Priority 4 - Learning and Development
Our vision
Coventry City Council will become a true learning organisation where continuous development is part of our DNA. This means providing every employee with opportunities to grow their skills and career, strengthening leadership and management at all levels, and ensuring the organisation has the capabilities needed for the future.
We want a workforce that is not only highly skilled and adaptable but also one that sees the Council as a place where you can build a fulfilling career. Learning and development will underpin our other priorities: it feeds workforce planning (by developing skills internally), supports culture (by equipping managers to lead the desired culture and giving all staff the tools to succeed), and boosts performance (by addressing skill gaps and improving effectiveness). Digital and AI enabled learning tools will support more personalised, timely and accessible development.
Our objectives
- strengthen management and leadership capability across the organisation through the learning offer, including the Owning and Driving Performance programme
- increase positive role‑modelling of One Coventry values and behaviours by senior leaders
- all employees are provided with a learning or development plan by 2029
- managers attend mandatory policy and procedure training for the key four policies: Probation, Enabling Attendance, Performance Management and Disciplinary
- giving and providing feedback is the norm
- individual ownership of ‘own’ learning and development has increased
What does success look like?
- stronger management and leadership at all levels, reflected in timely interventions
- more opportunities for our people to develop and progress through increased career progression and career graded roles
- improved retention and lower turnover
- effective management of casework, reduction in disproportionality
- reflection of change in the staff survey feedback and results
- higher numbers accessing training and development opportunities