Consultancy

Are you considering working as a consultant when you complete your Master’s programme? This course offers practical and theoretical knowledge about organizational consultancy in the public sector. You will gain insights and skills by carrying out a genuine consultancy assignment with fellow students in a consultancy team for a (real) public organization.

Three key elements in the advisory process - the intake, the quote and the advisory meeting - form the main building blocks of the course. Based on these you train consultancy skills. For example, you gain experience in conducting an intake interview with a (real) client and practice your conversation skills aimed at reaching agreement with the client on the quote and final product. You do this in collaboration with fellow students in your consultancy team. In addition, we discuss literature and visit a consultancy firm. Finally, you reflect thoroughly on your own actions in the role of consultant, supported by feedback from fellow students, the supervising lecturer and the client.

This course is part of the elective Academic and Professional Skills programme offered by the Master’s degree programme and will be scheduled in the second half of the week, from Wednesday afternoons onwards.