The Practical Workforce Series - Book All
2026-06-23 15:00 - 2026-11-26 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | UCOL Whanganui, Taupo Quay, Whanganui
The Practical Workforce Series – book the entire series
Most businesses don’t have a learning problem. They have an application problem.
People attend courses. Good ideas get discussed. Then everyone goes back to business as usual.
The Practical Workforce Series is designed to close that gap.
Built for business owners, managers, supervisors, and team leaders, these workshops focus on improving workplace performance through practical leadership, clearer systems, stronger communication, and better follow-through.
If you want your team to take more ownership, adapt better, and turn good intentions into action, this series is for you.
Practical tools. Real-world discussion. Better ways of working.
Workshops run for 2-hours once a month from 3-5pm – in person on Tuesday at the UCOL Whanganui campus – online via zoom on Thursday
W1: Set Goals That Actually Work
Most teams aren’t short on goals — they’re short on goals that lead to action.
This workshop focuses on setting practical, useful goals people understand, buy into, and follow through on. Learn how to create clearer direction, stronger accountability, and goals that support better workplace performance instead of becoming another document no one looks at again.
W2: The ‘why’ factor
People rarely resist change for no reason. More often, they don’t understand why it matters.
This workshop explores how leaders create stronger engagement by connecting people to purpose, outcomes, and practical reasons for change. Learn how to communicate change in ways that build understanding, ownership, and action.
Tuesday 23 June in-person
Thursday 25 June online
W3: Making change stick — design your environment
Good intentions don’t change workplaces. Systems, habits, and environments do.
This workshop looks at how small practical changes in the workplace can support better behaviours, stronger follow-through, and more consistent results. Learn how to remove friction, reinforce expectations, and make change easier to maintain over time.
Tuesday 21 July in-person
Thursday 23 July online
W4: Change the system, change the results
When the same problems keep turning up, the issue is often bigger than the people involved.
This workshop helps you identify the workplace systems, behaviours, and patterns driving current results — and how to change them. Learn practical ways to improve communication, accountability, decision-making, and day-to-day performance.
Tuesday 18 August in-person
Thursday 27 August online
W5: Pinpoint the skills that matter
Not every skill gap is obvious — and not every training course solves the real problem.
This workshop helps leaders identify the capabilities that actually improve workplace performance and support change. Learn practical ways to assess what matters most, focus development efforts, and build stronger, more capable teams.
Tuesday 22 September in-person
Thursday 24 September online
W6: Turn learning into action
Training only matters if something changes afterwards.
This workshop focuses on turning learning into practical workplace application. Learn how to improve follow-through, reinforce learning on the job, and help people apply new skills and behaviours in ways that improve performance and results.
Tuesday 20 October in-person
Thursday 222 October online
Who should attend
Business owners, managers, supervisors, and team leaders focused on improving workplace performance, strengthening capability, and turning good ideas into action.
Session details
Time: 3.00–5.00pm
In person: UCOL Whanganui campus
Online: Live webinar – a link for each webinar will be sent to registrants
Cost
No charge to attend
Register now to secure your place.
Choose to attend in person, online, or both when registering.

Pinpoint the Skills that Matter - Practical Workforce Series Workshop 5
2026-09-22 15:00 - 17:00
The Practical Workforce Series
Workshop 5: Pinpoint the Skills that Matter
Not every skill gap is obvious — and not every training course solves the real problem.
This workshop helps leaders identify the capabilities that actually improve workplace performance and support change. Learn practical ways to assess what matters most, focus development efforts, and build stronger, more capable teams.
Who should attend
Business owners, managers, supervisors, and team leaders focused on improving workplace performance, strengthening capability, and turning good ideas into action.
Session details
Time: 3.00–5.00pm
In person: UCOL Whanganui campus — 22 September
Online: Live webinar — 24 September
Cost
No charge to attend
Register now to secure your place.
Choose to attend in person, online, or both when registering.

ABOUT The Practical Workforce Series
Most businesses don’t have a learning problem. They have an application problem.
People attend courses. Good ideas get discussed. Then everyone goes back to business as usual.
The Practical Workforce Series is designed to close that gap.
Built for business owners, managers, supervisors, and team leaders, these workshops focus on improving workplace performance through practical leadership, clearer systems, stronger communication, and better follow-through.
If you want your team to take more ownership, adapt better, and turn good intentions into action, this series is for you.
Practical tools. Real-world discussion. Better ways of working.
