Accelerated Executive Development Program

Learning Framework

Strategic Outcomes

The developmental component of AEXDP is based upon the following three fundamentals:

1. Participants develop their leadership through self-knowledge and awareness. Discovering their essence, their strengths and their worth, they demonstrate the full potential of their leadership skills.
   
   
2. Participants form a community of learners who will support each other in their learning and who will, eventually, contribute to the development of lasting relationships between numerous sectors of government.
   
   
3. Participants will become excellent managers because they will be able to grasp the complexity of the context which is unique to Public Service: they are aware of the values of Public Service, the policy development process, the mechanics of service delivery for citizens, risk management, people management, stewardship and accountability.

AEXDP favours a mixed approach to learning. As a result, the choice and combination of learning methods used ensure that the content is not only delivered in a timely manner to participants but also in a relevant format, an appropriate location and at the best cost.

Click on the different pieces of the puzzle or consult the following list to access information on the learning methods:

• Action Learning Group
• Alumni Association
• Coaching
• Collective Learning Events
• Developmental Assignment
• Evaluation
• Executive Advisor
• Future
• Interactive Teleconferences
• Learning Specialist
• Mentoring
• Personalized Learning Program
• Virtual Community

Action Learning is the thread that runs through every element of the Program:

• We develop competencies in real-time and through practical experience;
  
  
• We encourage a continuous cycle of action and reflection;
  
  
• We aim for the acquisition of behaviours that will become permanent;
  
  
• We lead participants on the path to becoming life-long learners;
  
  
• We create learning partnerships;
  
  
• We recognize the circumstances that promote individual learning as well as collective learning.

Action Learning is an effective approach because it is based on reality and on the commitment of people and organizations. From an individual perspective, the workplace represents an unparalleled place for observation and hands-on learning offering possibilities for reflection, learning and action. From an organizational perspective, Action Learning can produce the synergy required to meet challenges while improving the leadership skills of the Program’s participants.