APPLICATION FORM
DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT SKILLS AT OXFORD

Your name
Your department
Your job title
Your email address
Your manager’s name
Your manager will be asked to submit a statement supporting your nomination
Your manager’s job title
Your manager’s email address
Your current grade
How long have you been in your current role?
Have you applied for this programme before? If so, when?
1. Briefly describe your current responsibilities (e.g. If you are a line manager, how many people do you manage/supervise? Are you responsible for managing projects or resources? Do you lead an activity where you need to deliver specific outcomes?) Please make sure you consider the course outline and, in particular, the target audience for the programme.
2. Have you completed a management course before, either within the University or elsewhere? If so, what was the course and when did you complete it? Having taken part in that course/programme, what gaps still exist for you in terms of your confidence as a leader/manager?
3. Please describe what you wish to gain from attending the course and how this will support your career development plans. (You may wish to refer to a personal development review or other development discussion). You will need to;
a.  Link your learning needs to the criteria and outline for the course
b.  Demonstrate how you will transfer and apply your learning from the programme back to the workplace.
(Maximum 200 words)

Section B: to be completed by candidate if this is a self-nomination

Where possible, Section C, which comprises a supporting statement by the nominating line-manager should be completed. We are aware that some candidates are in a situation where there is no clear line-manager or route to a line-manager who can submit a supporting statement. In these circumstances, Section C may be left uncompleted and this self-nomination section completed instead. Please note that, if we offer you a place, we will ask your line manager to agree to your attendance.

Please outline briefly the reason for your self-nomination and why you do not have a nomination from your line-manager.

Section C: to be completed by the nominating line-manager

1. How long have you been in a line-management relationship to the candidate?
2. Please describe the benefit to your team or unit that you anticipate would result from the candidate participating in the programme applied for and if there are any specific reasons as to why their attendance would be most beneficial at this time.
3. Please confirm that you will be able to;
·  help the candidate to identify opportunities to put their learning into practice, including any work-based actions such as projects and homework;
·  discuss personal development plans with the candidate at stages throughout the programme;
·  discuss your view of the candidate’s progress with the programme director after the programme in order to understand its impact for individuals and teams.
4. Any other comments or anything else you think the panel should know.

Applications will be considered by a decision making panel and places offered based on;

·  the extent to which you have demonstrated that your learning needs are a good fit for the course; and

·  the number of places available.

Demand for places on all courses is high. Successful applicants are likely to have given this application careful thought, in discussion with their managers and using the relevant course outline. Please note that the panel’s decision is final.

Please note: We will do our best to allocate you to your preferred choice of programme; however, as the course is likely to be oversubscribed, we cannot make any guarantees.
If a place is allocated, participants must be committed in advance to attending the programme.

Please indicate your preference of programme or leave blank and hold all dates in your diary.
Hilary Term 2018
·  Monday 15 January, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
·  Monday 29 January, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
·  Monday 19 February, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
Trinity Term 2018
·  Monday 30 April, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
·  Monday 14 May, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
·  Monday 11 June, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO
Please send your application form as a PDF file saved as:
Programme name_your name_your department
e.g. DLMP_Jo Bloggs_Food Science