Professional Certificate in Workplace Leadership (PR-WRKLEAD) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

The Professional Certificate of Workplace Leadership will promote the further development of The University of Melbourne’s Graduate attributes.

Academic excellence across disciplines
This Certificate will promote academic and practical excellence, providing graduates with in-depth knowledge of contemporary theories and the skills required to examine and practice effective leadership in the workplace. Graduates from the Professional Certificate of Workplace Leadership will have the capacity to think critically and creatively, analyse and reason and undertake self-reflection. Practical contextual activities and assessment tasks will enable students to apply knowledge, research and analytical skills to solve complex problems within an organisational context. The learning and assessment approaches will facilitate effective oral and written communication and collaboration skills within online environments.
As part of The Melbourne educational experience, The Certificate will prepare graduates to be entrepreneurial and innovative. They will be encouraged to further develop and apply research and inquiry skills to challenges in organisational leadership contexts. The Certificate will foster an attitude and the skills for lifelong learning, courageous thinking and action and a mindset open to evaluating a range of alternative possibilities and viewpoints.

Active citizenship
The Certificate enables graduates to engage with and apply their knowledge and skills in workplace leadership within contemporary local, national and global contexts. Graduates will be able to exercise values-based, inclusive leadership with a high regard for human rights, social inclusion, ethics and the environment. As leaders, graduates are aware of the importance of social and cultural diversity and are able to work collaboratively with people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Integrity and self-awareness
The Certificate enables graduates to develop a strong practice in critical self-reflection and to be self-aware and self-directed, well-organised, with the ability to set goals and manage time and priorities. They are able to work independently and to collaborate in diverse groups. Graduates will have a strong sense of professional and personal integrity and will have established an authentic and effective professional identity.
As leaders, the Certificate graduates will be passionate, self-assured and confident of their knowledge, yet flexible, adaptable and aware of their limitations. They are willing to explore, experiment and learn from mistakes and as leaders, encourage others to also do so. They have empathy and concern for the welfare of others and can manage their own well-being.