Red Ridge Centre Red Ridge Centre - Personal development through the medium of outdoor pursuits

Sample Outline Programmes - Management

2 night sample programme

Extended 2 night sample programme

4 night sample programme designed for modern apprentices and graduates


2 nights - Charges £130 + VAT per head. (2008)

A balanced and enjoyable programme exploring basic management strategies and personal development issues.


Day 1
18:00
18:30
19:30
20:30


Arrival and coffee, Orientation
Evening Meal
Ice breaker session - artificial caving
Theory Session - Management process and Decision Making

Day 2
08:15
09:15
10:15
13:00
14:00
17:00
18:00
19:00


Breakfast
Archery - exploring leadership and supervisory issues
Leadership and team tasks
Buffet lunch
Leadership and Team tasks
Evening meal
Briefing re: Rock climbing, abseiling, and caving tomorrow
Briefing and orienteering in small groups with a short visit to the 'local' to end the evening

Day 3
08:15
09:15

13:00
14:00
16:30


Breakfast
Rock climbing and abseiling
35 metre abseil included for the more ambitious
Sandwich lunch
Caving
Depart directly from rock climbing and caving area

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Extended 2 night sample programme - Charges £157.00 + VAT per head. (2008)

A balanced and enjoyable programme exploring basic management strategies and personal development issues.


Day 1
12:00


13:30
15:00
16:00
18:00
19:00
20:30


Arrival and coffee
Orientation
Buffet lunch
Theory Session - Why management training?"
Short Activity session - zip wire and artificial caving
Theoretical session - Management process
Evening meal
Theory session - Decision making
Briefing and orienteering in small groups with a short visit to the 'local' to end the evening

Day 2
08:15
09:15
10:15
13:00
14:00
17:00
18:00
19:15
20:15
20:45


Breakfast
Archery - exploring leadership and supervisory issues
Leadership and team tasks
Buffet lunch
Leadership and Team tasks
Briefing re: Rock climbing, abseiling, and caving tomorrow
Evening meal
Apprentices prepare presentation
Apprentices deliver presentation
Debrief

Day 3
08:15
09:15

13:00
14:00
16:30


Breakfast
Rock climbing and abseiling
35 metre abseil included for the more ambitious
Sandwich lunch
Caving
Depart directly from rock climbing and caving area

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4 nights - Charges £255.00 + VAT per head. (2008)

A course designed for Modern Apprentices

Day 1
12:30

13:00
13:45


16:45
18:00
18:45
19:30


Arrival and coffee
Orientation
Buffet lunch
Setting the scene - A presentation is required in the work place on completion of the course
Ice breakers in small groups
Theory session - Management process
Zip wire and artificial caving
Evening meal
Theory session - Decision making scenarios
Briefing and late evening orienteering in small groups with a short visit to the 'local' to end the evening

Day 2
08:15
09:15
11:00
11:05
11:40
12:35
13:20
14:30
15:30
17:00
18:00
Eve.


Breakfast
Archery - exploring supervisory issues and enjoyment
Briefing - Stream Survey
30 minutes planning time
Execution of stream survey
Prepare presentation
Buffet lunch
Leadership task 1
Leadersip task 2
Free time to be used wisely
Evening meal
Stream survey presentation and debrief

Day 3
08:15
09:15

13:00
14:00
18:00
Eve.

Breakfast
Rock climbing and abseiling
35 metre abseil included for the more ambitious - Looking at communication - leadership - team work
Picnic lunch
Caving
Evening meal
Briefing re. Cadair Idris
Preparation in respect of Presentation

Day 4
08:15

18:30
Eve.


Breakfast
Full day exercise on Cadair Idris (3000ft)
Evening meal
Debrief
Preparation in respect of Presentation

Day 5
08:15


13:00
13:30


Breakfast
Task 1 - SRT
Task 2 - Design exercise
Lunch
Presentation dress rehearsal and revision
Presentation and Final debrief

Please note that the above are just examples. There are many variations of programme possible.

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