Training Outline

Who is the training for?

Get your wellbeing champions all set with our 3-hour wellbeing champion foundation training, covering theory, discussion facilitation and practical coaching to apply essential skills at the start of the champion journey.

This wellbeing champion training course includes pre-session tailoring to cover your specific wellbeing vision, objectives, and context.

What will the training cover?

Understanding the concept of wellbeing in the workplace
Understanding the concept of wellbeing in the workplace and the interconnected elements which contribute to it (physical, mental, social, emotional, and financial) and organisation-specific wellbeing vision / objectives.

• What does wellbeing mean to you?
• What does the organisation’s wellbeing vision mean to you?

Key barriers to wellbeing at work
Key barriers to wellbeing at work, including current trends and challenges (e.g., men’s mental health, technology and ‘always on culture, work-life balance, stress and burnout, importance of diversity and inclusion).

• Discussing the group’s experience and observations of key barriers locally

The role of the wellbeing champion
What does it include / not include.

• Discussing perceptions of challenges in the role, support available and how to support one another

Introducing 5 key wellbeing champion skills

• Health Promotion & Engagement: Understanding the value of lifestyle recommendations to prevent poor health and disease. Best practice approach to promoting ongoing wellbeing activities and maximising engagement with live events and fully utilising tools available
• Supporting colleagues around mental health: Delving into factors that can impact mental health, how to spot signs and support those who may be struggling
• Skilled conversations & communication that promote psychological safety: Familiarisation with key tools for skilled conversations, including active listening, open questions, empathy and compassion
• Influencing different levels of the organisation: Who do you need to get on board to help make your role a success?
• Motivating colleagues with a ‘psychology of change’ approach: Understanding concepts around building positive habits and the psychology of change in order to nurture authentic motivation 

Discussing understanding of these concepts and sharing examples

Coaching champions to reflect on their own goals and areas in which they would like to act as a role model for colleagues (based on current personal strengths and interests or willingness to be open about their own journey and goals)

Effective communication
 How to have skilled conversations with colleagues around health & wellbeing, active listening skills & concept of psychological safety.

• Role play around different scenario

Promoting wellbeing activities and maximising engagement
Best practice approach to promoting ongoing wellbeing activities and maximising engagement with live events and fully utilising tools available to champions, including monthly challenges, signposting resources, toolbox talks.

• Discussing upcoming programme topics and outlining a plan to build engagement, including action plans for each champion

Putting it all into practice

• Completing and discussing personal objectives for the next 3 months, action plans and the ‘Wellbeing Champion’s Pledge’