Capability & Training

Capability & Training

Build impact capability that lasts.

We help organisations build the knowledge, confidence, and practical systems needed to embed impact into everyday practice — from research impact and REF readiness to reporting, evidence gathering, and organisational learning.

Why capability building matters

Impact management is a team effort

Strong impact reporting does not happen in isolation. It requires researchers, professional services teams, leadership, communications, and external stakeholders to work together to collect evidence, interpret outcomes, and communicate impact clearly and credibly.

 

Sustainable impact practice cannot rely on a once-a-year reporting exercise or a single individual carrying institutional knowledge. Organisations need shared understanding, consistent processes, and practical capability embedded across teams.

Our approach

Hivve’s capability and training programmes help organisations build the skills, systems, and confidence to make impact management part of everyday operations — not just an annual reporting task.

What you'll have

Clear foundations for everything that follows

Deliverable format and depth is agreed at engagement scoping. Some organisations need a simple, rapid framework; others need a full ecosystem-level design. We scope accordingly.

Half-day & Full-day Workshop

Understanding Research Impact: Foundations and Excellence

An introduction to research impact, why it matters, and what high-quality impact reporting looks like.

Half-day & Full-day Workshop

Developing Compelling Impact Case Studies

A practical workshop focused on developing stronger, evidence-based impact case studies.

Half-day & Full-day Workshop

Impact Pathways and Planning

A facilitated session helping researchers and teams identify, plan, and strengthen impact pathways.

Writing Retreat

Impact Case Study Writing Retreat

An intensive, facilitated writing day designed to help participants make significant progress on impact case study drafts.

One-hour webinars

Focused sessions for teams and institutions

Concise, practical webinars covering the topics that matter most to impact teams.

Introduction to Research Impact and Impact Assessments

What is Impact Reporting and What Does Good Look Like?

Preparing Your Institution: Developing Culture and Processes

Developing Environment Statements

Developing Compelling Impact Case Studies

How we work

Facilitated learning tailored to your context

Every programme is shaped around your organisation’s goals, maturity, and reporting requirements — not delivered from a fixed curriculum.

Workshops

Interactive one-hour, half-day, or full-day facilitated sessions delivered online or in person — structured around your team’s specific challenges and context.

Team Coaching

Structured support over a defined period to help teams apply learning to live projects, reporting cycles, or framework development.

Leadership Briefings

Concise sessions for executive teams and boards focused on impact governance, strategy, and institutional readiness.

Bespoke Capability Programmes

Tailored multi-module learning journeys designed around your organisation’s goals, maturity, and reporting requirements.

Prefer self-paced learning? Explore Impact Academy for on-demand, CPD-accredited online courses covering every stage of the impact journey.

Who it's for

Built for teams building impact capability

Research institutions preparing for REF or other assessment exercises

Impact and engagement teams building organisational capability

Researchers developing impact pathways and case studies

Cross-functional teams aligning around impact strategy and reporting

Newly formed impact teams establishing systems and processes

Organisations preparing to implement the Hivve platform

Build stronger impact capability across your organisation.

From foundational training to advanced impact writing support, we help teams develop the confidence and systems needed for credible, long-term impact practice.