Cursus Leidinggeven in Eindhoven

The Leading on the Shop Floor course is suitable for (prospective) managers at vocational (mbo) level. Think of team leaders, supervisors and department heads who want to strengthen their skills. If you are moving up into a management role, this classroom training course also gives you the practical basis to lead your team with confidence.

During the classroom-based Shop Floor Leadership course you cover seven core themes: the basics of leadership, your leadership style and communication, collaboration and motivation, dealing with behaviour on the shop floor, smart planning and delegating, leading change, and growth and reflection. You are given practical tools for feedback, conflict handling, time management and motivating a diverse team.

Yes, on completion of the Leadership in the Workplace course you receive a certificate of participation from Learnit. This certificate shows that you have fully attended the classroom course and practised the leadership skills covered. You can add it to your LinkedIn profile or CV to make your growth as a manager visible to your employer.

The Leadership on the shop floor course is taught in a classroom setting. You follow the course in a small group, in an informal and supportive atmosphere. The classroom format means you can practise real-life situations straight away, exchange ideas with other (prospective) managers and receive feedback from the trainer. Course material is included.

No, you do not need any specific prior education or knowledge for the Leading on the Shop Floor course. The course is pitched at MBO level and is suitable for both new and experienced managers. Whether you have just become a team leader or are moving up into a management role: you learn from the basics and get to work practically straight away.

In Leadership on the Shop Floor you practise in the classroom with real situations: giving feedback, tackling conflicts, delegating tasks and dealing with resistance. That is not something a book or e-learning can do, because there you get no immediate response to your behaviour, tone or attitude. In the classroom you do get that feedback. From the trainer and from other managers across a range of sectors. Self-study works fine for theory on leadership styles, but not for embedding conversational skills. An online course is cheaper and more flexible, but it lacks practice with group dynamics and the chance to compare notes with peers. Choose this classroom variant if you are new to a management role or if you find yourself getting stuck on communication, motivation or difficult behaviour within your team.

The course is set up in a practical way, so you can try out techniques between the course days. The course covers concrete tools for communication, giving feedback, delegating and handling conflict. After day 1 you can usually get started straight away with active listening and recognising your own leadership style. Skills such as delegating tasks or dealing with resistance to change require more practice on the job. Expect it to take several weeks to months before this becomes routine. The course is taught in a classroom setting, so that you practise in a small group with recognisable work situations. Reflection on your own cases is part of the course days, which speeds up the translation to your own team.

Yes, the Leadership on the Work Floor course is explicitly aimed at managers who also work alongside their team, such as team leaders, supervisors and department heads at vocational level. A fixed component is 'the difference between managing and working alongside': how you combine your role as a colleague with leading your team. That is practically relevant, because a working foreman often switches between doing and directing. During the course you work on, among other things, setting boundaries, delegating tasks and choosing priorities. Exactly the points that working managers run into in practice. The course is taught in a classroom setting, so that you can discuss your situation with other participants who face the same dilemma.