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Black on Board

Find out how you can apply for the Black on Board training programme.

Time commitment

The programme will begin in March 2025 and will end in November 2025.   

Participants will be required to attend 14 sessions throughout the programme. Each session is a full training day from 10am to 4:30pm. Some sessions will occur online and in person at either City Hall on 64 Victoria Street, SW1E 6QP, or town halls in Southwark, Richmond, Wandsworth or Islington.   

Attendees to the in-person sessions will be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred on public transport. 

There will be two groups who will be required to attend on the following dates. 

Group 1 

These sessions will take place on a Thursday. The dates are as follows: 

  • Thursday 27 March 2025 (in-person in Islington) 
  • Thursday 10 April 2025 (in-person in Islington) 
  • Thursday 24 April 2025 
  • Thursday 8 May 2025 (in-person in Richmond and Wandsworth) 
  • Thursday 22 May 2025 
  • Thursday 5 June 2025 (in-person in Richmond and Wandsworth) 
  • Thursday 19 June 2025 (in-person in Southwark) 
  • Thursday 3 July 2025 (in-person in Southwark) 
  • Thursday 17 July 2025  
  • Thursday 31 July 2025 (in-person in Southwark) 
  • Thursday 4 September 2025 
  • Thursday 18 September 2025 (in-person in Southwark) 
  • Thursday 2 October 2025 (in-person in Westminster) 
  • Thursday 16 October 2025 (in-person in Westminster) 

Group 2 

These sessions will take place on a Thursday. The dates are as follows: 

  • Thursday 1 April 2025 (in-person in Islington) 
  • Thursday 15 April 2025 (in-person in Islington) 
  • Thursday 29 April 2025 
  • Thursday 13 May 2025 
  • Thursday 27 May 2025 
  • Thursday 10 June 2025 (in-person in Richmond and Wandsworth) 
  • Thursday 24 June 2025 (in-person in Southwark) 
  • Thursday 8 July 2025 (in-person in Southwark) 
  • Thursday 22 July 2025  
  • Thursday 9 September 2025 (in-person in Southwark) 
  • Thursday 23 September 2025 
  • Thursday 7 October 2025 (in-person in Westminster) 
  • Thursday 21 October 2025 (in-person in Westminster) 
  • Thursday 4 November 2025 (in-person in Westminster

Published: 2 January 2024

Last updated: 20 December 2024