Graduate Certificate in Advanced Learning and Leadership (GC-ALL) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

Doctoral candidates who complete the GCALL will be able to:

• Demonstrate a familiarity with key thinkers in the history and philosophy of leadership from antiquity to the present day;
• Demonstrate a knowledge and appreciation of the complex social, ethical and cultural context of leadership through the analysis of case studies;
• Demonstrate an appreciation of how leadership operates in multiple professional contexts, including the academy, Government, NGOs, the corporate sector and general community;
• Identify and extend individual capacities for leadership in these contexts through targeted development of communication, problem-solving, teamwork and project-management skills;
• Initiate, manage and report on real-world projects using a range of project management systems and structures;
• Demonstrate a breadth of knowledge commensurate with the depth of their disciplinary expertise.

Generic skills

Doctoral candidates who complete the GCALL will be able to:

• Apply research skills and specialist knowledge in new contexts;
• Work effectively in interdisciplinary teams to solve complex problems;
• Identify and develop key learning and leadership strengths in themselves and their peers;
• Communicate effectively to non-specialists by tailoring oral and written communication to specific audiences;
• Lead groups in discussion and debate;
• Recognise institutional power structures and identify ways to navigate these successfully;
• Reflect critically on their endeavours and development;
• Identify a conscious personal and social values base and apply this to their work;
• Show independence of mind, responsibility, resilience and an affinity for lifelong learning.

Graduate attributes