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University Certificate of Postgraduate Study in Strategic Leadership

Develop your knowledge and skills as a strategic leader in your organisation. You’ll explore your own leadership style and identify your personal development goals. You’ll also learn how to make a positive contribution to your organisation’s success.

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LevelShort courses and CPD
Duration6 days
Fee£1,125
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Course codeCID1548

Course summary

This Level 7 short course will help you develop as a strategic leader. You’ll reflect on your experience and explore the challenges of leadership. This will help you build your knowledge and understanding.

You’ll learn about key strategy ideas and how they apply to your workplace. This will help you support your organisation’s success, growth, and long-term sustainability.

We've designed the course for both current and aspiring leaders. It'll challenge how you think and encourage you to develop an enterprising approach to leadership. There's also a focus on ethical and sustainable practice.

You’ll learn from experienced and qualified practitioners. We have a successful track record of tailoring course content to meet your needs. This will transform your understanding of the subject.

By the end of the course, you’ll feel more confident and effective in your professional role.

Why Sunderland for Short courses and CPD

What you'll study

Topics covered on this course include:

  • The external environment, including social, technological, and policy factors
  • The four pillars of sustainability: human, social, economic, and environmental
  • How internal and external factors affect organisations and leadership
  • Strategic leadership, including values, global citizenship, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • How strategy shapes vision, culture, and values
  • Measuring organisational performance, including financial and non-financial indicators
  • Governance and how it supports strategic leadership
  • Understanding and managing stakeholders.

How you'll learn

This is a part-time, work-based course, delivered via flexible blended learning. You'll come onto campus for study sessions one day a month. These are usually held at Hope Street Xchange on City Campus. For closed and bespoke cohorts, we can deliver the course at your workplace.

Assessment supervision and our Virtual Learning Environment support your learning.

We've developed the course in collaboration with employers. The content and assessment methods will help you gain a range of skills to enhance workplace practice.

Entry requirements

Fees and finance support

You may be eligible for full funding for this course. This is through the UKSPF Sunderland Skills and Inclusion Programme. You must be employed by a Sunderland-based company (excluding the public sector).

For more information about funding, please email skills@sunderland.ac.uk(opens in new tab).

Apply now

Contact our team for further information about applying for this course. Call 0191 515 3361(opens in new tab) or email cpd@sunderland.ac.uk(opens in new tab).