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Award in Essential Skills for Leaders

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MQF Level 4, 1 ECTS

This workshop delivers a personal and professional development programmes that focuses on core skills required by leaders to be truly effective in their work. These include communication and feedback skills, managing time , and being a good role model.

This programme is based on the fundamental principles of learning by doing. All sessions consist of a blend of discussions, exercises, and case studies.

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Venue: ThinkTalent Training Room, ThinkTalent Offices, Mriehel
Language: English
Duration: 3 full days
Hours of Total Learning: 25
Entry Requirements: None
Mode of Attendance: Part-time
Mode of Delivery: Face-to-face
Grading System: Standard pass/fail grading scale
Funding Options: Get Qualified Scheme – Students can benefit from a tax credit of 70% of the cost incurred. Investing in Skills (IIS) – Employers can benefit from a refund of 70%+ of the costs incurred. Contact us for further guidance on how to apply for either funding option

Course Details
Date/s of Next Intake June 2025 or November 2025 or January 2026
Venue ThinkTalent Training Room, ThinkTalent Offices, Mriehel
Language English
Duration 3 full days
Hours of Total Learning 25
Entry Requirements None
Mode of Attendance Part-time
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Grading System Standard pass/fail grading scale
Funding Options Get Qualified Scheme – Students can benefit from a tax credit of 70% of the cost incurred. Investing in Skills (IIS) – Employers can benefit from a refund of 70%+ of the costs incurred. Contact us for further guidance on how to apply for either funding option
Structure of Programme:

The programme will be delivered as one module covering the following 6 topics:

  1. An Introduction to Leadership
    1. Leadership and Management; what’s the difference?
    2. Leadership Theories (Overview)
    3. Leadership Styles (Authoritative, Democratic, Laissez-Faire)
    4. Situational Leadership
  3. An Introduction to Teams
    1. What makes a team? What is teamwork?
    2. Team Norms
    3. Team Development (Tuckman)
    4. The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team (Lencioni)
  5. Communication Skills for Leaders
    1. Basic Communication Concepts; identifying the purpose, understanding the receiver
    2. Encoding the Message
    3. Choosing the right Communication Channel
    4. Decoding the Message; Active Listening
    5. Non-Verbal Communication (Body Language)
  7. Motivating your Team for Peak Performance
    1. Theories of Motivation (Maslow, Herzberg)
    2. Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Motivation
    3. Harnessing Intrinsic Motivation
  9. Managing Performance and Behaviour through Feedback
    1. Setting Performance Standards and Behavioural Expectations
    2. Goal Setting (S.M.A.R.T.)
    3. Monitoring Performance and Behaviour
    4. Feedback vs Criticism
    5. Developmental Feedback
    6. Constructive Feedback
  11. Resolving Conflict at Work
    1. Understanding the Root Cause of Conflict
    2. Conflict Styles (Thomas/Kilman)
    3. Different Ways of Handling Conflict
    4. Moving towards Win/Win

Teaching, Learning and Assessment Procedures:

The programme will include a mix of formative self-assessment, peer-assessment and trainer assessment techniques, including:

  • a number of self-assessment questionnaires to encourage the learners to assess and reflect on their individual competency in the skills discussed throughout the programme
  • learners are expected to role-play the skills covered in the programme and given feedback by the trainer and peers
  • trainer assessment of the learners’ reflective journaling after each session capturing the main points learned during each session, making a commitment to follow up on at least one practical action point and reviewing progress on the commitment made
  • self-assessment through multiple choice quizzes after each session to assess the transfer of knowledge and main concepts covered during each session 

What’s Included:

  • Training by a certified and experienced educator/s
  • Detailed course notes
  • Funding options