Maximizing your course learning experience

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Get the most out of your Energy Executive Course experience

As thousands of participants have attested, participation in the Energy Executive Course (EEC) inspires and transforms. This guide is designed to prepare you for an educational, collegial, enjoyable and productive learning experience and will ensure that you and your organization reap the full value of this leadership development investment.

Preparing yourself and your organization

Plan for full engagement

Online

Four hours — Virtual launch
11 hours — Online pre-work, self-paced, self-directed

In-person

62 hours — Class time
35 hours — Formal networking

Participants — Optimize your experience

Meet with your supervisor to discuss development assignments upon your return to work so you can apply what you learned.
Partner with your human resources and training teams to build a career development plan.
Talk to colleagues about their Energy Executive Course learning experience.
Create a work plan for your time away and share it with your supervisor for approval.

Company leadership — Support full engagement

Support participants by providing a distraction-free learning experience during the two-week, in-person session.
Confirm your participants’ attendance in the program early to allow for formal backfill planning.

The Energy Executive Course not only provided relevant technical content and training, but its exercises on effective leadership, change management and collaboration made this the most valuable development opportunity I've attended. The EEC is an excellent all-around program which taught skills I can call upon often to enhance my leadership and the work I perform.

Stuart Reilly

Interim general manager, Austin Energy

Plan for your return to work

There is a short window of opportunity to make a real change after any break from routine before business-as-usual sets in.

Connect with leadership

Write a thank you note, prepare a summary report and give a presentation highlighting significant issues, key takeaways and potential impacts for your business.

Transfer your knowledge

Strategize ways to transfer your new knowledge back to your team and organization beyond PowerPoints and readings. For example:
- Give a presentation to your executive team, directors, senior managers and operation managers.
- Hold a town hall meeting with your business unit to share information.
Utilize the knowledge, tools and network you gained in the program to improve your company and the industry.

Your access to the Energy Executive Course info site is available for two years, allowing you to quickly retrieve coursework, presentations and contact information.