Leadership Transformation Certificate
Build skills to lead effective teams while expanding your skillset to become a more effective leader.
Course Description
Leadership development is an ongoing process, regardless of your level within an organization or how long you’ve been leading others. Developing leadership skills and acquiring new capabilities will make you more successful leading others. Effective leaders know they cannot achieve extraordinary results on their own. They must also lead a team while developing their own skills and creating an environment that fosters growth, creativity, and innovation.
The Leadership Transformation Certificate includes six competencies:
- Employee Engagement
- Team Development
- Giving and Receiving Effective Feedback
- Effective Delegation
- Leading Change
- Coaching Fundamentals
Registration is Temporarily Closed
Registration is currently closed as we transition to a new Learning Management System to enhance your experience. Registration will reopen in January 2025. For questions, please email exed@umassglobal.edu.
Duration
Approximately 45 hours
Up to 6 months to complete courseworkEstimated Tuition
$800
No additional materials requiredWays to Learn
Online
Credit
3 PDUs
Graduate Level Professional Development CreditsKey Features
Accessible
Access textbooks and course materials completely online - no materials required.
Self-Paced
Move at your own pace as your schedule allows – no specific start times or dates.
Dedicated Mentor
Need help with an assignment? Submit your questions directly to the instructor for quick replies.
Active Learning
This course features interactive assignments and authentic assessments.
Case Studies
Explore how course content connects to the workplace using real-world case studies.
Upon successful mastery of this course, you will be able to:
- Define employee engagement and understand the conditions that foster engagement
- Analyze team performance through the various stages of team development
- Describe the process of giving and receiving effective feedback and the benefits it brings to an organization
- Understand the need for delegation and the difference between effective and ineffective delegation
- Identify the forces that drive change and develop an action plan to effectively lead change
- Describe the principles and foundational skills of coaching
- Earn a Certificate of Completion
Academic Credit:
Successful completion of the Leadership Transformation Certificate may qualify as academic credit or serve as a substitute for specific courses in the UMass Global undergraduate or graduate degree programs, offering you significant time and cost savings.
Undergraduate Credits
- Equivalent Undergraduate Course (Credit Hour): OLCU 414 Teambuilding - 3 credits
- Equivalent Undergraduate Competency (CBE) for the Bachelor’s in Business Administration (BBA): OLCC 414 Team Building - 3 credits
Graduate Credits
- Equivalent Graduate Course (Credit Hour): OLCU 614 Leadership & Team Development - 3 credits
- Equivalent Graduate Competency (CBE) for the Master’s in Organizational Leadership (MAOL): OLCC 614 Team Leadership and Collaboration - 3 credits
Please note:
You may be eligible for tuition reimbursement, check with your
employer to see if you qualify.
Brandman* has been a key contributor to fulfilling our strategic goal of developing and educating better leaders in the Court. As a result of the training and services provided by Brandman University* and as evidenced by in depth evaluation reports, personnel are decidedly more productive, engaged and knowledgeable in performing their duties.
Orange County Superior Court, Former Chief Human Resources Officer