Outcomes of the New Zealand Blueprint Executive Leadership and Management Learning Programmes

Abstract

The Executive Leadership and Management Programme (ELMP) and the advanced programme (AELMP) were founded in New Zealand in 2004. The Blueprint Centre for Learning was contracted by the then Mental Health Workforce Development Programme to develop and deliver a leadership and management programme for staff in the mental health and addictions sector. The programme is now managed under Te Pou (the National Center for Mental Health Research, Information and Workforce Development). The Blueprint Centre for Learning is the only New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and ISO 9001 accredited training provider focusing on mental health in New Zealand. Blueprint's focus is on ‘living the learning' and the organisation has a spirit of ‘passion for people and potential’. While some basic statistics indicate the success of the programmes, it is timely to conduct a more in‐depth qualitative evaluation of them. Thus, the aim of this project was to examine the outcomes (personal, professional and organisational) perceived to have occurred as a result of attending the programmes.

Citation

Peters, J. and Pitts‐Brown, S. (2008), "Outcomes of the New Zealand Blueprint Executive Leadership and Management Learning Programmes", International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, Vol. 4 No. 4, pp. 48-60. https://doi.org/10.1108/17479886200800037