Certificate in Leadership – ILM Accredited

This 3-Day, Online, Level 5 (Level 6 on the Irish Framework of Qualifications), ILM accredited certificate in Leadership is a qualification exploring roles and theories, winning and maintaining commitment, setting and communicating direction.

Overview

What does it take to be a good leader and manager in public sector organisations? It is often said that good leaders are made and not born, and that leadership skills are acquired through identifying your own leadership styles and adapting them to the situation and people involved in your workplace. Formal training programmes in leadership provide a learning structure within which to develop an understanding of the principles of leadership and identify areas in which individuals need to concentrate their development effort to be excellent leaders and managers.

This Level 5 (Level 6 on the Irish Framework of Qualifications) certificate in Leadership is a qualification exploring roles and theories, winning and maintaining commitment, setting and communicating direction. Attendees will be given a thorough grounding in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). This instrument is the most widely-used framework for providing insights and understanding of individual preferences that may drive specific workplace behaviours. It is particularly useful for those who do not have the opportunity to engage actively in leadership but who are preparing to do so, or for those employed in a leadership role and are keen to underpin their practice with a clearer knowledge of the principles of leadership.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, attendees will have acquired an understanding of developing and leading teams and their own leadership capability.

Through the course, attendees will:

• Assess and develop their own ability to motivate others and build commitment to their organisation’s values and goals;
• Assess the effect the prevailing leadership styles have on behaviour and performance in their organisation;
• Develop an in-depth understanding of their own personality and how it influences their behaviour at work across a range of contexts and situations;
• Develop their ability to communicate their organisation’s values and goals to others;
• Develop their own ability to use different leadership styles, as appropriate to the situation and people involved;
• Identify and improve on the factors shaping levels of motivation and commitment;
• Improve and develop their personal leadership and management skills for the public sector workplace; and
• Use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to focus on the likely strengths and positive qualities of different personality styles.

Intended Audience

The intended audience is public sector employees who in the course of their work are expected to perform a leadership role. Delegates have been from the civil service, state agencies and bodies, universities and local authorities. They are usually head of a function, a manager, director or senior executive (typically equivalent to HEO, AP, PO grades in the civil service). It is also of value and interest to specialists, officers and officials at all grades who are preparing to take on leadership roles and who wish to progress their careers

Certification

Delegates will receive a Level 5 (Level 6 in the Irish Framework of Qualifications) Award in Leadership certificate from the ILM on successful completion of the course including attendance and assessment.

Course Tutor

Ashley Hughes is a driven professional with 20 years’ experience in the People Development arena working across public, private and voluntary sectors.  She has exemplary learning and development credentials offering a proven track record of success in the design and delivery of engaging learning programmes. Her specialisms include soft-skill training, personality profiling workshops, leadership development, organisational effectiveness, building high performance teams, managing virtual teams, managing change and creating enabling organisational cultures.

Ashley has worked with Public Affairs Ireland for over ten years and is the programme designed and leader for the ILM accredited Leadership in the Public Sector Programme. As a qualified Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Practitioner she runs personality profiling workshops to raise individual self-awareness and enhance team collaboration. Ashley  attended Yale School of Management, New Haven, Connecticut, where she studied the management of virtual teams and the behavioural science of management. The insights gained have equipped her with the knowledge and skills to support people now working in virtual environments.

Ashley has also designed bespoke programmes to address specific client needs across the Public Sector.

She holds an M.Sc in Management from Trinity College and is a HETAC qualified Master Trainer. She has practitioner qualifications in MBTI (step 1 & 2) and  Blanchard Situational Leadership. She has lectured in leadership at MBA level for the past ten years at Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.