After discovering their MBTI profiles and understanding the challenges of interacting with various personalities, students will work on social skills such as networking, teamwork, cohabiting harmoniously in an intercultural community, managing interpersonal relationships effectively, deciphering group dynamics, giving and receiving feedback and understanding how cultural differences interplay with social relations.
Certificates
Personal development
Personal development aims at developing your social and emotional skills. These skills are instrumental to support your wellbeing as much as your academic success, your professional career and your personal life in the years to come.
Developing your personality
How to manage your stress or anxiety? How to decipher your emotions? How to connect with people and build trustful relationships? How to make wise decisions? How to engage others? How to cope with frustration and bounce back from failure?
All these challenges lie on the road to well-being, self-efficacy and positive leadership. Although the answers are personal, students can deepen their understanding, set their objectives and gradually develop the skills that will help them navigate these situations and grow their personality.
The
programme
In a rapidly evolving world, possessing the ability to navigate challenges with self awareness and self-efficacy is vital. You will develop emotional intelligence skills such as self-awareness and mindfulness, learn how you regulate your motivation, bolster your courage, foster resilience against challenges, manage stress, cultivate your personal balance intentionally and make wise decisions.
During this final year of the programme, it’s time to prepare for a new step of your career and refine your leadership style. You will improve your decision making and strategy skills by working on designing and implementing of your trajectory post-Forward College. Receive personalised career support to maximise your chances of success. You will also develop your negotiation and influence skills during this last year.
How we teach
Each module focuses on a specific skill over an approximately 4-week cycle. They are firmly grounded in research-based practices and approaches, following a four-step approach:
- Define your objectives for the module
- Engage in discussions and practical activities during the weekly workshop in small groups
- Train with your peers during the week thanks to beneficial habits and practices
- Debrief on your progress and next steps during the final session
Your 360 Assessment and personal coaching
Once a year, students participate in a 360 assessment that allows them to gain valuable insight from various people in their network including peers, teachers, friends, and colleagues. This assessment generates a 360 report allowing them to identify strengths and areas for development, facilitating the creation of an Individual Development Plan.
During two one-on-one sessions of 45mins each, your coach will assist you in interpreting the 360 assessment results and offer guidance on your development plan: what skills would you like to focus on? How can you develop these skills? These coaching sessions are held annually:
- Year One: Students and coaches focus on identifying strengths and areas for development from the initial 360 assessment laying the foundation for growth and skill enhancement.
- Year Two: Students will undergo a second 360 Assessment to track skill improvement and shifting their focus towards honing skills that support their degree and career ambitions.
- Year Three: A third 360 Assessment will help the students and coaches identify the skills necessary to prepare for their transition to their next challenge post-graduation.
Nb: This programme is open to Double Bachelor’s students, who complete the entire programme, and Bachelor’s+ students who complete one third of the programme.
2025/26 360° LAUNCH PROCESS’
The annual 360° Assessment is a development tool unique to Forward College, helping you to better understand your strengths and areas for development, and to build meaningful goals with a coach throughout your Forward journey.
The 360° process will take part in two phases:
- Phase one begins in December for EMFSS students, and the EMFSS 360° cycle will end in March.
- To better align with revision and exam periods, phase two will begin in April for our Open Bachelors and Psychology students, and the phase two 360° cycle will then end in June.
The raters selection for EMFSS students will open on Thursday December 4th. Raters will be asked to evaluate and comment on students’ performance on the 21 skills from the Human Intelligence Model. Your Personal Tutor and/or BBL Fellows will automatically be assigned as your ‘Fellow raters’. You will nominate peers and other close contacts to provide feedback. Psychology and OB students can be asked to rate their EMFSS peers. EMFSS students can also be asked to rate their Psychology and OB Peers.
EMFSS students and their raters will receive the 360° assessment on Monday 15th December. You will have until January 10th 2026 to complete your assessment. Coaching sessions will begin from January 26th and will end in March.
For OB and Psychology students, your 360° process will begin in April, and coaching will take place from May until end of June.
Here’s a video to help you understand the purpose of the 360°, including useful tips and participation requirements. As a reminder, this assessment is not graded, and has no consequence on your performance grades.
If you have any questions about the process, please feel free to reach out to stephanie.kaye@forward-
