Information for Business & Industry
Professional Education
ECIC's corporate development programs are specially designed to enhance, improve and change the innovation and project management capabilities and systems of organisations. ECIC specialises in working with customers to design in-house development programs that can meet organisation specific business needs.
Our programs provide solutions to business and management issues, by developing the skills and knowledge of a group of staff or an individual employee. They are uniquely relevant, because what the participants learn is based on the content of their own work.
By allowing participants to be equipped with the high level of knowledge and skills required to effectively manage projects and related activities, organisations benefit by obtaining sustained improved performance allowing them to achieve key corporate objectives and build a competitive advantage.
You can download a copy of our Corporate Development Programs Brochure (pdf 329kB)
Our Process
Many organisations recognise the need for 'business literate' technical practitioners and managers, but want to invest training dollars in programs that will also contribute directly to corporate objectives.
ECIC believes that to deliver outcomes from any development program requires the development team bring with them a detailed and current knowledge of the subject area, broad experience in real world of the applications of that knowledge, great skills in communicating with and inspiring participants, plus the ability and time to understand the key objectives and constraints of the organisation in order to customise programs so that they will result in desired changes to behaviour, attitudes and outcomes.
It is widely assumed that reform activities within an organisation fit within the progressive development of:
| Strategy > Structure > Processes > Behaviour > Attitudes > Culture |
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Once the strategy of the organisation has been defined, the structure and processes need to be developed in an integrated way. Structure is primarily a definition of vertical reporting relationships whereas processes are required to transform information, material or energy.
ECIC takes an approach to adult learning based on achieving real and sustained behavioural change through people learning by applying new concepts to situations (or projects) that are truly relevant to them. Participants, as individuals and teams, are asked to bring real projects to the program and we expect them to take away useful results.
ECIC's customised approach provides organisations with timely solutions to their business and management issues. At the same time, they give employees the skills and knowledge they need to keep on finding project solutions - without external help.
Our development program areas include: project management; risk management; innovation; maintenance management; strategic planning; team leadership; business processes; systems engineering; marketing and finance.
Why many corporate training programs do NOT work
- The processes of the organisation are not adequately defined and understood.
- There is no focus on behavioural change by either the organisation or the program provider.
- There is no customisation of the development program.
- Lack of commitment by senior staff - people still need further development to reduce variation in behaviour and outputs.
- The supervisors of people who have been through a people development process, do not recognise the range of skills acquired and do not let the learner adequately contribute once they are back on the real job.
- There is no measurement of outputs.
Further Information
Professor Vernon Ireland is Director of Project Management and Industry Programs. If you would like to discuss our existing professional education programs, or the development of a customised solution for your organisation, please contact Professor Ireland:
Email: vernon.ireland@adelaide.edu.au
Tel: + 61 2 9209 4113
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