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Q: Which programmes do the stories cover?

The EA & PA Strategy Training Day, 1:1 career and confidence coaching, in-house team training days commissioned by employers, and The Secret Club membership. Each story is labelled with its programme and links to that programme’s page.

Q: Can I speak to someone who has attended?

If you would like to speak to a past attendee before you book, ask on your Discovery Call. Where someone has agreed to be contacted, we will make the introduction.

Q: Are these success stories real?

Yes. Every story is written by the person named, in their own words, after they have completed the programme. We show their role and, where they have agreed, their employer and a link to their LinkedIn profile, so you can check who they are. We do not publish anonymous or composite testimonials.

Q: How is the retainer different from a Team Training Day?

A Team Training Day is a single, high-impact in-house EA training day built around one brief. The retainer is an ongoing partnership that builds capability over months, combining team sessions, individual coaching and live problem solving, and adapting as your team’s priorities change. Many organisations start with a Team Training Day to create a shared foundation and move onto the retainer to embed it. If you want a measurable shift from one intervention, book the day. If you want that shift to stick, and to develop individuals as well as the group, the EA and PA training retainer is the better fit. We will tell you honestly which suits your team on the Discovery Call.

Q: Is there a minimum term?

We recommend an initial programme of six to twelve months, because ongoing EA and PA development shows its value in the second and third quarter, once the team has applied what they have learned and come back to refine it. There is no long-term lock-in beyond the initial term. At the end of it we review outcomes against the objectives we set at the start and agree whether to continue, change the hours or stop. Invoicing is monthly, so the cost is predictable and easy to plan within an L&D budget.

Q: Can the hours be used differently each month?

Yes. The hours are yours to direct, and the mix can change month by month. One month might be a single team workshop on managing competing priorities; the next might be four 1:1 coaching sessions for people preparing for a change of principal; another might be a live challenge clinic on a situation that has just arisen. This flexibility is the reason organisations choose a retained EA and PA development programme over a series of one-off training days.

Q: How many hours do we need?

Most organisations start with two hours a month, which is the minimum and covers one 60-minute team development session and two 30-minute 1:1 coaching sessions. Teams of six or more, or teams going through change, usually choose three or four hours so that everyone receives individual coaching within the quarter. We scope this with you on the Discovery Call, based on team size, how many people want 1:1 time and what you want to see change. The EA and PA training retainer is priced at £250 per hour plus VAT, so two, three and four hours a month cost £500, £750 and £1,000 plus VAT respectively.

Which programmes do the stories cover?

The EA & PA Strategy Training Day, 1:1 career and [...]

By Lily Shippen|2026-10-12T15:15:56+00:0012 October 2026|Page: success stories|0 Comments

Can I speak to someone who has attended?

If you would like to speak to a past attendee [...]

By Lily Shippen|2026-10-12T15:15:56+00:0012 October 2026|Page: success stories|0 Comments

Can I share my own eavolve story?

Yes, and we would love you to. Email emily@eavolve.co.uk with [...]

By Lily Shippen|2026-10-12T15:15:56+00:0012 October 2026|Page: success stories|0 Comments

Are these success stories real?

Yes. Every story is written by the person named, in [...]

By Lily Shippen|2026-10-12T15:15:55+00:0012 October 2026|Page: success stories|0 Comments

How does eavolve collect success stories?

We ask attendees for feedback once a programme has finished, [...]

By Lily Shippen|2026-10-12T15:15:55+00:0012 October 2026|Page: success stories|0 Comments

How is the retainer different from a Team Training Day?

A Team Training Day is a single, high-impact in-house EA [...]

By Lily Shippen|2026-10-12T13:38:43+00:0012 October 2026|EA PA Training Retainer Programme|Comments Off

Can the retainer be delivered in person?

Yes. Team development sessions and challenge clinics can be delivered [...]

By Lily Shippen|2026-10-12T13:38:12+00:0012 October 2026|EA PA Training Retainer Programme|Comments Off

Is there a minimum term?

We recommend an initial programme of six to twelve months, [...]

By Lily Shippen|2026-10-12T13:37:38+00:0012 October 2026|EA PA Training Retainer Programme|Comments Off

Can the hours be used differently each month?

Yes. The hours are yours to direct, and the mix [...]

By Lily Shippen|2026-10-12T13:37:07+00:0012 October 2026|EA PA Training Retainer Programme|Comments Off

How many hours do we need?

Most organisations start with two hours a month, which is [...]

By Lily Shippen|2026-10-12T13:34:52+00:0012 October 2026|EA PA Training Retainer Programme|Comments Off