IMI: From Second World War to covid — executive training keeps evolving

Despite time and workload pressures, the need for learningis increasingly urgent

Learners are prioritising fast, flexible, and impactful learning — regardless of the delivery mode. File picture

Ten years ago, an Irish executive looking to continue their professional development through education and enhance their management capabilities or gain some job-specific up-skilling had limited options.

Likely he/she would choose a domestic provider such as the Irish Management Institute (IMI) or UCD Smurfit Business School. Or if he had deep pockets, a willingness to travel and the time to do so, perhaps go abroad to a business school like Harvard or MIT.