Executive Summary
I am requesting approval to use the remaining training budget for 2025 to attend the Change Management Foundation and Practitioner course from Capability for Change. This comprehensive five-day course provides a well-rounded foundation in change management theories, models, and practical application, covering both the Foundation and Practitioner levels of certification.
With our organisation navigating continuous transformation, gaining formal certification in change management will enable me to understand how individuals react to change, apply proven models and theories, implement cultural change initiatives, and measure the success of our change programs. This training represents a strategic investment that will deliver immediate credibility and capability while providing the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to lead successful organisational change.
Why Change Management Foundation and Practitioner?
Comprehensive Foundation in Change Management
This course is highly regarded as it demonstrates extensive knowledge in understanding and applying change within any organisation or industry. Whether I am new to change management or have experience managing change, this course provides the essential foundation I need. The five-day format covers both Foundation and Practitioner levels, allowing me to learn theories and then successfully apply them all in the same week – combining theoretical knowledge with practical application.
The course is based on the Effective Change Managers Handbook and is taught by Melanie Franklin, who chaired the Change Management Institute in the UK for six years and helped shape the Body of Knowledge that forms the basis of this course. Melanie has worked alongside the Chief Examiner for over 10 years and, as Chief Examiner for three other APMG International qualifications, has deep understanding of the syllabus and exam coverage, providing targeted, focused revision preparation.
Building Confidence and Credibility
As I am new to the practice of change management, this training will enable me to learn the basics of what change management is, what is involved in managing a change from end to end, with techniques and activities that I can apply to my own work. This training will help me understand how other organisations and industries implement change, giving me new ideas for how I approach my own work.
For those with some experience, this course enhances knowledge by showing new techniques and ideas, and enabling me to benchmark my approach against best practice and the experience of other organisations and industries. The course takes the perspective that there is no one single way to achieve change, so it is important to learn from a variety of experts and their proven models and theories.
Key Learning Areas
The course covers five essential areas that form the foundation of successful change management:
- Understand and Support – How individuals react to change, and strategies for supporting individuals to lead themselves and their colleagues through change
- Communication Methods – A range of communication methods and approaches for creating awareness, participation, and adoption of change
- Models and Theories – How well-known models and theories can be interwoven into organisations to achieve successful change
- Behavioural Change – Activities to help individuals identify what changes in behaviour they need to adopt to achieve the required culture change
- Measurement of Success – How to measure the likely success of change initiatives via the level of awareness, participation, and adoption of new behaviours
Expected Outcomes
Personal Development
- Globally recognised Foundation and Practitioner certifications demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of change management theories, models, and application
- Fundamental understanding of how individuals react to change and strategies to communicate and implement change effectively
- Enhanced credibility and confidence knowing I am using industry-recognised good practice developed by highly experienced professionals
- Comprehensive toolkit of techniques, pre-prepared checklists, questionnaires, and models that I can apply to the changes I am involved in and share with colleagues
- Ability to benchmark my approach against best practice from multiple experts and proven change management frameworks
- Continued professional development through free access to online group coaching sessions, community events, and a guest membership of the ChangeabilityPro® learning platform
Organisational Benefits
- Improved change success rates – Using proven models and theories will reduce mistakes and improve outcomes across all our change initiatives
- Better cultural change – Understanding different models and techniques for implementing cultural change programs will enable more effective organisational transformation
- Enhanced communication – Learning a range of communication methods will create greater awareness, participation, and adoption of change from the first time of asking
- Measurable results – Gaining skills to measure the success of change initiatives will enable data-driven decisions and demonstrate return on investment
- Reduced resistance – Understanding how individuals react to change will enable me to design interventions that reduce resistance and increase participation
- Faster implementation – Knowing best practice approaches will save time deliberating which approach to take and enable more decisive action
- Sustainable change – Understanding behavioural change at the individual level will create lasting change rather than temporary compliance
- Knowledge sharing – It is a very hands-on course full of opportunities to see, do, and learn, so I will have new knowledge and capability that I can share with colleagues
Return on Investment
Cost Avoidance
- Reduced uncertainty for those impacted by change, preventing negative rumours that take time and effort to overcome
- Fewer mistakes knowing I am using good practice proven in the field in many different change initiatives
- Time saved as mistakes will not need to be corrected and approaches will not need to be redesigned
- Organisation will not have to pay for me to uniquely develop materials that already exist and are provided as part of the course
- Prevention of change initiative failure due to poor understanding of individual reactions or inadequate communication
- Avoidance of staff rolling back to old ways of working due to insufficient behavioural change support
Value Creation
- Ability to quickly create a plan for any type of change using templates provided, knowing what questions to ask to structure the change as an evolving solution
- Greater confidence enabling me to be more decisive in actions and save time deliberating which approach to take
- Knowledge of key information to communicate to those impacted by change to explain the lifecycle and evolution of the solution
- Ability to use techniques to upskill my team and build greater capability internally for planning and creating new ways of working
- Understanding of how to analyse a change to find influential stakeholders and explain the change in ways that create their support and willingness to participate
- Earlier and greater participation increasing sustainability of change, generating earlier and greater return on investment
- Measurement capabilities enabling demonstration of change success through awareness, participation, and adoption metrics
- Enhanced team performance balancing business as usual with ability to improve how we work and implement changes
Why Invest Now?
- Strategic timing – Using remaining 2025 budget ensures we don’t lose allocated training funds while gaining formal certification immediately applicable to current initiatives
- Comprehensive certification – Five-day course covers both Foundation and Practitioner levels, providing complete certification in one investment
- Virtual delivery – Hosted on Microsoft Teams, the course requires no travel costs or time away from the office
- Highly interactive format – Working in pairs, small groups, and whole group discussions ensures practical application throughout the course
- Excellent track record – The course has excellent attendee feedback and a high pass rate for examinations
- Expert instruction – Taught by Melanie Franklin, who chaired the Change Management Institute UK for six years, helped shape the Body of Knowledge, and works closely with the Chief Examiner
- Industry-recognised qualification – Based on the Change Management Institute Body of Knowledge, certified by APMG International, demonstrating commitment to professional development
- Suitable for all levels – Whether new to change or experienced, the course allows development at my own pace while learning from others with different backgrounds
- Theory and practice combined – Learn theories and then learn how to apply them all in the same week, combining theoretical knowledge with practical application
- Comprehensive learning materials – Includes pre-course e-book based on the Effective Change Managers Handbook and access to the ChangeabilityPro® learning platform
Conclusion
The Change Management Foundation and Practitioner course represents a strategic investment in foundational capability that will deliver immediate credibility and long-term value. By gaining formal certification in change management theories, models, and practical application, I will be able to understand how individuals react to change, apply proven frameworks, implement cultural change initiatives, and measure the success of our transformation programs.
This comprehensive five-day training covers both Foundation and Practitioner levels, ensuring I receive complete certification in one investment. The course is taught by Melanie Franklin, who brings unparalleled expertise having chaired the Change Management Institute UK and helped shape the Body of Knowledge that forms the basis of this course. Her deep understanding of the syllabus and exam coverage, combined with her practical experience, ensures the highest quality instruction and targeted exam preparation.
Whether I am new to change management or have experience managing change, this course provides the essential foundation needed to lead successful organisational transformation. The emphasis on using multiple theories and models ensures I will be able to select the most appropriate approach for any situation, rather than being limited to a single methodology. The practical skills, theoretical knowledge, and formal certification I will gain can be immediately applied to our current initiatives and shared with colleagues, multiplying the value of this investment across the organisation.
I respectfully request approval to use the remaining 2025 training budget to enrol in this course and develop these critical capabilities for our organisation’s ongoing transformation efforts.
