We’re proud to introduce the Future Talent Leaders’ Programme, created in partnership with Future Talent Learning.

The programme helps Talent, TA, HR and OD professionals build practical AI, workflow improvement and management capability they can apply immediately across recruitment, onboarding, learning, performance, employee experience and workforce planning.

Programme overview

This 12-month programme builds the practical capability needed to improve how work gets done across the employee lifecycle. Through highly applied monthly missions, learners strengthen AI capability, workflow improvement capability, management judgement, stakeholder influence and change capability in real Talent contexts.

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Spot the opportunity

Identify high-value Talent opportunities and set clear priorities

Map the talent workflow

Analyse workflows, bottlenecks and stakeholder needs

Feasibility and risk scan

Evaluate viability, risk and responsible use

Option design

Design improved workflows balancing automation and judgement

Tool and platform evaluation

Assess tools against needs, constraints and priorities

Solution design workshop

Facilitate alignment and agree practical MVP requirements

Configure low-code automation

Build useful pilots that solve real workflow problems

Integrate and document

Connect systems and document workflows clearly

Test and iterate

Refine outputs through feedback, checks and learning

Adoption and training

Support uptake through communication, enablement and feedback

Governance and assurance

Build trust through controls, oversight and accountability

Measure value and scale

Communicate impact and scale what works

“To be considered the best in your industry, you don’t need to be the best at any one thing. You need to be good at a variety of complementary and rare skills your industry values and that your competitors lack.”

‍Steven Bartlett, The Diary of a CEO
‍Future Talent Leaders’ Programme Ambassador

Why this programme?

For Learners

This programme helps learners become more confident using AI and automation, improve workflows and operational performance, make better decisions, influence stakeholders more effectively, support adoption and change, and measure impact through time saved, quality improved and risk reduced.

98%

Report they feel more effective as leaders.

96%

Become more agile in how they approach challenges.

93%

Improve collaboration across teams and functions.

85%

Distinction Rate

For Employers

Levy-funded capability building at scale

The programme provides a practical, professionally credible route to developing AI, workflow and management capability with 100% levy-funded apprenticeship delivery.

AI-enabled Talent capability

Modern Talent functions need professionals who can improve workflows, evaluate AI responsibly, and land change in real organisational settings.

Applied development with workplace relevance

Learners apply the programme directly to real Talent, TA, HR and OD workflows, helping development strengthen performance rather than compete with it.

Employer voices

Everyday Talent work becomes a learning environment — so development takes less time and sticks for longer

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“An outstanding programme to accelerate the development of future leaders.”

Roger Minton, Head of Leadership Anglo American

Leadership at a global scale

“FTL’s Programme has become the core of our management development strategy. The FTL team are slick, responsive and a pleasure to work with.”

Nick Dormor, Leadership Development Babcock

Highly Customised Leadership Development at Scale

“The engaging content, relevant skills areas and different format mesh so well with how we work day to day.”

Rebecca Keeble, Talent Lead

M&S – Developing Emerging Leadership Talent

“We recognise FTL’s programme as a fantastic way of retaining our top talent.”

Sam Screpis, Head of Talent

easyJet – Upskilling top talent for the Future

Developing next generation talent leaders for an AI-driven world of work.