Learning and development opportunities and grants

Learning and development events

Macmillan offer a range of events and workshops to support your development that include:

• An annual national event for Macmillan professionals.

• An induction day for all new professionals.

• A one-day regional workshop called Setting Out. This focuses on developing and improving cancer services

• Regional and national learning and development programmes led by local Learning and Development teams. 

Check the events calendar| on Learn Zone for information about upcoming events.

Learning and development grants

We understand continuing professional development plays a vital part in maintaining the expertise and high standards of Macmillan professionals.
To support this development, Macmillan provides two grants for individual professionals and teams.

The new Learning and Development Grants Application System is a much simpler process and will enable you to manage all your grant applications in one place. Benefits include:

• easy to apply for individual and group grants
• view details of all your applications
• easy to update your profile if your details change.

Find out more about individual and group grants on the Learning & Development Grants website|.

Learning and development opportunities for people affected by cancer

We offer a wide range of learning opportunities for people affected by cancer that can benefit your patients and those around them.

These include courses that focus on:

• supported self-management – helping people to develop skills such as relaxation techniques to improve their quality of life
• supporting others – helping people to develop skills such as listening and responding techniques so they can support others affected by cancer
• user involvement – showing people how they can use their cancer experience to improve cancer services on a local and national scale.