Explore proven leadership practices and gain skills to successfully lead, supervise, and manage in public, private, or non-profit sectors.
What you will learn
- Effective communication for organizational advancement
- Ethical actions regarding stakeholders and the environment
- Critical business thinking
- Accounting, finance, and investment principles
- Leadership theories and perspectives
- Human-resource processes and systems
- Sales and marketing strategies including non-profit and global selling
- Team building in a multicultural workplace
- Approaches to small business, technology, and competition
What to expect
- Practical assignments
- Tests
- Projects
- Presentations
- Reflections
Admission requirements
Program-specific
Vancouver Community College is a post-secondary institution committed to educating adult learners. Applicants should be 18 years of age or older, or a secondary school graduate.
General
- This program is available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Program options for international students can be found at VCC International.
- Applicants must be 16 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)
- Applicants must submit official transcripts and educational documents as required by their course or program.
Missing prerequisites? Learn more about VCC's tuition-free in academic upgrading, university transfer or English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses.
Recommended Characteristics
- Highly motivated
- Able to work well in a structured environment
- Ability to work with confidence independently and on a team
- Ability to reflect on their own practice
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Enthusiastic, positive attitude
- High performance standards
- Initiator, self-starter
- Flexible, adaptable
Courses
*This program can be completed in one to three years.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| LEAD 1150 | Introduction to Business | 2 |
| LEAD 1151 | Human Resource Management | 2 |
| LEAD 1152 | Finance | 2 |
| LEAD 1153 | Sales and Marketing Management | 2 |
| LEAD 1154 | Business Ethics | 2 |
| Elective Courses: | ||
| Two of the following from the Management Skills for Supervisors Certificate: | 4 | |
MSKL 1101 | Interpersonal Communication Skills | |
MSKL 1102 | Team Skills | |
MSKL 1103 | Essential Management Skills | |
| Four of the following from the Leadership Certificate: | 2 | |
LEAD 1101 | Critical Thinking | |
LEAD 1102 | Managing Change | |
LEAD 1104 | Problem Solving and Action Planning | |
LEAD 1105 | From Conflict to Collaboration | |
LEAD 1108 | Facilitation Skills for Team Leaders | |
LEAD 1109 | Speak Up | |
LEAD 1110 | Creative Thinking at Work | |
LEAD 1111 | Stepping Up to Leadership | |
LEAD 1112 | Using Leadership Language | |
LEAD 1113 | Building a Productive Team | |
LEAD 1114 | Finding Time for Results | |
LEAD 1119 | The Science and Art of Leadership | |
LEAD 1137 | ||
LEAD 1138 | Business Communication for Leaders | |
LEAD 1168 | ||
LEAD 1169 | Challenging Personalities | |
LEAD 1171 | Training for High Performance | |
LEAD 1179 | ||
| Two of the following from the Associate Certificate in Leadership Coaching: | 1 | |
LEAD 1115 | Coaching for High Performance | |
LEAD 1116 | Essential Leadership Coaching Skills | |
LEAD 1117 | Skill Coaching | |
LEAD 1118 | Taking Your Leadership Coaching to the Next Level | |
LEAD 1120 | The Coach's Toolkit | |
LEAD 1121 | Team Coaching | |
| Total Credits | 17 | |
This guide is intended as a general guideline only. The college reserves the right to make changes as appropriate.
* This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.
Fees and other costs
*| Fee description | Fee Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | 35 | |
| Tuition | 3994 |
Tuition Breakdown
0 - 1
0 - 2
0 - 3
0 - 4
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| Student union | 0 | |
| College initiative | 42 | |
| Materials | 0 | not including textbooks |
| Campus resource | 160 | |
| Laundry | 0 | |
| Tools (deposit) | 0 | |
| Coverall (deposit) | 0 | |
| Uniform (deposit) | 0 | |
| Medical & Dental | 0 | |
| U-PASS | 0 | |
| Graduation | 0 | |
| Program-specific extra fees | 0 | |
| Total |
- This program is available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Program options for international students can be found at VCC International.
- Applicants must be 16 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school. (Some exceptions may apply.)
- Applicants must submit official transcripts and educational documents as required by their course or program.
Missing prerequisites? Learn more about VCC's tuition-free in academic upgrading, university transfer or English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses.
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VCC Continuing Studies
250 West Pender St.
Vancouver, B.C., V6B 1S9
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