FDA Learn taster sessions
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The FDA supports members throughout their careers in public service, from professional grades all the way through to Senior Civil Servant grades.
In addition to offering our members high-quality advice and representation, plus negotiating pay and pensions on their behalf, the FDA has a comprehensive offer of professional training and career development events to help them make the most of their careers.
FDA Learn has been providing high-quality learning and development to civil servants since 2008. Engaging with civil service employers, it has developed into a programme bespoke to civil servants’ needs across the whole of the UK, supporting on average 8,000-plus learners each year.
To coincide with our organising team’s Autumn Roadshow, events held at civil service offices across the UK showcasing what the FDA offers members, we are previewing some FDA Learn sessions, including free sign up to selected events this October and November, plus recordings from FDA Learn webinars:
Career development taster sessions
Moral courage
2pm to 3pm, 20 November, via Teams
If we are looking to build inclusive cultures in our organisations, then the role of moral courage needs to be understood, nurtured, and harnessed. This session explores a framework for how we can do this in our organisations and how this can lead to true inclusion.
Leading in uncertainty
2pm to 3pm, 21 November, via Crowdcast
This webinar will explore what remains true or important for you and your team when everything else is shifting, show how you can reframe uncertainty so you can better work with it and the opportunities it offers, and suggest ways you can plan for the unexpected so you can cope more confidently when it arrives.
The password for registration is Leading
Career management in a changing civil service
10am to 11am, 19 November, via Crowdcast
This presentation focuses on the perceived challenges, giving practical techniques and real world examples of how to navigate through a new organisation, its culture, building new relationships, learning new processes and the whole logistical challenges the change can bring.
The password for registration is Changing
Neurodiversity, stress, burn out and recovery
11am to 12:30pm, 21 November, via Teams
This course enables participants to understand why individuals with neurodiversity are more prone to stress and burnout. It gives practical strategies to support wellbeing while navigating challenging times. Participants will learn brain-based tools to manage stress, build resilience, and sustain their energy and performance through periods of change.
Preparing for Interview and assessment
10am to 12noon, 25 November, via Teams
In this event participants will consider different elements that they may encounter in an interview and presentations in the civil service under Success Profiles. The session will aim to give participants an insight into what to expect and how they can prepare themselves in order to build confidence prior to assessment.
Mindful leadership
11am to 12noon, 1 December, via Crowdcast
This event looks at the how the traits of Mindfulness in Leadership can build your own confidence as a leader, how it can help with your responsiveness, keep you in tune with those around you, improve intuition whilst supporting your own health and well-being.
The password for registration is Mindful
Demonstrating your strengths in an interview situation
11am to 12noon, 4 December, via Crowdcast
This webinar will concentrate on approaches to demonstrate your leadership and management skills in an interview situation. There will be a focus on both leading teams directly and also remotely.
The password for registration is Interview
The Leadership Advent Calendar: 24 Tips for Better Work Habits in 2026
11am to 12:15pm, 10 December, via Teams
This session is packed with small, actionable habits or mindset shifts. We’ll open a few windows on the advent calendar for practice together and issue a fuller resource for all 24 tips to participants after the session.
Webinar recordings
Workplace reorganisation and redeployment
As public sector spending comes under further scrutiny, the focus on change and reorganisation increases. This event will look at the key aspects of redeployment and redundancy rights in the UK together with recognised best practice.
Parental leave and flexible working
This webinar covers the current regulations covering flexible working and parental leave. It will inform participants of their current rights and will also look at any forthcoming changes.
Demonstrating your strengths in an interview situation
This webinar concentrates on approaches to demonstrate your leadership and management skills in an interview situation.
Health, safety and stress in the workplace
In this session Liz Hennessy, a former lawyer at the Health and Safety Executive, will cover workplace stress from a health and safety perspective.
Planning for retirement
What’s your new purpose in life? What changes? What can you do now to make the transition easier? These issues and more are explored in this one hour webinar.
Reasonable adjustments and hidden disabilities
This event will explore how reasonable adjustments can have a positive impact on employees’ well-being and productivity. It will also outline practical guidance for managing reasonable adjustments.
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