1 month Certificate in Academic Leadership & Management

The certificate in Academic Leadership is a one-month program is for New and Aspiring University and College Academic Administrators.

Great work starts with great leaders. Join a select group of academic peers to develop your leadership skills. Become part of a nation-wide community of academic leaders who have the skills and capabilities to emerge as visionary, collaborative and effective leaders in the complex, unique, multidisciplinary world of academia.

The aim of this program is to inculcate leadership skills in prospective in-service school principals, Academia, Management officials. This program is designed to prepare individuals for leadership role capacity building improving teaching, management and administration of school, college, educational and training institute and university.

The aim of this Academic Leadership program is to serve current and future educational

leaders in Pakistan by offering advance learning opportunities in educational leadership and engaging in scholarly activities to advance knowledge and practice in the field of educational leadership.

Objectives

By the end of this Certificate Program, you will be able to:

Employ conceptual and creative thinking in making strategic decisions.
Recognize and understand your leadership style, philosophy and values, and engage in on-going professional development to enable self-reflection and obtain feedback on performance.
Develop innovative unit strategies that align with the institutional vision and the unit’s resource capabilities.
Manage change initiatives and ensure results are in alignment with the institution’s vision, goals and strategies.
Identify, build and maintain formal and informal relationships and networks to support the achievement of unit and institutional goals.
Facilitate the personal and professional development of a diverse staff complement, ensuring the growth and valuing of an inclusive work environment that supports success for everyone.
Manage human performance through employee engagement and commitment to achieve organizational goals.
To produce a professional for educational institutions and other organizations of the country for all level of managerial and administrative job by equipping them with the knowledge and skills of academic leadership.

Course Required

Academic Leadership
Organizational Leadership
Institutional Development
Administration and Supervision
Community Relationship

Program Structure

The Five Course Program is delivered through the flexibility and convenience of enriched and engaging online learning platform. Courses include 2 days a week, 3 hours each day, group activities, live streaming lectures and project work. Course delivery is designed to provide maximum benefit and flexibility through distance study.

Certificate Requirements

All five courses must be completed to earn the Certificate In Academic Leadership

Admission Prerequisites

Program is designed for current and aspiring School, college and university academic administrators at the Chair, Head, Director, Associate Dean and Dean levels.

Enrolment is open to all applicants who possess a minimum of a four-year equivalent undergraduate degree from a university recognized by the Education from HEC recognized institution.

Duration

One month, 2 days a week, 3 hours each day, total 8 sessions. A participant shall have to successfully complete 24 credit hour course.

Medium of Instruction

Medium of instruction for Certificate is in English and Urdu

Teaching Methodology

Online Mode

Collaborations

University of Sialkot – Professional Development Center (USKT-PDC) & TILTI – The International Leadership Training Institute