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Training Course Overview

Advancing Technical Women is a focused Training Course designed to support women working across STEM environments as they progress in their technical careers. This Technical Women Training Course strengthens confidence, communication capability, and strategic career insight, helping participants navigate complex professional landscapes with clarity and purpose.

As organizations place greater emphasis on diverse technical talent, this course directly addresses the real challenges technical women face, while highlighting the opportunities available for career advancement. Through a structured skills audit and career-mapping approach, participants evaluate their current technical strengths, identify capability gaps, and define a realistic pathway for progression.

Key areas such as assertive communication, technical presentation delivery, professional visibility, and strategic networking are explored in depth. By aligning technical expertise with business awareness and global perspective, participants learn how to clearly articulate their value in both technical and leadership settings, enabling sustained career growth and influence.

Training Course Objectives

Advancing Technical Women focuses on enhancing professional presence, influence, and long-term career progression within technical environments. The Training Course equips participants with practical strategies to strengthen visibility and align technical strengths with advancement opportunities.

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Communicate technical expertise with confidence to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Develop a concise personal pitch that highlights technical value and professional impact
  • Identify and articulate key achievements aligned with career progression goals
  • Conduct a structured personal skills audit to identify development priorities
  • Assess current and future talent requirements within technical roles
  • Build a customized career advancement strategy aligned with organizational expectations

Designed for

Advancing Technical Women is designed for women working across STEM disciplines who want to strengthen their leadership presence and accelerate career progression in technical roles. This Technical Women Training Course also supports professionals responsible for developing and retaining technical talent.

This training course is ideal for:

  • Women seeking to reenergize or accelerate their technical careers
  • STEM professionals building self-awareness and professional confidence
  • Technical women preparing for management or cross-functional responsibilities
  • Academics aiming to improve the communication of scientific and technical work
  • HR professionals involved in technical talent development initiatives
  • Managers supporting gender diversity within technical teams
  • Professionals returning to technical roles following a career break

Learning Methods

Advancing Technical Women uses interactive and experiential learning methods to ensure knowledge is practical, relevant, and immediately applicable. This Technical Women Training Course combines guided discussions with structured exercises that encourage reflection, engagement, and skill development.

Participants take part in individual assessments, case-based analysis, and practical communication exercises designed to strengthen professional presence. Career-mapping activities, personal reflection, and goal-setting sessions help translate learning into clear career actions.

The learning approach emphasizes real-world application, enabling participants to refine how they present technical expertise, influence stakeholders, and position themselves for advancement. By combining self-assessment with collaborative learning, the course ensures participants leave with practical tools, enhanced confidence, and a clearly defined direction for career growth.

Course Content

Day 1

STEM Careers Introduction and Self-Assessment

  • Introduction to STEM Careers – Women in STEM
  • Carry out a Self-IMPACT Assessment
  • Map out Skills and identify any gaps
  • Identify personal Stakeholders map & sphere of influence
  • Review current Job Description and future Job description
Day 2

Introduction to Business Management

  • Discuss the promotional criterion within the workplace
  • Define your personal credibility in the workplace
  • Understand how to maximise your full technical ability
  • Review the necessary business skills
Day 3

Day Three: Communicating your Science

  • Understanding the value of your Technical Skills
  • Communicating your science to your peers
  • Technical report writing – creating standard templates
  • Presentation skills – presenting science to non-scientists
  • Finding your voice – influence and persuasion
  • Advancing your science externally - LinkedIn
Day 4

Career Management

  • Design your current Personal Development Plan
  • Understand the importance of mentoring
  • Is Job Shadowing an option?
  • Time Management and Organisational skills
  • Career Planning – setting achievable goals
Day 5

Future You

  • Pitching yourself, learn the importance of self confidence
  • Design a personal manifesto for future you
  • Create a 5-year career plan
  • Wrap up and Discussion

The Certificate

Recognition
  • Anderson Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
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