Graduate Certificate in Leadership

Professional Outcomes

Tabor’s Graduate Certificate of Leadership is aimed at early career leaders and seeks to equip graduates with the knowledge and skills they need to function as successful leaders in their professional context.

The course is designed to provide a sound understanding of leadership theories, ethical responsibilities of leaders, and key components in leading teams. As a result, students who complete the award will have at their disposal an education that enables them to lead in their context in a more effective and productive manner.

Students who graduate from this award may choose to enrol in a Graduate Diploma of Leadership that will further develop their leadership potential.

About This Course

Leaders at all levels of responsibility in, including senior, executive, departmental, and other areas of leadership, are expected to function successfully and appropriately within their professional context. This not only requires a deep understanding of and engagement with their specific context but also the capacity to lead people well by discerning and managing responsible action in the face of complex demands. In order to succeed here, leaders need an advanced understanding of core leadership theories, underpinnings and practices, and how these principles are effectively implemented in their professional context.

Tabor’s Graduate Certificate in Leadership is particularly suited to people starting out on their professional leadership journey. It equips graduates with a deep understanding of key leadership theories and principles, and the knowledge and skills they need to make ethical decisions and lead teams, essentials task of all who are engaged in leadership roles. As with all of Tabor’s leadership courses, there is a strong emphasis on personal reflection and engagement, helping graduates to consider their vocation in the light of what constitutes a meaningful life.

Tabor College has partnered with the Los Angeles Pacific University (LAPU), an online Christian University in the United States of America, to potentially deliver the following units in the Graduate Certificate in Leadership:

i. Ethical Decision Making

LAPU is driven by a commitment to quality, online Christian education, and this partnership has been established to provide an international perspective for Tabor’s postgraduate leadership students. 

LAPU is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), one of the premiere accrediting agencies for educational institutions in the western United States.