Training

Digital leaders programme

Become the digital leader your organisation needs.

  • Online
  • 8 two-hour sessions
  • Four weeks
  • £950 - £1,475 + VAT

This course will be held on

  • 04 November, 06 November, 11 November, 13 November, 18 November, 20 November, 25 November, 27 November 2025

    • Online
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Thank you for your interest in the Digital leaders programme.

The next Digital leaders programme is due to take place in November 2025.

We are currently refreshing the programme to ensure that it remains up to date and can be delivered flexibly to best meet the needs of our members.

Join the waiting list to be the first to hear about the refreshed programme.

What to expect

This course offers a variety of sessions and exercises to help you develop as a digital leader.

You'll collaborate with like-minded peers to explore the tools needed for effective leadership in the digital era. The programme equips you with the skills to lead and manage digitally-driven transformations across all levels of an organisation.

You'll gain insights into how digital technology is changing organisational dynamics, explore a variety of challenges and opportunities that digital leaders encounter and learn useful techniques and strategies to influence change and lead effective digital transformation in your organisation.

Join our waiting list to find out the next dates for this programme.

Training outcomes

By the end of the programme you will be able to:

  • Define digital leadership
  • Outline and visualise your organisation’s digital practice
  • Apply a digital lens to your organisation’s strategy
  • Utilise design thinking and co-design approaches to digital transformation
  • Use data and stories to communicate digital transformation
  • Apply change management models and techniques to embed and anchor change in your organisation

By taking part in this course you can also earn digital credentials to show your achievement.

Our video explains what makes an effective digital leader and how we can support you wherever you are on your leadership journey.

Themes

The digital leaders programme is constantly evolving to keep it up to date with latest good practice for digital technology. Although some details may change and adapt, the course remains underpinned by the themes below.

Foundations of digital leadership

Work together to explore the definitions and focus of digital leadership, reflect upon your own digital practice and consider how learners align digital strategy with their organisation's priorities.

Understanding digital transformation

Clarify what digital transformation is, begin to explore how it happens and consider how data and new technologies are changing and can change how organisations operate.

Managing change in a digital world

Digital transformation is more about people than technology. Explore what makes change difficult and how to manage it effectively.

Programme options

Offered in person, online or a combination of both, the programme uses effective digital technologies and an active learning approach. Our course provides participants with regular opportunities to collaborate, share experiences and network while engaging in reflective practice.

Public - In-person

Get together with like-minded peers in a relaxed environment with plenty of opportunities for networking. The programme is delivered over four days, split across two consecutive weeks and is usually located at one of our Jisc offices. Price includes lunch and refreshments. Accommodation should be booked separately.

Course fees

  • Jisc members (FE, HE and research institutions): £1150 + VAT
  • Non-profits (eligible local government, public sector, independent education providers and non-profit customers): £1400 + VAT
  • Commercial organisations (non-member commercial partners): £1900 + VAT

Public - Online

Our online learning option offers the benefit to fully engage from home or office with reduced travel time and cost. The online programme is made up of eight sessions, usually on Tuesdays (10:00-12:00) and Thursdays (14:00-16:00). All sessions are recorded allowing you to review content at your convenience.

Course fees

  • Jisc members (FE, HE and research organisations): £950 + VAT
  • Non-profits (eligible local government, public sector, independent education providers and non-profit customers): £1125 + VAT
  • Commercial organisations (non-member commercial partners): £1475 + VAT

In-house

We can also offer an in-house version of the digital leaders programme for your organisation. This can be delivered either in person, online or a combination of both.

Course fees

Available on application

Alumni experiences

  • “I wanted to do something that would give me more confidence"
    Alicia Owen, digital learning manager at Wrexham Glyndŵr University, is using her experience of the digital leaders programme to drive forward change in her organisation.
  • "It's given me a better understanding of digital technologies"
    Dr Alison Lawson, head of the division of marketing and operations at Derby Business School, shares her experience of the programme alongside other alumni.
  • "The programme enables you to meet like-minded people"
    Jo Loss and Paula Kilburn, from Essex Adult Community Learning and the Education Training Collective, share their top tips for navigating the online digital leaders programme.

Joining the sessions

Our live online sessions (courses, clinics and webinars) are delivered using Microsoft Teams. Therefore, to benefit from the full experience, you will require a Microsoft account, either personal or organisational.

If this poses a barrier, please email training@jisc.ac.uk to discuss alternative options.

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