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Course details

Year of entry

2024, 2025

Duration

16 weeks

Institution Code

G53

Location

Online

Why choose? this course?

Our Future Leaders short course is the ultimate guide to successful leadership, cultivating confidence and strengthening the skills needed to lead.

Whether you’re just starting out in your professional career or you want to access the next rung of the ladder, this course offers an invaluable insight into what good leadership looks like and will support you in developing your leadership style and brand.

Key course features

This course will draw on both academic concepts and own experiences to consider areas such as:

  • Definitions of leadership
  • Leadership styles
  • Motivation
  • Performance management
  • Delegation
  • Organisation structures

In addition, the course will encourage candidates to self-reflect on such topics as

  • Resilience
  • Personal brand
  • Different communication styles
  • The ability to reflect on our actions and experiences
  • Continued professional development (CPD)

 

What you will study

The course is broken down into 9 different sessions, to include one assessed session. The materials are introduced in live virtual workshops, with the opportunity for further study after each session.

1.    Introductory Session and Leadership Styles
2.    Leadership Philosophies and Motivation
3.    Coaching
4.    Performance Management and Influencing
5.    Organisation Structures and Governance
6.    Change, Resilience and CPD
7.    Group Assessment
8.    Reflective Practice and Communication Styles
9.    Personal Brand and Close Out Session

Entry requirements & applying

There are no entry requirements for this course; just an interest in the subject!

If you would like to find out more about future dates for this course please contact enterprise@glyndwr.ac.uk

Teaching & Assessment

The course consists of 4 assessed assignments which must be completed in order to receive the credits for the programme. These have been designed to reinforce learning and to help you develop as a professional in your chosen field and will include the following:

Fees & funding

£150 standard fee / £100 for Wrexham staff

Do you live in Wales? We have a number of funding opportunities available, please complete the form to find out if you are eligible to study this course for free. Apply now via this form.

Course dates

TBC