Strategic Planning For Libraries Training Course

Introduction

Chart a successful course for your library's future with our comprehensive Strategic Planning for Libraries Training Course. This program equips library professionals with the essential frameworks, methodologies, and practical techniques to develop robust and actionable strategic plans that align with community needs, organizational goals, and the evolving information landscape. Mastering strategic planning is increasingly vital for libraries seeking to secure funding, enhance services, adapt to change, and demonstrate their value to stakeholders. Our library strategic planning training course offers in-depth guidance and actionable steps for creating a clear roadmap for your library's success.

This Strategic Planning for Libraries training delves into key aspects of the strategic planning process, including environmental scanning, stakeholder analysis, vision and mission development, goal setting, strategy formulation, action planning, implementation, and evaluation. You will gain expertise in analyzing your library's current position, engaging stakeholders in the planning process, defining a compelling vision for the future, setting measurable objectives, developing effective strategies, and creating realistic action plans. Whether you are a library director, board member, department head, or any library staff member involved in shaping your library's future, this Strategic Planning for Libraries course will empower you to lead and contribute to a meaningful and impactful strategic planning process.

Target Audience:

• Library Directors
• Library Trustees/Board Members
• Department Heads
• Library Managers
• Strategic Planning Teams
• Library Administrators
• Anyone involved in shaping the library's future

Course Objectives:

• Understand the fundamental principles and benefits of strategic planning for libraries.
• Master the process of conducting a comprehensive environmental scan for libraries.
• Learn how to effectively analyze and engage library stakeholders.
• Develop a compelling vision and mission statement for your library.
• Set clear, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals.
• Formulate effective strategies to achieve your library's goals.
• Create detailed action plans for implementing strategic initiatives.

DURATION

5 Days

Course Content:

Module 1: Foundations of Strategic Planning for Libraries

• Understanding the fundamental principles and benefits of strategic planning for libraries.
• Exploring different strategic planning models and approaches relevant to libraries.
• Identifying the key stages of the strategic planning process.
• Understanding the importance of alignment between strategic planning and library mission.
• Best practices for initiating and leading a successful strategic planning process.

Module 2: Conducting the Environmental Scan

• Mastering the process of conducting a comprehensive environmental scan for libraries.
• Analyzing external factors (e.g., community demographics, technology trends, funding landscape).
• Assessing internal factors (e.g., strengths, weaknesses, resources, services).
• Gathering and analyzing data from various sources to inform the plan.
• Best practices for collecting and interpreting information for the environmental scan.

Module 3: Engaging Library Stakeholders

• Learning how to effectively analyze and engage library stakeholders.
• Identifying key stakeholder groups (users, staff, funders, community leaders).
• Understanding stakeholder needs, expectations, and priorities.
• Implementing strategies for effective communication and involvement.
• Best practices for building consensus and buy-in during the planning process.

Module 4: Developing Vision and Mission Statements

• Developing a compelling vision and mission statement for your library.
• Understanding the purpose and key components of vision and mission statements.
• Facilitating collaborative processes for drafting these guiding statements.
• Ensuring the vision and mission are clear, concise, and inspiring.
• Best practices for crafting effective vision and mission statements that resonate.

Module 5: Setting SMART Goals for Library Success

• Setting clear, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals.
• Understanding the characteristics of effective goals.
• Aligning goals with the library's vision, mission, and environmental scan findings.
• Developing measurable indicators to track progress.
• Best practices for formulating SMART goals that drive meaningful outcomes.

Module 6: Formulating Strategic Initiatives and Strategies

• Formulating effective strategies to achieve your library's goals.
• Brainstorming and evaluating potential strategic initiatives.
• Selecting strategies that are aligned with resources and organizational capacity.
• Prioritizing strategies based on impact and feasibility.
• Best practices for developing innovative and effective strategies for library success.

Module 7: Creating Action Plans for Implementation

• Creating detailed action plans for implementing strategic initiatives.
• Defining specific tasks, responsibilities, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Developing a clear roadmap for putting the strategic plan into action.
• Establishing mechanisms for monitoring progress and accountability.
• Best practices for developing and managing effective action plans for strategic implementation.

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org  Tel: +254 702 249 449

Training Venue

The training will be held at our Skills for Africa Training Institute Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.

Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Skills for Africa Training Institute certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org  Tel: +254 702 249 449

Terms of Payment: Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 7 working days before commencement of the training.