Dear Colleague,

You have been selected by your Director or Executive Director for the next Management and Leadership Development Programme (MLDP). A background paper on the programme is attached. This is the second programme since the MLDP was launched. The first started in September 2004 and 56 participants are currently in the third phase of the programme undertaking the self-directed learning modules in their workplace. For the sake of clarity we shall refer to your “cohort” as MLDP2. Once the list of participants in MLDP2 is finalized, we will share it with you. It should be stressed that the programme is quite demanding with an ongoing commitment over the period of the course of three to four hours of learning time per week in addition to time at the workshop. It would be appreciated if you could inform us by 8 July 2005 whether you are able to confirm your participation in this programme. If you are able to do so, you can also tell us your preference for one of the workshops (see the attached schedule for workshop times and a full description of the programme). We look forward to your participation, should you be able to do so. If you have any questions, please contact a member of the MLDP team.

Best wishes,