t simply ‘stop’ because the programme has finished.

This approach to development engages learners and managers, bridges the gap between learning and implementing change in your business, and helps delegates to become accountable for their future success .

Our training delivery

We aren’t a chalk and talk training provider. Our approach is interactive, hands-on, practical and fun! Through blended learning, we use classroom sessions to explore theory, and experiential activities and ‘learning in action’ to let delegates put the theory into practice.

This direct link between theory and practice means delegates can hone their newly developed skills in a safe environment, make a few mistakes along the way, and come back to your business ready to get it right. A key part of this is giving delegates time to reflect individually and as a group to understand how they performed and what they’d do differently next time.

Alongside hands-on interventions, our blended learning includes a range of approaches to help relate learning back to delegates’ roles and work environments. These include stretch assignments, business challenge projects, webinars, virtual learning, and much more.

We strongly believe that virtual training shouldn’t be boring! We have designed our virtual training to be just as impactful as face-to-face, but in shorter, sharper sessions. At its core, the outcomes of the virtual delivery remain the same. We include classroom sessions to learn theory, virtual activities designed to stretch delegates and implement what they’ve learnt, and time for reflection and peer feedback.

Our training delivery

We aren’t a chalk and talk training provider. Our approach is interactive, hands-on, practical and fun! Through blended learning, we use classroom sessions to explore theory, and experiential activities and ‘learning in action’ to let delegates put the theory into practice.

This direct link between theory and practice means delegates can practice their newly developed skills in a  safe environment, make a few mistakes along the way, and come back to your business ready to get it right. A key part of this is giving delegates time to reflect individually and as a group to understand how they performed and what they’d do differently next time.

Alongside hands-on interventions, our blended learning includes a range of approaches to help relate learning back to delegates’ roles and work environments. These include  stretch assignments, business challenge projects, webinars, virtual learning, and much more.

We strongly believe that virtual training shouldn’t be boring! We have designed our virtual training to be just as impactful as face-to-face , but in shorter, sharper sessions. At its core, the outcomes of the virtual delivery remain the same. We include classrooms sessions to learn theory, virtual activities designed to stretch delegates and implement what they’ve learnt, and time for reflection and peer feedback.

Key outcomes

By enrolling your people on Discovery’s development programmes, they will develop essential knowledge, skills, and behaviours to enhance their performance and unlock their full potential .

soft skills development
increased accountability
improved employee retention
reduced attrition

Programmes tailored to you

Development programmes shouldn’t take a one-size-fits-all approach – for learners or for their businesses. That’s why we make our programmes as flexible as possible.

Sometimes running your own development programmes simply isn’t an option. All of our programmes can be run as OPEN programmes to cater for those who only have a few delegates each year. This means they will be enrolled on a cohort with delegates from other businesses, so they still receive all the benefits of peer learning, and businesses can benefit from boosted employee performance for smaller numbers.

For those who have larger numbers, our programmes can also be run as Closed programmes. Colleagues benefit from shared experiences and peer-to-peer learning, businesses benefit from increased team engagement, and there’s the added benefit of our programme being tailored to your specific business.

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Our training programmes

Aspiring Leaders

Providing high-potential, future leaders with the knowledge, skills and behaviours that will stretch them to reach their full potential.

Emerging Leaders

Best suited to individuals that are new into leadership roles or entering management with a few months.

Empowered Leaders

Designed to enhance and cultivate the capabilities of those in existing management roles.

Sales Success

Whether your employees are new to selling or have experience and need to build upon current skills, the programme will stretch and enhance their approach to selling.

Customer Service Excellence

Ideal for employees in customer service roles where there is a need to demonstrate excellent customer service skills and behaviours as well as strong product and/or service knowledge.

Closed Programmes

A closed programme is a way of running our training programmes specifically for your organisation, which allows us to tailor learning and interventions to your business.

As an approved Apprenticeship Provider, all of our programmes can be completed as an Apprenticeship when funded by your Apprenticeship Levy.


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Why Discovery?

The Discovery team are experts in designing and delivering career-defining development programmes for organisations across the UK. We are an approved training organisation for the Association of Professional Sales, an Institute of Leadership and Management approved training centre, active members with the Institute of Student Employers and approved to deliver apprenticeships by the Institute for Apprenticeships.

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