Welcome to Professional Development Week (w/c 2nd March 2026), a series of free live webinars and workshops created to support your growth beyond the classroom. This week focuses on the skills that matter most in today’s workplace, including AI and digital confidence, leadership and communication, plus career progression and professional recognition. You’ll also pick up practical tools and insights you can apply immediately. Browse the sessions below and register for the ones that suit your development goals.
Bridging the AI Skills Gap: Confidence, Clarity and What to Do Next
A practical, discussion-led session exploring what “AI skills” really mean, why many people feel left behind and how to move forward with confidence.
HR at a Crossroads: What the People Profession Needs to Rethink Next
This session explores where HR is adding value today, where influence is being lost and what needs to change for HR to remain strategic in an evolving workplace.
How to Be a Successful Account Manager (in 60 Minutes)
Learn the core skills that make great account managers: building trust, managing expectations and communicating value. Practical tools you can apply immediately.
New rules for Sustainability Communications Everyone in Marketing Should Know
New greenwashing rules mean vague “eco-friendly” claims won’t cut it anymore. Learn how to create credible, compliant sustainability communications using practical principles and real-world examples.
Thinking about studying CIM? Join our CIM Virtual Open Day to explore your course options, hear from a previous student, meet the team and get your questions answered live.
Achieving APM Chartered Status: Pathways, Benefits and What to Expect
A practical overview of the ChPP Chartership process, including requirements, routes to apply, key stages, and how to prepare confidently.
Projects, Productivity and Procrastination
Boost your productivity and beat procrastination in this interactive lunchtime webinar with David Longstaff. Take away practical techniques and tools to manage your workload, improve to-do list thinking, and reduce stress while juggling multiple projects.
Credibility That Converts: How to Build Trust on LinkedIn (and Prove Marketing Value)
Posting more content doesn’t automatically build trust. This practical session shows you how to use LinkedIn strategically to build credibility, prove marketing value, and turn visibility into enquiries and business impact.
Planning in Uncertainty: Practical Tools for Work, Projects and Career
Uncertainty makes planning harder, at work, in projects and in your career. This practical webinar introduces tools like Organisational Debt, VUCA and BANI to help you reduce risk, respond to change and make clearer decisions.
Strategic Relationship Management: Building Trust and Influencing Outcomes
A practical session on relationship management, stakeholder alignment and expectation-setting — designed to help you reduce friction, strengthen collaboration and improve outcomes.
What Comes After CIPS? Planning Your Path to MCIPS and Fellowship
Explore the full CIPS pathway from Levels 2–6 through to MCIPS and Fellowship, including what the status means, how to achieve it, and how to plan ahead.
Interviewing with Impact: Inclusive and Effective Hiring
A practical one-hour webinar for anyone involved in interviewing, focusing on structured, inclusive approaches that lead to fairer and more effective hiring decisions.
The Future of Change: Skills Every Practitioner Needs for 2026
A future-focused session on what “change ready” really means. Covering the skills, behaviours and mindsets needed for successful change in 2026 and beyond.
3 Practical Ways to Use AI for Professional Development
A practical, live workshop showing three high-impact ways to use ChatGPT for professional development. Boosting productivity, creativity and everyday organisation (no coding required).