PNE Development specialises in designing and delivering innovative programmes for development that enable people to acquire the key skills to improve performance in the workplace, and to strengthen their organisations.

PNE has an impressive track record of developing people and organisations that are stakeholders in the Third Sector, and specialises in providing programmes for development that are high in demand but short in supply. These enable participants to implement best practice and assist people and organisations to achieve their potential.

Latest Courses

Reaching Out

PNE Development is offering a FREE management development programme to managers working in isolated rural communities in the North East called 'Reaching Out'.

To find out more please click here

Implementing best practice for better performance

One day workshops are being held on the following subjects:

Being an assertive manager, Developing effective partnerships, Recovering all costs, Negotiating and influencing, Planning monitoring and evaluating a project, Recruiting selecting and keeping staff, Employment law, Recruiting selecting and keeping trustees and Planning - business and operational.

For more information please contact Debbie on (0191) 261 6009 or email development@pne.org

PNE provides a range of services including; training programmes, consultancy support, coaching, facilitation and one to one support that help with:

Career Development

Enables people to boost their careers by gaining a management qualification. This enables them to:

• Improve their effectiveness
• Demonstrate their management competence
• Implement best practice
• Unlock the potential in themselves and others
• Boost their CV

Organisational Development

Delivering sustainable solutions that create stronger organisations by:

• Improving management effectiveness 
• Sharing best practice
• Planning strategic direction
• Developing leadership
• Delivering a competitive advantage

Capacity Building for the Third Sector

PNE Development has an impressive track record for capacity building in the Third Sector by:

• Developing people
• Improving performance
• Strengthening organisations

voluntaryskills.com

Managed by the PNE Development team, voluntaryskills.com is the leading website for Third Sector skills and training in the North of England (www.voluntaryskills.com).

Voted 'Best Voluntary Sector Website' at the North East Digital Awards 07/08 in May 2008, voluntaryskills.com features the  biggest searchable Training Database of voluntary and community sector training in the region, plus News & Events, Case Studies, Job Profiles, Vacancies and Resources.

It also provides a popular free training e-bulletin you can subscribe to by simply emailing your address to subscribe@voluntaryskills.com

Since early 2004 PNE has:

• Assisted over 2,400 people with their professional development
• Worked with 1,665 organisations across the North East
• Delivered over 1,800 days of training, learning and development
• Provided 229 courses covering 60 different subjects and levels
• Helped over 200 people to achieve an NVQ in Management at level 3 or above, with another 110 people currently working towards an NVQ