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

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Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this program students will be able to:

  • Explain and apply advanced leadership theories, models and practices and how they relate to individual, team, and organisational‐level well-being and performance
  • Reflect on personal leadership practice and leadership capabilities and their effectiveness for different organisational contexts
  • Critically compare and evaluate diverse practices of leading self, leading others, and leading an organisation to develop solutions for complex leadership challenges
  • Transmit relevant knowledge, skills and ideas to colleagues and/or stakeholders
  • Demonstrate both initiative and judgement to support and contribute to colleagues' workplace well‐being and performance

Generic skills

  • Problem-solving: to engage with unfamiliar problems and identify relevant solution strategies
  • Critical thinking: to identify, evaluate and resolve complex problems
  • Analytical thinking: to construct and express logical arguments and to work in abstract or general terms to increase the clarity and efficiency of analysis
  • Collaboration: to engage effectively in cohorts and networks
  • Communication: to convey ideas effectively in both written and oral formats
  • Responsible leadership: recognising and understanding the ethical responsibilities of individuals and organisations in society

Graduate attributes

Academically excellent
Our graduates will be expected to be:

  • Knowledgeable of core aspects of team management and leadership activities related to value creation in organisations; and
  • Analytical in all aspects of managing teams and leading operations and people.

Knowledgeable across disciplines
Our graduates will be expected to be:

  • Intellectually curious, creative and independent in thought.

Leaders in communities
Our graduates will be expected to be:

  • Professional in their approach to managing and leading teams, operations and organisations;
  • Effective team members and collaborators;
  • Effective communicators of key ideas and theories within the discipline areas; and
  • Ethical in their behaviour in management and leadership.

Last updated: 27 February 2025