Register for upcoming FDA Learn courses focused on wellbeing and personal development by following the links below.
FDA members can register for FDA Learn courses focused on wellbeing and personal development via the links below. If you are not already a member, join today to access FDA Learn, the FDA’s learning and development programme bespoke to civil servants’ needs.
Wednesday 16 September, 11am – 12:15pm
Balancing professional demands with caring roles can feel overwhelming. This webinar explores practical tools for boundary‑setting, energy management, and sustainable workload planning. Designed for people navigating dual responsibilities, it offers supportive strategies to maintain wellbeing, communicate needs, and create realistic rhythms that work for you and your organisation.
Register>
Wednesday 23 September, 1pm – 2pm
This session will take a look at some basic assertiveness techniques that can help you get your point across more effectively and say what you really want to say in a calm and effective manner. We will link that up with a look at personal resilience and some suggestions about how to become more resilient in a way that helps you feel stronger and more confident.
Friday 25 September, 11am – 12:30pm
This strengths-based session focuses on recognising and harnessing the unique skills that neurodivergent people bring. It offers practical ideas for role design, feedback and collaboration so that individuals and teams can benefit from diverse ways of thinking.
Thursday 1 October, 11am – 12:30pm
A calm, practical session on how to deal with overwhelm when there is “too much to do and think about” and how to get more organised without aiming for perfection. Participants will learn simple tools for breaking tasks down, prioritising, planning their week and creating small routines that make life feel more manageable.
Monday 5 October, 11am – 12pm
This session will cover practical options for planning for early/phased retirement to get you thinking about your own situation, rather than the provision of advice in view of financial advice regulations.
Wednesday 21 October, 11am – 12:25pm
Redundancy processes can leave remaining colleagues carrying complex emotions. This webinar helps leaders understand survivor guilt, its impact on morale, and how to rebuild psychological safety. Learn compassionate, practical approaches to support teams and themselves, restore confidence, and create a fair, forward‑looking culture after organisational change.
Thursday 29 October, 11am – 12pm
A review of why psychological safety is the cornerstone of high-performing, neuro-inclusive teams. We outline strategies to create environments where open communication is encouraged, allowing neurodivergent individuals to perform at their best without the burden of masking or professional anxiety.
By joining the FDA, you’ll be standing alongside more than 26,000 other members who believe that public services – and the people who deliver them – matter.
