General Management

General Management training programmes are part-time executive programmes that provide a helicopter view of management. These programmes cover basic concepts as well as the latest trends in several management fields.

Long-term General Management programmes

For each step in your management career, we offer a General Management programme that is geared to the training needs and professional challenges of that stage of your career and development:

More infoYoung Management Programme

Optimise your management potential - Take the next step in your management career. Gain insight into your management capacities and make full use of them. A training programme for high-potential managers who want to expand their frame of reference on management.
Duration: 5 modules of 3 days spread over 11 months + 3 individual coaching sessions
Language: Dutch

More infoMiddle Management Programme

Develop a helicopter view on management. The programme integrates multiple management disciplines and focuses on the synthesis of functional domains (finance, marketing, strategy) and soft skills (HR, leadership, team management). It provides managers with the necessary toolbox to transfer newly acquired management skills and techniques to their daily professional environment, within the framework of their corporate strategy.
Duration: 
7 modules of 3 days spread over 1 year
Language: Dutch

More infoInternational Management Programme

Develop a global helicopter view on management. The programme integrates multiple management disciplines and focuses on the synthesis of functional domains (finance, marketing, strategy) and soft skills (HR, leadership, team management). It provides managers with the necessary toolbox to transfer newly acquired management skills and techniques to their daily professional environment, within the framework of the international corporate strategy.
Duration: 7 modules of 3 days
Language: English

More infoConsortium Middle Management Programme

Best of both worlds: This programme combines the advantages of an open and a company-specific programme. The programme gathers groups of participants from a limited number of companies to reach similar management development objectives. It provides participant with a helicopter view of fundamental principles of business economics, strategy, business processes, people management, etc. This helps participants to contribute successfully to the strategy of their organization.

Duration: residential formula - 7 modules of 2-3 days spread over 12 months
Language: English

More infoAdvanced Management Programme

Enhance your strategic leadership - The programme  targets senior managers who have a sound basis in management and strategic experience and want to enlarge their frame of reference with respect to expanding their leadership role and enriching their strategic thinking.
Duration: 9 modules of 2 or 3 days spread over 1 year
Language: English

More infoAdvanced Management Programme - Reloaded

Are you looking for a training programme that is every bit as inspiring as your participation in the Advanced Management Programme? Have you been meaning to set aside time for re-sourcing, but you're always too busy to make it happen?
Duration: 2 days, residential
Language: English

Comparative overview  of the target groups, objectives and focal points of these programmes

Short-term programmes

More infoManagement bestsellers read for you (D)

For managers whose professional career leaves little time to search for and read the best and most recent management bestsellers and to keep up-to-date with the newest insights in management. Our Vlerick faculty gives you a concise and critical analysis of each book.
Duur: 6 evenings, 7.30 - 9.00 pm
Language: Dutch

More infoProject Management

Project working increases the strategic competitiveness of your business. This programme gives you an insight into how to set up and carry out projects, and teaches you to recognise and avoid possible problems associated with projects.
Duration: 4 days from 9 am - 5.30 pm
Language: Dutch

Programmes for specific industries

For several sectors, we offer a General Management programme that is geared to the training needs and professional challenges within that particular sector

SME programmes

More infoSME Challenge

Anyone starting up a small business faces challenges which are different from those of the manager of a large business. Discover the whole range of SME management techniques and acquire a carefully considered business plan.
Duration: 16 evening sessions with 2 residential seminars and 3 panel sessions
Language: Dutch

More infoSME Excellence

As an experienced SME owner, you have plenty of plans for your company. SME Excellence offers you a critical sounding board of colleagues and experts for your plans, plus a broad base of management competencies for the SME.
Duration: 19 evening sessions  from 7 pm - 10 pm and 2 residential seminars
Language: Dutch

Interim management

More infoMastering Interim Management

An advanced management programme designed for experienced interim and change managers. This programme will increase the interim manager’s ability to accomplish interim assignments successfully and to firmly establish the changes introduced.
Duration: 5 modules of 1-2 days
Language: English

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