Train to become a successful consultant
Are you a successful executive or professional who would
like to become a successful consultant?
If so, Brefi Group and Consultant Training Limited have an intensive
six month programme that will set you up in business and give you
the skills in consultancy, facilitation, coaching and training that
will turn you into a successful and rounded consultant.
We can save you 18 months
Many people, at some stage in their professional lives wonder whether
there might be more to life than working for others. You might be facing
early retirement or redundancy, but still feel that you have something
to give back. Surely, all that experience could be of value to others?
So, what might stop you from becoming a consultant?
- Consultancy is a profession in its own right, which requires
specialist skills
- It takes time to launch a new business and to establish
a successful consultancy.
- You might find that you do not enjoy self-employment.
It is very easy to waste 18 months to two years finding out. That's why
we are here to help – help you decide whether consultancy is for
you and then support you as you build your own successful consultancy
business.
The three things you will most need when you start
Our experience when starting in business on our own was that
there were three things we really needed.
- The biggest challenge was that there was nobody
to talk to. In your early days, you will find that
self-employment is lonely. Just at the time when you need
lots of advice and someone to bounce ideas off, there is
no-one there. Later, of course, you build up a personal
network and even get social support from your clients.
- Then of course, there were lots of things we needed
to learn. You will need to find out how to set up a
business, how to set up your office, what to buy and where; and
all the new skills and attitudes of your new role. You may be
surprised what a difference your new identity will make –
are you suddenly an expert, or 'trade'? How should you behave?
- Finally, there was the challenge of finding work.
Many people start well, calling on their existing network. It
might look easy, but soon you run out of contacts. How do you
go about building a new business network? And what should you
charge? You might get a shock; and you are sure to over estimate
the number of fee earning days in the year.
Consultant Training package
Consultant Training Limited is backed by three established consultancy
and training companies: Brefi Group, Sales 101 and Lighthouse 365.
Together we have designed an intensive six month programme to provide
the three things that new consultants most need: -
- fellowship – an initial support team and a community
to join
- consultancy skills – basic consultancy and sales
training using powerful NLP models and techniques
- commercial opportunities – association with an established
organisation that allows you to participate in more challenging
work and command higher fees
Here is what you get
Consultant Training's intensive programme has been developed using the
experience of our directors as they have built their own practices, and
incorporating the values, processes and skills that are the Brefi Group
approach. All training is residential so that you quickly become a member
of a personal support network.
Our international advisory board of Robert Dilts (NLP developer
and trainer), Sue Knight (NLP author and trainer) and Lex
McKee (Registry of Accelerated Trainers) ensures that both
the content and the certification exceed international standards.
- Foundation workshop – getting into business and building
a successful consultancy practice. A hands-on workshop in which
you will develop your own business plan and marketing strategy
(4 days)
- Study pack – multi-media home study NLP course and core business
reading material
- NLP consultancy practitioner course and certification (20 days)
- Introduction to NLP – learn the fundamentals of this
powerful communication and change model
- NLP and consultancy – learn basic models for consultancy,
skills for applying them and how to get business
- NLP and coaching – learn the skills and business opportunities
of this growing market
- NLP and facilitation – learn how to help groups solve
problems, develop strategy and creativity. Discover the market
for teambuilding and corporate retreats.
- NLP and training – learn the power of accelerated
training and self-directed learning compared with traditional
training.
- Sales and marketing workshops – three opportunities to
review your progress and update your marketing plan
- Six months coaching support – a fortnightly discussion
with your personal business coach
- Two two-day conferences for Brefi Group associates – a
combination of social, professional and commercial development
where you can build more relationships in our larger community.
Launching your own business is like the mythical Hero's Journey. You
respond to a calling to cross a personal threshold to a new mission and
identity. Along the way there will be challenges, for which you will find
mentors to support you. And when you have achieved one goal, you will
be stronger but still faced with more challenges as you travel further.
Consultancy is the best career for continuous personal and professional
development!
NLP based training
NLP is the study of human excellence, with a focus on communication and
change – fundamentals of effective consulting.
Our NLP practitioner programme is like no other; it has a practical sales
emphasis and will be built around your own 'Hero's Journey', with a series
of goals to achieve – and guardians and mentors along the way.
It is the first NLP practitioner certificate programme in the world
to focus on consultancy skills. Although it follows the standard
NLP practitioner syllabus there is a strong focus on modelling successful
consultancy, coaching and training practices. You will be required
to act as a consultant throughout, with individuals and the group
taking responsibility for directing the learning. In addition, there
is a recommended course of business reading to ensure that you have
a sound technical grounding for your new career.
The programme covers a wide range of content, demonstrating application
of skills to sales, consultancy, facilitation, executive coaching
and training. The style of the programme is very integrated, with
continuous focus on building a powerful personal business model
using the neurological levels.
The training features demonstrations and delivery, whole group
coaching and small group coaching. We will help you develop your
own sales and marketing strategy and give you a set of tools and
resources to support you in your business.
In addition to the 24 days training, there are three sales
and marketing workshops and 14 coaching sessions to support
you as you build your new business. At the end, successful
participants will be awarded an NLP practitioner certificate
and will be registered with the Registry of Accelerated Trainers.
More important, you will have the identity, confidence and competence to build
a successful new career and business – and some satisfied
clients too.
Why train with Consultant Training Limited?
Your objective as a successful consultant is continually
to generate business from existing clients and referrals,
as well as prospecting for new clients. But how do you do
this when you have no existing clients? And how do you justify
the fees you deserve if you are perceived as a self-employed
start-up?
Training with Consultant Training brings you the benefits of association
with the three founding companies. Brefi Group can give you an instant
20 year history, with a ready-made corporate culture, intellectual
property and global web presence. Sales 101 and Lighthouse 365 bring
additional specialist sales and training expertise.
Founded in 1982, Brefi Group is a corporate change management organisation
providing an integrated package of change consultancy, facilitation,
executive coaching and training designed to improve corporate performance.
Our intellectual property and resources include: -
Brefi Group will provide you with access to our learning resource materials,
e-commerce facilities and diagnostic programs. In addition, you will be
able to promote yourself by contributing to our international weekly newsletter,
CorporateCoach, and by taking part in our conference and exhibition
programme.
Consultants associated with Brefi Group can undertake more challenging
work and command higher fees.
As an associate of Brefi Group you will be able to build hyperlinks with
the Brefi Group web site, and appear on our own registry of consultants,
trainers and coaches. As a member of our community you will be able to
work with other local associates to obtain higher grade work.
And, with an opportunity to build new relationships at our six monthly
conferences, you will never be alone.
What to do next
A career change is a major challenge. Why not contact
one of our directors and arrange to meet us at a forthcoming open workshop,
where you can find out what we offer, what alternatives are available
to you and meet some of our team?
Register for the next workshop now and we will send you a copy of The
Gorillas want Bananas by Debbie Jenkins and Joe Gregory so that you
can immediately start planning the launch of your new business.
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