Talent Academy
Talent Academy
This program would benefit especially Top Management, Business Managers, HR professionals and Talent Managers, and but it is extraordinarily practical and useful for experienced entrepreneurs and top business managers as well.
Talent Academy is an internationally accredited program, which delivers global standards of quality to its participants.
In 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 we have successfully delivered this program for almost 100 Top Management & HR professionals, in Cluj and Bucharest.
We intend to start the program in May 2025, and to deliver six modules, excluding the time for summer holidays. A final calendar will be set up by the participants in every group, together with the tutor.
Please apply to this program by completing the form below, in order to take you into consideration for creating the study group in your city.
After completing every level of the program, participants will be granted an international Talent Management certification issued by the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom.
Testimonials of students in the previous editions:
„The Talent Academy course is very challenging. Module by module, I realized I have a lot to learn. The course is deeply anchored in everyday reality so I really can apply the knowledge at the job.” – Florina Fofiu HR Manager EBM Papst
„When you believe you know everything, the courses at Talent Academy prove that you still have a lot to learn.” – Gyongyi Hunyadi HR Manager – VCST Automotive
Talent Academy is an internationally-accredited program that delivers global standards of quality to its participants.
Designed to be both intellectually rigorous and immediately practical, the modular format of this program minimizes impact upon working time, whilst maximizing job relevance. Modules may be taken individually as stand-alone learning.
However, the connection between modules ensures that learning across the program is both logical land interconnected. The use of case studies, experiential tools, and group interactions are central to ensure that learning is interactive and impactful.
Every module will have a one-day length and will be delivered based on a calendar that will be decided together with the participants. To provide more comfort for participants’ agenda, we intend to group the modules in three sequences of two days (two modules).
The courses will be delivered in face-2-face meetings, in safe and comfortable conditions. There will be no exam, but participants will undertake follow up work between modules and complete a practical assignment upon completion
The structure of Talent Academy – Advanced Level:
This is the Level Two: Advanced – level program, with the following structure:
Module 1: Strategic HR Management – Compares the three major models of the HR strategy.
Module 2: Motivation & Personality: Explores people`s motivational needs, what motivates people to deliver excellence, theories of personality, and how they affect results & may be measured.
Module 3: Management & Leadership: Examines theories of leadership and their relationship to structure, culture, personality, etc.
Module 4: Change Management: How to deliver organisational change in the context of rising complexity and disruption.
Module 5: Performance Management: From onboarding to succession planning, via coaching. How to deliver excellence.
Module 6: High-Performance Management: A practical, theoretical & ethical examination of contemporary high-performance models.
Note: For all modules, the participants in the Program, together with the Tutor, will be able to change the modules’ order and the delivery schedule, according to the group preferences and calendar.
The location of the courses could be changed as well by a decision of all the participants.
The program for all six modules will include coffee breaks and relaxation moments. The lunch break lasts 90 minutes, lunch is not included in the course price.
Interactive and practical seminars and workshops lasting one day, between 09.00 – 18.00, with a group of 10 to 20 students.
The space for the meetings is rented exclusively for these events, a maximum total of 20 people will participate in this program.
Cost of participation: Early booking: 1800 Euro + VAT (The price is for the entire program, Advanced level – all 6 modules;
The early booking fee is available till May 2025, at the first module. The cost of one module is 350 euro + VAT, but modules must be taken altogether to benefit from the University of Buckingham certification.
After the Early booking interval, the cost of the program will be 2400 euro + VAT (or 400 euro + VAT for each module).
You can pre-book a seat in this program by completing the form below. Every student seat in this program is booked and confirmed after the payment of the total participation cost.
This is the total cost for the entire program and includes water, coffee, tea, snacks, teaching materials, and supplies.
The organizer is a Ltd. (SRL) company and issues an invoice (adding VAT). The payment schedule for the cost of the program will be discussed by the organizers with each student.
The advance paid for the booking and/or the participation cost already paid will be returned in a proportion of 100% if the program is cancelled. Reserved seats are transferable, participants can be replaced at any time before the start of the program.
The SPOR School, together with Connect CEE and the University of Buckingham will grant one full scholarship, providing free access to the program, for students, teachers, or professionals who are not able to pay the course fee.
It is possible for the organizers to decide to offer two partial scholarships (50%) instead of one full scholarship, depending on the applications.
To apply for the scholarship: send a CV and a short letter of motivation to info@scoalaspor.ro by the 1st of March 2025, mentioning the course, the city, and the date of the course at which you apply for the scholarship.
The learning events could be filmed (partially) and photographed, and the resulting materials will be used for the production of promotional materials and media presentations.
Participants will express their written consent to this, in accordance with the GDPR.
Talent Academy
Dr. Andrew Taylor has twenty-five years of business experience across Europe, North America & Asia, as a head hunter, management consultant, interim HR Director, learning facilitator, and business school lecturer (the University of Hull, University of Staffordshire). He has a Ph.D. from the University of Cardiff, Wales.
Andrew has worked for a wide range of multinational clients such as Coca-Cola, Holcim, AIG, PwC, GSK, Deloitte, Orange, Volksbank, ING, Vodafone, and many more. He is the founder of Connect CEE (business consulting and education), Endike Associates (executive search), and Transilvania Executive Education (the Executive MBA program of Hull University Business School in Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Andrew has also written for current affairs magazines & academic journals. in 2013 published his first book (”Taking Care of Business: Innovation, Ethics & Sustainability”), and in June 2019 launched his latest book (”People Place & Global Order: Foundations of a Networked Political Economy” – Routledge Publishing), about how the convergence of technology & globalization is changing the management of people and political economies. His book ”Leadership For a Green World” was published by Routledge in 2021.
An accomplished public speaker, Andrew is skilled at working with an audience to ensure that events are exciting and fun and deliver real learning value. His training as a researcher allows him to quickly identify the key trends that are affecting organizational success.
A natural leader, Andrew Taylor can mobilize support for and deliver organizational changes that are difficult and not always comfortable for those involved.
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