Learning &
Development Programmes
From new hires to your future leadership team.
Early talent development is about nurturing the potential of your newest hires to grow them into happy, high-performing contributors and future leaders.
For today’s graduates, apprentices, and school leavers, learning and development is a top priority. They’re not just looking for a job; they want clear pathways for progression, opportunities to develop new skills, and a sense that their work makes an impact.
Investing in early talent development isn’t just good for your people – it’s critical for building a loyal, skilled, and productive workforce.
Our approach: The Wiser Way.
At Wiser, we believe development should be practical, immersive, and fun to engage with. That’s why we create programmes that focus on building real-world skills to improve on-the-job performance, not courses that look good on CVs. From day one, our workshops grow behavioural skills and build workplace confidence to accelerate progression and retention of your talent.
We work side-by-side with your internal teams to ensure our training integrates seamlessly with your culture and goals. Whether delivered virtually, in person, or through boosted immersive modules, our sessions are designed to stick – with active learning techniques proven to improve retention by up to 80%.
Why early talent development matters more than ever
Higher retention rates
94% of early talent are more likely to stay with companies that prioritise career growth.
Cost-effective leadership pipelines
Internal hires cost 18% less than external hires and are 21% more likely to stay beyond their first year.
Stronger cultural alignment
By developing talent in-house, you create a workforce that’s deeply connected to your organisation’s values and culture.
Our programmes: Tailored to your needs.
From emotional intelligence and strategic thinking to confident communication and leadership development, our modules cover the full range of your early talent needs. Each workshop combines expert facilitation with creative, engaging materials designed to leave a lasting impact.
Our attendee feedback from 1000s of surveys speaks for itself. 94% recommendation rate for future cohorts, 9/10 feedback scores for usefulness, and an average 40% increase in knowledge and skill confidence.
As a result, our clients have seen greater retention, faster progression and accelerated leadership readiness through the programmes we’ve built and delivered to their range of Early Talent groups.
Development and connection for future finance leaders
Microsoft’s Finance Rotation Program (FRP) has been developing the next generation of finance leaders for over 20 years, however they’d never quite found an external agency with the right cultural fit and wow factor to embed into their annual leadership retreat… until they met Wiser.
Using the themes of ‘Executive Presence’ and ‘Cohort Connection’, we identified a range of Wiser Way workshops that would empower the graduates to take charge of their careers and build vital peer relationships in the process.
Microsoft and Wiser’s pilot programme was a resounding success, with the finance graduates leaving feeling inspired, connected and with a host of new information and skills at their fingertips.
