Course Overview
This online certificate in leadership is a partner certificate built as a five-course sequence covering foundational leadership topics. It addresses core leadership questions, including what leadership is, why it matters, how leaders guide change, how leaders build effective teams, the role of charisma and presence, and how leaders think about work-life balance.
This partner certificate is offered alongside our instructor-led programs. It provides a self-paced option for learners who want a structured leadership development path on a flexible schedule, supported by video segments featuring leaders discussing leadership development, ethics, and the differences between leading, managing, and administering.
The certificate includes five courses: Leaders and Work-Life Balance, Leading and Managing Change, Leading Teams, Introduction to Leadership, and Body Language for Leaders. Together, the courses build leadership fundamentals across communication, influence, ethics, team dynamics, change leadership, and leadership presence.
Who This Helps
This certificate is a strong fit for emerging leaders, new managers, and experienced professionals who want a structured foundation in leadership fundamentals. It is also useful for organizations that want a consistent baseline leadership program with documented completion.
What Learners Will Do Better
- Define leadership more clearly and separate leading from managing and administering in day-to-day decisions.
- Lead teams with stronger understanding of team dynamics, motivation, and conflict management.
- Guide change efforts with more disciplined communication and better resistance management.
- Strengthen ethical leadership judgment and respond more effectively to ethical lapses and crises.
- Use nonverbal communication more intentionally to project credibility, warmth, and confidence.
- Manage work-life balance trade-offs with more intentional choices and a clearer plan.
How Teams Get Value From It
Teams use this certificate to build shared language and expectations around leadership, especially when leadership practices vary by department. Common uses include assigning it to new managers, offering it to high-potential employees, and pairing it with internal leadership expectations for communication, follow-through, and team management.
Time, Access, and Credits
Estimated learning time is approximately 20 hours. Access runs 450 days. The certificate carries 2 IACET CEUs and 20 credits each from HRCI, SHRM, and ATD. It also includes 20 PMI PDUs, broken out as 5.75 Ways of Working, 13.75 Power Skills, and 0.5 Business Acumen.
Volume Pricing and Coordinated Enrollment
If purchasing seats for a group, contact us about volume pricing and coordinated enrollment.