Core CPD Framework:
- Championing planning
- Business planning and management equality
- Diversity, inclusion and professional ethics
- 7 CPD hours
Training goal
Develop your skills as an effective leader for high performing planning teams. This masterclass is suitable for planners from any background with aspirations for a leadership role, as they approach the next stage of their career development.
Learning outcomes
- By the end of this masterclass, you will understand what it takes to move from management to a leadership position
- How to identify and develop the qualities required for an effective leader
- Assess your preferred style and when you need to flex your style, to deliver high performance
- Discover leadership approaches in crisis situations and times of change
- How to create inclusion, equality and respect, in teams with diverse ethnic, cultural, age backgrounds, temperament and, with various levels of skills, talent and ability
CPD masterclass structure and delivery
This masterclass is delivered in two parts. You will start with Part 1: Self-guided learning, which consists of trainer’s video presentations, and exercises on the RTPI Learn platform. The self-guided learning will take approximately four hours to complete, which you can arrange around your other commitments. This flexible learning prepares you for the live interactive Part 2: Online workshop, with your trainer and peers.
Your joining instructions will be sent to you on the day the masterclass is scheduled to open, as you see below.
- 17 September 2026 – Part 1: Self-guided learning opens for you from this date.
- 15 October 2026 – Part 2: Online workshop (14:00 to 16:30)
The masterclass is delivered by a trainer expert in the field.
Masterclass booking guidance
- RTPI members have to log into their RTPI account to make the booking.
- Bookings for non-members can be done as a group booking by their administrators.
- If you have complex group booking needs, including RTPI members and non-members for different masterclasses, we will be happy to assist. Please send your request in writing to training@rtpi.org.uk.
- If your organisation is not registered on the RTPI system, it will need to be registered. Please contact the finance team at finance@rtpi.org.uk or call 0207 929 8335.
- Invoice bookings are available if the minimum invoice total is £280 plus £70 VAT.
- If the invoice total is less than £280 plus £70 VAT, only credit/debit card bookings are available.
- For public sector organisations purchase orders are mandatory. Please send these to training@rtpi.org.uk
- All our online masterclasses are recorded by default.
- If you need further assistance with your booking, email training@rtpi.org.uk or contact us on 020 7929 8400.
