Employee Voice in Action: Tools for Participation and Influence

Representing and Developing Employee Voice
This course is for anyone who plays a key role in listening to, representing, or amplifying employee voice. It’ll provide you with a set of practical tools and frameworks you can apply immediately within your business to maximise impact and participation.

 

Expert-led and backed by evidence, this employee voice training course will help you enhance your approach to engaging and influencing others.

You’ll explore best practices and insights to overcome barriers and create feedback structures that make every single voice within the business heard.

Join us on Tuesday 15 September – Wednesday 16 September 2026, 9:00am – 1:15pm each day to learn how to shape a culture where ideas flourish and decisions are stronger and more robust because everyone’s part of the conversation.

Whether new to the role or looking to maximise your impact and inspire others, consider this employee ownership training course a vital step in achieving Great EO.

You’ll also learn how to adopt a ‘Plan-Do-Review’ framework to ensure continuous development after you complete the course.

Develop & Represent Employee Voice

Learn practical tools, best practice approaches, and techniques to develop, represent, and amplify employee voice.

Plan Effective Employee Voice Council Meetings

Discover how to create agendas and structured discussions for employee voice council meetings and communicate outcomes with employee owners.

Overcome Barriers to Employee Participation

Identify and address obstacles to overcome the barriers that can exist in representing voice.

Who Should Attend This Course  

  • Employee Voice Representatives
  • Employee Trustees
  • HR, people & culture professionals 
  • Internal communication professionals
  • Leaders or managers looking to build effective ways for employees to be listened to

Course Pricing

  • £350 +VAT (Members)
  • £450 +VAT (Non-members)

Course Director 

Helen Moreton 

Helen has been an active part of the EO sector for 20+ years in an operational and non-executive capacity. She spent 18 years at John Lewis Partnership in a variety of independent and strategic roles, and owns her own business, Boombox Consulting. As an experienced L&D professional, qualified Master Coach, and an NLP Practitioner, she works with a variety of EO businesses - including as Chair of the Co-owner Councils for Riverford Organic Farmers and Go Ape. She also holds Independent Trustee positions at Lush, Architype, and Espace, as well as serving as Chair of the Trust Boards for Go Ape and Turley.

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What Previous Attendees Said

“Helen created an engaging and insightful learning environment, balancing expert guidance with practical discussion. I came away with valuable ideas to increase employee engagement and strengthen employee voice within our business.”

Garry Payne, McGee Group (Holdings) Ltd

“One of the most valuable aspects of the course was hearing different perspectives and experiences from other employee owned businesses. Helen facilitated conversations that made the sessions practical, collaborative, and highly relevant.”

Lucy Wragg, Galaxy Insulation and Dry Lining Ltd

“The balance between Helen’s expertise, guest speakers, and breakout discussions worked exceptionally well. The course provided practical examples and approaches we can apply directly within our employee ownership journey.”

Patrick, Darbyshire Ltd

“Helen and the guest speakers brought employee voice to life with real-world examples and practical tools. Networking with other businesses and sharing experiences in breakout groups was incredibly valuable.”

Ella Haggarty-Jones, John Lewis Partnership

“The course helped demonstrate how employee voice can look different in every organisation while still creating meaningful engagement. Helen encouraged open discussion and sharing, which made the learning experience especially valuable.”

Alex Fraser, Darbyshire Ltd

“The opportunity to connect with other employee owned businesses and share ideas openly was hugely beneficial. Helen created a welcoming and collaborative environment that encouraged honest discussion and practical learning.”

Duncan Greenaway, Scott Brownrigg Limited


 

When
15/09/2026 09:00 - 16/09/2026 13:15
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