Leadership Growth Certificate
Lead with influence.
Develop confidence and competence in leading academic programs, facilitating teams and committees, implementing equitable practices, managing budgets, interpreting institutional data, and navigating change. Emphasizing collaboration, accountability, and inclusive leadership, the certificate supports you in making evidence-informed decisions while cultivating high-performing, student-centered environments.
The Leadership Growth Certificate emphasizes inclusive and reconciliation-informed leadership practices. Learn to embed EDIA principles into decision-making, program design, operations, and team leadership, recognizing your responsibility to foster equitable, accessible, and culturally safe environments for students, staff, and faculty.
Upcoming Courses
The Leadership Growth Certificate offers eight micro-credential courses, which can be taken in any sequence. Each course is 15 hours in length and may be offered as asynchronous or hybrid. Please refer to individual courses for more information on the offering's modality. You can stack all eight courses to earn the Leadership Growth Certificate.
| Micro-Credential Course | Semester |
|---|---|
| Leading Initiatives and Programs | Winter 2027 |
| Leading Teams, Committees and Working Groups | Winter 2027 |
| Finance and Resource Management | Summer 2027 |
| Data, Digital and AI for Leaders | Summer 2027 |
| Change Management in Higher Education | Fall 2027 |
| Equity, Inclusion and Workforce Relations | Fall 2027 |
| Student, Staff and Community Experience Leadership | Winter 2028 |
| Human-Centred Leadership and Coaching | Winter 2028 |
A Quick Note about Micro-Credentials
Micro-credentials are quickly emerging as a new way to meet job market demands within a shorter time commitment and at lower tuition costs. This new movement in education is on track to gain popularity over longer and more traditional continuing education programs.
What is a digital badge?
A digital badge is a graphic icon that represents a credential through achievement of a particular course or program. Digital badging offers students a simplified approach to documenting and sharing their qualifications and skills with current and future employers.