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Course 8 – Leadership in Action

Type
Course
Date of Publication
August 29, 2022
Price
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Overview

This course will help learners challenge themselves to identify the leadership skills they currently possess and the skills that are deemed vital to future success.

Course Information

This course will challenges learners to identify the leadership skills they currently possess and those deemed vital to future success. The course will provide learners with the opportunity to explore leadership development goals through the creation of an individual leadership plan. This is course 8 of 8 in the Child Care Business Training courses.

By the end of this training, you will be able to:

  • Identify leadership skills
  • Explore leadership development goals
  • Construct an individual leadership plan

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