Leadership skills are relevant in all facets of society, including at work, home and play. Develop and sharpen your leadership abilities and apply these skills in all areas of your life, whether for personal or professional development.
Certificate of Leadership is an online course that will help you to develop your understanding of and capacity to apply leadership skills.
In this online leadership course, you will learn how to improve productivity, communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building. You will also learn about systematic and lateral thinking and applying leadership skills for specific projects and events.
On completion of this course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the nature and scope of leadership and how to apply these skills in various settings.
Course Structure
Unit - Leadership
Unit 1 – Introduction to leadership
- Defining leadership
- Leadership and group culture
- Leadership and accountability
- Theories of leadership and leadership style
- Situational leadership theory
- Life cycle of leadership
- Contingency theories
- Style theories
- The blake and mouton managerial grid
- Informal leadership
- Inspirational theories
- Path goal theory
- Instrumental theories
- Four framework leadership model
- Limitations of leadership theories
- Scope of leadership
- Areas of leadership
- Workplace leaders
- Industry leaders
- Military leaders
- Political leaders
- Social leaders
- Religious leaders
- Leadership responsibilities
- Sources of leader power
- Professional leadership
Unit 2 – Leadership qualities
- Characteristics of a good leader
- A genuine interest in people
- Imagination and enthusiasm
- Sensitivity and respect
- Honest self-assessment
- Decision-making ability
- Administrative and organising abilities
- Leadership potential
- Emotionally intelligent leadership
- Cognitive barriers to successful leadership
- Leadership qualities: nature or nurture
- What about delegation?
- Why should a leader delegate?
- What are the barriers to delegation?
- When should you delegate a task?
- How do you delegate effectively?
- Self-assessment
Unit 3 – Interpersonal relationships
- Interpersonal skills
- Empathy
- Influencing others
- Perception
- Self- knowledge
- The thought, feeling, action cycle
- Thinking skills
- Feeling skills
- Actions skills
- Developing self-awareness
- Self- disclosure and assertiveness
- Assertive leader behaviours
Unit 4 – Communication skills
- The communication process
- Body language
- Kinds of non-verbal communication
- Some basic principles of communication
- Effective communication
- Factors affecting communication effectiveness
- Awareness
- Reactive patterns
- Negative reactive patterns
- Intent
- Listening
Unit 5 – Team building
- Leaders are team builders
- Build a team if you are facing the following problems
- Elements of a team
- Establishing a team
- Establish team structure
- Clarify tasks
- Communications
- Decision-making
- Relationships
- Leadership
- Monitoring and reviewing
- Types of team members
- Team leadership
- Creating a vision
- Maintain the relevance and meaningfulness of goals, purpose and approach
- Develop commitment and confidence.
- Encourage members to take risks
- Maintain relationships with non-team members
- Give opportunities to others
- Other team leader responsibilities
- Teaching
- Generating enthusiasm
- Planning
- Counselling
- Addressing individual needs
- Promoting and meeting the needs and interests of the organisation
- Creating a trusting environment
- Decision making in teams
- Generating ideas for a group
- Nominal group techniques
- Brainstorming
- Group decision making
- Team building activities
- Types of activities
Unit 6 – Systematic and lateral thinking
- Perception formation
- Bases for perception formation
- Behaviour
- Appearance
- Non-verbal behaviour
- Expectations
- The primacy effect
- Attribution
- Information and perception formation
- Awareness of Information
- Significance Assigned to Information
- Patterns of perception and gestalt theory
- Schemas
- Implications of perception formation for the leader
- Lateral thinking
- Edward De Bono’s “six thinking hats”
- Win-win negotiation
- Systematic thinking
- Legal liability
- Legal elements that a leader might need to consider
Unit 7 – Applications
- Criticality of leadership
- When leadership goes wrong
- Consequences
Study Hours
Estimated duration 50 hours
Course Delivery and Start
Start anytime, self-paced and 100% online
Assessment
Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.
Testimonials
Really enjoyed the problem based learning element. Also enjoyed the fact that I could complete it at my own pace in my own time.
K. Graham, Zetland, NSW | Certificate of Leadership
Graduation
A Certificate of Attainment and Statement of Results will be issued upon successful completion of this course.
How to Enrol
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Course FAQs
Why Choose Australian Online Courses?
- Professional development that is widely recognised and respected;
- Improve your employment opportunities;
- Study online, anywhere via our elearning system;
- High-quality professional development programs written by industry experts;
- All course materials provided online – no textbooks to buy;
- Unlimited tutor support via email;
- We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
- Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.
Are there any entry requirements or pre-requisites?
There are no course or subject pre-requisites for entry into our programs. However, our professional development programs are generally intended for people over the age of 18. In some circumstances, enrolments from younger people may be considered. Please complete the AOC Parent Guardian Consent Form prior to enrolling and submit here.
When can I start this course?
You can start within 60 minutes during business hours when you enrol and pay in full with a credit card!
Credit card: Within 60 mins during business hours.
BPAY: Within 1-2 working days.
Internet Banking: Within 1-2 working days.
Cheque/Money Order: Upon receipt of mailed cheque.
How is this course delivered?
This course is delivered online via our easy-to-navigate Learning Management System (LMS), where you will discover interactive online learning/written content, resources and assessment.
Do I need to attend classes or undertake any work placements?
No. All courses are delivered online via our LMS and there are no work placement requirements in this course.
What support can I expect from Australian Online Courses?
Unlimited tutor support is available throughout your studies via email only during business hours Monday to Friday. Our Administrative team are available Monday to Friday via email, live chat and telephone.
I am an international student. Can I enrol into this course?
Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.
Career Pathways
Future growth
Strong
Unemployment
Low
Professional Development for:
- All Careers
- Professionals
- Business Owners
- Managers
- Supervisors
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