Short Overview
The program follows an integrated approach to personal branding based on the principles of marketing and management, originally developed in the corporate context. Its main objective is to provide professionals with the necessary tools to effectively develop and communicate their distinct professional identity, and to identify and adapt to changes in the external environment, thus staying always in demand.
The first part of the program serves as an introduction to the theory of marketing management. The participants will acquire a full understanding of the concept and will be able to explicitly connect actions with goals and ensure consistency in their decisions. In the second part, theory is put into practice with numerous examples and cases that demonstrate how professionals can increase their brand awareness and credibility.
Additionally to the video recordings, participants have access to customized tools that will help them develop their brand. Moreover, at the end of each unit several exercises are available so that participants can directly apply their newly acquired knowledge. Altogether, these exercises comprise a step-by-step guide to building one's personal brand.
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Learning Goals
Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to:
- effectively use strategic planning to acquire and sustain competitiveness.
- timely identify opportunities and threats in their external environment and respond to them.
- exploit their strengths and manage their weaknesses to create a competitive advantage.
- set appropriate objectives along with a specific implementation plan for each one.
- build and communicate their professional identity to their targeted audiences.
- create networks and maintain beneficial professional relations.
- develop a personal evaluation system to allow for continuous growth.
Program Value
The program enables professionals to survive the complexity of contemporary employment market as well as to manage the constantly changing work environment and the deriving challenges.
Evaluation Method And Final Grade Computation
The final grade of the trainees is based on their performance in the evaluation exercises of the individual modules (50%) and on their performance in a final exam covering the whole material (50%). Successful completion of the program and the awarding of the training certificate requires a final grade of at least 50%.
Learning Method Description
The program uses the eLearning educational method: learning takes place purely asynchronously (that is, on days and hours that serve the trainee, without mandatory attendance at a specific time or day), exclusively remotely (using a special educational platform via the internet from the trainee's area) and using digital educational tools such as video lectures, interactive self-assessment exercises, and other elearning tools that ensure effective and flexible individual self-learning. The program's training material becomes available at specific time periods, based on the training path followed, and then remains available on the training platform without restrictions throughout the duration of the program.