Get fresh perspectives and insights into the actionable approaches needed to build back smarter after inflation. Be inspired to transform your organisation while delivering profits.
Get fresh perspectives and insights into the actionable approaches needed to build back smarter after inflation. Be inspired to transform your organisation while delivering profits.
Get fresh perspectives and insights into the actionable approaches needed to build back smarter after inflation. Be inspired to transform your organisation while delivering profits.
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Discover how your team can benefit from executive-education courses crafted by The Economist's editors and invited subject-matter experts.
Future-proof your organisation through corporate learning
Our programmes, which range from online courses to in-person training, can be tailored to support the needs of your business. Explore premium options to increase progress.
Our two- and six-week online courses, led by experienced tutors, include assignments, interactive exercises and participant forums.
The cadence and structure of our courses can be adjusted so you get the most value for your business.
Looking for something even more tailored to fit your needs? Complete the form below to connect with our team about webinars, live sessions and in-person training.
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This course was excellent in helping to better understand the art of writing. The system it uses to help a writer understand planning, structure, delivery and editing is straightforward and packed with tips. My big complaint is why no one told me this approach at university. I wish I had learnt this a decade ago!
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In-person training
By popular demand: an in-person, customisable version of our business-writing course, for groups that wish to combine their training with team-building. The programme can be tailored to your requirements and business context, and is run by an experienced educator and journalist. Sessions will be brought to life through a writing project that will be assessed, with detailed, individual feedback.
Duration: Two days
Group size: 5-25 participants
Location: On your premises
We can work with you to create bespoke, in-person versions of our online courses. We also offer custom training covering subjects ranging from strategic foresight, to geoeconomics and “The World Ahead”—based on The Economist’s annual, future-gazing guide to the coming year.
Online courses
All courses include a complimentary, three-month digital subscription to The Economist to enhance participants’ learning.
Make your teams more influential. This two-week, online course will equip your staff with psychological principles that enable them to harness the power of persuasion. Participants are introduced to an adaptable, three-part framework for influence to apply to real-world business challenges—whether they are communicating with other departments, with customers or with the public.
Give your team the skills to be compelling business communicators. This online course explores the psychology, craft and purpose of writing with a focus on the choices writers must make to express ideas with eloquence, clarity and concision. It covers reports, presentations, memos and social-media posts, and will help your team gain the confidence and craftmanship to be more effective at work.
Make AI work for your business. This two-week, online course will equip your team with the practical tools to harness AI for efficiency and productivity. Participants explore how to get the maximum benefit out of large language models such as ChatGPT, including how to use prompts effectively and harness machines’ answers.
Does your team need to review, analyse or prepare reports and presentations using data, or use numbers for business? Designed by The Economist’s award-winning data-journalism team, this two-week online course shows how to harness data to make better decisions. Teams explore data visualisation, develop a “data mindset” and gain the tools to use numbers effectively to solve real problems.
Equip your team with the skills to succeed in an increasingly digitised workplace by embracing critical thinking as a way of working. This two-week, online course—developed by The Economist’s journalists and critical-thinking experts such as Tom Chatfield—will examine how organisations can recognise uncritical thinking and overcome cognitive bias. Understand how to reframe complex problems, harness multiple perspectives and use data discerningly to capitalise on human talent.
The world will change in the Trump era, as classic alliances are tested, America's rivalry with China intensifies and conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine continue to destabilise the global order. This six-week course is for senior leaders and teams responsible for leading global strategy, especially in response to geopolitical shifts. It will enable them to develop the conceptual skills they need to navigate complex, changing situations.
Global warming has profound implications for companies. This six-week course will equip teams with the knowledge and skills to cultivate effective, climate-conscious business strategies, providing them with insights to mitigate risks and harness opportunities. Participants benefit from a practical grounding in the science and economics of climate change, and gain the understanding and tools needed to develop a corporate decarbonisation strategy.
Prepare your team to understand how technological innovation is shaking up finance, and what this means for your business. This course demystifies fintech, blockchain, central-bank digital currencies and the volatile world of cryptocurrencies. It empowers teams with a future-focused view of the opportunities and risks.
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Whether you’re shaping a new learning and development (L&D) programme for your organisation, or planning offsite sessions for your leadership team, you can rely on Economist Education as your partner for corporate training.
If you would like to speak to us about customised courses and programmes, please fill in the form and we’ll get back to you.
Frequently asked questions
Our courses can be adapted to suit your business needs. Options include:
Customised content
Bespoke module structure and assignment requirements
Live sessions led by experts at The Economist Group, to reflect your business context
Private discussion forums for your team
Please contact us to learn more about how we can tailor our courses to ensure your organisation gets the most benefit it can.
We offer special group rates depending on the number of participants being enrolled on our courses. Please speak to our sales team to learn more about our offers.
True to our editorial heritage, we ensure that our courses are up-to-date. Not only do we regularly refresh learning materials—our tutors share recently published articles and news each week to guarantee that discussions are of the highest relevance.
Your team will have the opportunity to interact with a global network of professionals from other companies in our general course forums, which are open to all participants. If your organisation purchases multiple seats on a course, you can choose to enhance your team’s learning with private, tutor-led discussion groups. To encourage active learning and engagement, these private groups allow module content to be discussed in the context of your company.
You have the option of purchasing a group rate for any upcoming course until two weeks before it begins. Alternatively you can reserve a group space in advance for multiple members of your team, for courses starting anytime this year. Please get in touch with us for more details.
Course modules are released weekly, and learning is self-paced. Teams are able to complete weekly modules at their convenience and do not need to schedule live sessions into their day. Please note, however, that live sessions are available to organisations that choose to customise their course experience.
They will receive a digital certificate that they can add to their LinkedIn profile.
There are multiple options for completing payment, including ways of invoicing. Please get in touch with our team to discuss the best option for you.
We would encourage you to explore bespoke opportunities for your company, drawing on the expertise of The Economist Group. Please contact us to discuss any requests or proposals for group learning tailored to your business needs.
We run each of our courses four to five times a year, so if your team cannot attend from the next start date we recommend contacting us to find out when the course will be held again. For larger groups, we are able to run a dedicated presentation of the course for your organisation, at a time convenient for you.