Essential Professional Skills Evening Programme at Caia Park Partnership

Join us at Caia Park Partnership for an "Essential Professional Skills" training programme on the evenings of Thursday 22nd January, Thursday 29th January, Thursday 5th February and Thursday 12th February 2026 (Arrival from 5pm, start at 5:30pm, Finish 9pm).

Please note you are expected to attend all four sessions, if you are not available for all four evening sessions, catch up opportunities might be available, so please contact us with your specific situation and we will try to accommodate you.

DEVELOP ESSENTIAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TO BOOST YOUR CAREER PROSPECTS...

The business world is rapidly changing for employees, employers and customers. To stand out and succeed in your business and future career, you will need to develop and use certain core business skills, including emotional intelligence, strong communication and interpersonal skills, an ability to think strategically, analytically and creatively, and the confidence to present your ideas with clarity and impact.

This free Essential Professional Skills Programme will equip you with practical, real-world, human skills that form the foundation of every successful career. Across four engaging modules, you’ll develop the communication, financial, marketing, and presentation skills that employers and customers value, and that machines can’t replicate!

This in-person training programme, delivered at Caia Park Partnership over 4 evening sessions by The Uncommon Practice is for anyone who wants to boost their career prospects, increase their employability or start a company.

Previous participants have included high potential employees, business owners, start-up founders, job seekers, people with a business idea, and future entrepreneurs.

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

This in-person training programme, delivered at Caia Park Partnership over 4 evening sessions by The Uncommon Practice is for anyone who wants to boost their career prospects, increase their employability or start a company. Previous participants have included high potential employees, business owners, start-up founders, job seekers, people with a business idea, and future entrepreneurs.

The programme consists of four evening modules:

- Communication and interpersonal skills

- An introduction to business finance

- Marketing essentials

- Presentation skills

Participants will be expected to attend all 4 evening sessions of the programme – although catch up opportunities might be available if you cannot attend a specific date.

If you cannot attend all 4 sessions, please contact us and we will try to accommodate you.

Participants will also be offered a coaching conversation after the programme.

Participants who attend all four modules will also receive a certificate of completion.

While the programme is free to attendees, it is highly valuable. The RRP of this programme would be over £2000.

*PLEASE NOTE that this programme is only available to either people living in Wrexham County with a Wrexham County postcode OR people who work for a Wrexham-based business (their place of work must have a Wrexham County postcode).

The “Essential Professional Skills” programme is free to attend*. However, as the programme is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, eligibility criteria apply (see below).

While the programme is free to attendees*, it is highly valuable. The RRP of this programme and coaching would be over £2000.

You will also be expected to attend all 4 evening sessions of the programme. However, if you are unable to attend on a certain date, please let us know before you book, as catch-up opportunities might be available.

To attend this programme, ONE of the following criteria must apply:

1. You work for a Wrexham-based business (your place of work must have a Wrexham County postcode)

OR

2. You are an individual living in Wrexham County with a Wrexham County postcode

Applications for places will be verified on a case-by-case basis.

*Please note: This criteria is different to our previous Essential Professional Skills programme delivered as part of the Multiply Fund.

👉 We expect places to go quickly so don't miss out - sign up now to secure your spot!

For more information email: [email protected]

WHO SHOULD TAKE PART?

The programme is for anyone with a growth mindset, looking to develop essential business skills and to boost their career prospects.

Previous participants on the programme have included those returning to work or transitioning into new roles, people in between jobs, people with a business idea, future entrepreneurs, employees who have recently taken on new responsibilities, high potential employees, business owners, start-up founders, new graduates, apprentices and early-career employees,.

WHY SHOULD YOU TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAMME?

Turbocharge your career and employability: You can be brilliant at your job, but if you can't explain your thinking, speak with confidence, or understand how your work contributes to the bottom line then you’ll always feel held back. This course gives you the tools to bridge that gap.

Confidence in any professional setting: Whether you're speaking in meetings, interpreting financial reports, managing team members, promoting an idea, or talking to clients, these modules will help you feel more confident, more credible, and more effective in every professional interaction.

Develop the human skills that technology can’t replace: As automation reshapes the world of work, it’s the human skills like communication, empathy, financial insight, critical thinking, and creativity that are becoming more valuable than ever. This programme helps to develop the essential cognitive and social skills that are difficult to automate but crucial for progress and impact.

Develop critical skills for the future: According to the World Economic Forum, core higher-order skills such as analytical thinking, problem solving, self-awareness, motivation, creativity, communication, customer service, and active listening are among the Top 10 Skills for 2025, and the core skills that will be needed in 2030. This course will help you develop them.

THIS ISN’T JUST A THEORETICAL PROGRAMME…

Yes, we introduce theories, frameworks, tools and strategies on the programme, but this isn’t just a theoretical programme, it’s a hands-on, applied learning experience designed to build confidence, competence, and real-world capability.

Every element of the course is designed to be practical, relevant, and impactful.

Led by business experts: Learn from experienced trainers who bring real-world business insight, not just classroom theory. Every session is grounded in practical application, drawn from real-world experience.

Real-life case studies: Each module features many case studies drawn from real business scenarios, helping participants to apply what they’ve learned to situations they’ll actually face at work.

Learn through challenges, application and reflection: You don’t ‘learn’ in a classroom, you learn by applying the knowledge and theory in real-world challenges and situations and reflecting on this experience. After each module you will be encouraged to carry out a series of challenges, that will form the basis of your individual coaching session.

Individual coaching session: Every participant will be offered an individual coaching session after the programme, helping you reflect on what you’ve learned, identify development priorities, and create a clear plan for applying your new skills in the workplace.

This module will develop participants’ proficiency in both verbal and non-verbal communication, as well as their ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with different stakeholders.

You’ll understand how to build trust, listen actively, manage conflict, and communicate with emotional intelligence. Participants will be better equipped to communicate clearly, foster collaboration, build meaningful relationships, handle difficult conversations and navigate workplace dynamics.

Development areas include:

- An introduction to emotional intelligence

- Building trust, status and credibility

- Dealing with conflict and resistance

- How to influence and persuade

- Non-verbal communication

- Active listening and building rapport

- Giving and receiving feedback

We believe that everyone who wants to thrive in their career should have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of business finance, even if you do not work specifically in a finance role.

Led by a Chartered Accountant and working through a case study with real financial documents, this module will equip participants with a foundational understanding of key financial principles and practices crucial for business success.

Participants will be able to understand core financial concepts, better interpret financial data, and make better-informed strategic decisions.

Development areas include:

- An introduction to finance and why financial insight is vital in every role

- Key financial terms and metrics

- The Balance Sheet

- The Profit and Loss Account

- Cash Flow Forecasting

- Budgeting

- Analysing financial information

- Sources of finance and securing investment

This module will give participants an understanding of fundamental marketing principles, important for success in business, even if marketing isn’t your main role.

You will learn how everyone’s can be a marketer, how to develop a marketing strategy, how to create value propositions based on what their customers really want, and how to implement marketing tactics that drive growth and engagement.

Development areas include:

- The role of marketing

- An introduction to marketing planning

- Situational Analysis

- Understanding value

- Differentiation and positioning

- Setting Objectives

- The Marketing Mix and using different marketing tactics

- Key marketing metrics and measuring success

This module will draw on all the elements developed in the previous modules and enable participants to deliver effective and engaging presentations. Participants will learn how to plan and structure presentations, master public speaking techniques, deliver key messages and handle questions and objections.

Above all, participants will gain greater confidence to overcome nerves and present their ideas clearly and persuasively.

Development areas include:

- Understanding your audience and key stakeholders

- Generating ideas and how to structure a presentation

- Storytelling and constructing your narrative

- Managing time

- What makes a good presentation? incl. body language, and visuals

- How to open and close a presentation

- Dealing with objections and difficult questions

- Managing nerves and building confidence

- Managing virtual presentations

The programme will take place at Caia Park Partnership, Caia Park Centre, Prince Charles Road, Wrexham, LL13 8TH

We want this programme to be as accessible and inclusive as possible. If you have any specific needs, whether related to learning support, mobility, communication, or anything else, please let us know when booking your place. We’ll do everything we can to make sure you’re fully supported and able to get the most from the experience.

To make this programme accessible to as many as possible, there is opportunity for direct travel to/from the programme to be funded. Please speak to us about this when you book your place.

Numbers are limited on each programme, and we expect places to go very quickly, so we urge you to book your place(s) without delay.

If you would like to book more than 4 places from the same Wrexham-based business, please contact us directly.

We are happy to accommodate multiple people from the same business, but we may need to spread participants across programmes, depending on numbers registered to attend.

If you cannot attend all 4 evening sessions of your chosen programme, please contact us to discuss your booking, as catch-up opportunities may be available.

Please email: [email protected] or call us on 0333 242 3743

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