Moving into People Management

[wildest_jjk]

Hi all,

I'm currently in a technical role but there is the potential to move into a people management role within my existing team structure. I don't really have any experience of this and understand that this will put me at a significant disadvantage.

One thing I am keen on is continuing my learning/professional development so was thinking I could emphasise how I would be keen to undertake some form of people management/leadership course, self funded if that's what it takes. I have an undergraduate degree and have seen a number of masters courses such as MBA's and Human Resource Management MSc's.

Does anyone have any experience of undertaking courses to help get into this? I'm sure there are many more and it probably doesn't even require a masters but that's something I've been considering for a while anyway.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

 

[wildest_jjk]

Thanks for the response.

Really appreciate the course information and will most likely mention this as part of my performance plan going forward. Agree with the practical experience but my existing manager is happy for me to give it a go alongside my current role. This sort of opportunity doesn't come by often so I think I need to jump on it regardless. It's with my existing team which I hope will make things easier as well.