Whether you’re new to management or an experienced leader looking for a new challenge, our world-renowned education and training is here to support your professional and academic development.

Drawing on our distinctive systems-psychodynamic approach, our courses explore the rich interrelationship between the conscious and unconscious in group dynamics – preparing you to work with the most complex and challenging organisations as a manager, leader, consultant or coach.

Explore postgraduate courses

• Master’s degree

  

  Consulting and Leading in Organisations: Psychodynamic and Systemic Approaches (D10/ED10)

  Delivery:

  In-person or Online: live teaching

  Location:

  London or Online

  Duration:

  Two years, part-time

• Professional doctorate

  

  Consulting and Leading in Organisations DProf (D10D)

  Delivery:

  In-person

  Location:

  London

  Duration:

  Five years, part-time

• Professional certificate

  

  Executive Coaching Programme – Tavistock Consulting (ECP)

  Delivery:

  In-person

  Location:

  London

  Duration:

  18 months

Explore CPD courses

• CPD certificate

  

  Building practice as an organisational consultant (CPD92)

  Next start date:

  7 October 2026

  Delivery:

  Online: live teaching

  Duration:

  6-11 months

• CPD certificate

  

  Leadership and management: a systemic perspective (CPD23)

  Delivery:

  Online: live teaching

  Duration:

  6 days

• CPD certificate

  

  Working towards wellbeing (DAA500)

  Delivery:

  Online: self-study

  Duration:

  20 hours

• CPD certificate

  

  Understanding groups: reflective practice and work discussion (CPD44)

  Next start date:

  15 October 2026

  Delivery:

  Online: live teaching

  Duration:

  30 hours

• CPD certificate

  

  Leadership, followership and mental health (DAA006)

  Delivery:

  Online: self-study

  Duration:

  5 hours

• CPD certificate

  

  Maintaining hope in uncertain times (DAA007)

  Delivery:

  Online: self-study

  Duration:

  5 hours

• CPD certificate

  

  The resilient workplace (DAA004)

  Delivery:

  Online: self-study

  Duration:

  5 hours

• CPD certificate

  

  Trauma, self-care and caring for others (DAA005)

  Delivery:

  Online: self-study

  Duration:

  5 hours

• CPD certificate

  

  Executive coaching: the systems-psychodynamic approach (DAM004)

  Delivery:

  Online: self-study

  Duration:

  1 hour 15 minutes

Browse our latest news

• News

  26 January 2026

  2025 publishing successes

  Publishing and research have flourished at the Tavistock and Portman in 2025. Our staff, students and alumni have produced an extraordinary body of work.

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• News

  12 September 2025

  Congratulations to our 2025 graduates

  On Thursday 11 September, our 2025 graduation ceremony took place at The People’s Palace, Queen Mary University in London. With colleagues joining us from the Universities of Essex and East London, and hundreds of graduands receiving awards, it was a day of celebration and recognition.   Our Dean of Postgraduate Studies, Mark Freestone, opened the ceremony,…

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• Student

  11 September 2025

  Tim Dartington and Guilaine Kinouani receive honorary doctorates

  Two distinguished figures in the field of mental health receive honorary doctorates

  Read more about Tim Dartington and Guilaine Kinouani receive honorary doctorates
• News

  7 February 2025

  February 2025 open day

  Always a highlight of our year, our 2025 in-person open day was held on Saturday 1 February at The Tavistock Centre in London. Fuelled by hot drinks, fruit and pastries from our own Toza Cafe, the day’s activities began in our Lecture Theatre, with a welcome and introduction from our Chief Education and Training Officer…

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• News

  28 January 2025

  2024 publishing successes

  At The Tavistock and Portman, we are proud to have been at the cutting edge of clinical practice, education and research in mental health and wellbeing for over a century. This tradition continues today, as demonstrated by some of the many articles, chapters and books published by our staff, students and alumni in 2024. Spanning…

  Read more about 2024 publishing successes
• News

  28 November 2024

  Thinking about organisations: First open lecture takes place

  On Thursday 14 November 2024, our Advanced practice and research: consultation and the organisation (D10D) team hosted the first in a new series of open lectures by distinguished guest speakers – exploring some of the latest ideas and developments in organisational and social dynamics. Entitled Dilemmas, Predicaments and Tragedy: The Art of Failing Better, the…

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Access related resources

• Video

  

  The harmonious workplace: keeping strategy and reality in tune

  Free resource
• Document pack

  

  Reflective practice

  Free resource
• Index

  

  Professional doctoral theses: D10D

  Free resource

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