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Improvement Leaders Programme – Wave 15

Wave 15 of ELFT’s Improvement Leaders Programme starts in November 2025 and runs until April 2026. Please find further information below.

If you are interested in applying to be an Improvement Leader you should have already attended Pocket QI so that you have a foundational knowledge of QI. If so, please have a conversation as soon as you can with your line manager regarding the time commitment required for your project and whether they will support your attendance at the course for all workshop dates.

We welcome applications from service users and carers so if you are interested, please have an initial conversation with your local People Participation Lead about what the role entails. Attending your local QI forum (if you don’t already do so) is a good way to see what QI projects are underway in the directorate.

 

Workshop Dates

To sign up for the training you must be available to join all workshops dates from November 2025 to April 2026. Our workshop dates will be:

  • Workshop Day 1: Thursday 4th November 2025 – Venue 360, 20 Gipsy Lane, Luton, LU1 3JH
  • Workshop Day 2: Wednesday 3rd December 2025 – Venue 360, 20 Gipsy Lane, Luton, LU1 3JH
  • Workshop Day 3: Tuesday 10th February 2026 – venue TBC
  • Workshop Day 4: Tuesday 24th March 2026 – venue TBC
  • Workshop Day 5: Tuesday 28th April 2026 – venue TBC

Who is it suitable for?

  • All staff members (nursing, clinical, operational, executive) in a leadership position are expected to complete the ILP
  • Any staff member of any level involved or leading a QI project
  • Any service user/carer who is involved in a QI project

What are the pre-requisites?

  • Attendees must have a QI project. The project selected needs to align with local directorate priorities and be approved by the respective DMT/QI sponsors.
  • Attendees need to be able to commit to attending all training days and learning sets

What is the course length and structure?

  • Total course length is six months, including:
  • 5 full days of workshops

What is covered?

  • Fundamentals of running successful QI projects
  • Understanding the problem you are trying to tackle
  • Developing aim statements and driver diagrams
  • Measuring data for improvement
  • Using Plan Do Study Act cycles to test change ideas
  • Implementation and Quality control

How often does this course run and how can I book a place?

  • Runs once a year
  • Speak to your Directorate Management team if you are interested in joining

Registration

Please use the correct form to register for wave 15.

Note: Places for external colleagues will only be confirmed once payment has been received. 

Other Training Courses

Improvement Coaching Programme

Open to all ELFT staff, service users and/or carers who have completed the Improvement Leaders’ Programme and want to now take on the role of coaching teams to apply quality improvement.

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Improvement Leaders’ Programme

Project-based learning, for those who have completed Pocket QI, are involved in a QI project, anyone leading a QI project, or anyone in a leadership role at ELFT.

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Introduction to QI for Service Users & Carers

Open to all ELFT service users and carers who want to contribute towards making improvements to the services they access. No previous experience in improvement training is required.

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Pocket QI – Introduction to QI

Open to all staff, service users, their carers and volunteers at ELFT who want to develop an understanding of improvement and are equipped with the skills to get involved. All staff should complete Pocket QI within 3 months of their start date. Previous experience is not required.

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