- Duration
- Part-time: Varies
- Next start date
- 2025 Semester Two – 21 July
- 2026 Semester One – 2 March
- Available locations
- City
- Points
- 60
- Programme type
- Postgraduate
Programme overview
This certificate will advance your skills in social and community leadership and build your ability to lead and innovate across community, government, not-for-profit and social-good sectors.
If you complete this certificate with a GPA of 5.0 or higher, you can credit the courses passed to the Master of Social and Community Leadership degree, provided that the postgraduate certificate has not been awarded.
This 60-point programme is flexibly designed to suit those working full-time or
part-time in community, government, not-for-profit and social good sectors, as
well as graduates from a range of disciplines.
This programme is delivered entirely online.
Programme structure
Take two 30-point core courses in leadership, ethics and systems, and social innovation, evaluation and programme design to complete this 60-point certificate.* The core courses involve applied learning that is highly relevant to current and future practice and leadership.
You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.
Semester 1 30 points
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- Code:
- SOCCLEAD 706
- Name:
- Innovation, Design and Evaluation
- Type:
- Compulsory core course
- Points:
- 30 pts
Semester 2 30 points
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- Code:
- SOCCLEAD 703
- Name:
- Leadership, Ethics, Systems
- Type:
- Compulsory core course
- Points:
- 30 pts
Where could this programme take you?
There are various career opportunities available based on prior experience, expertise and elective specialisation within the PGCertSCL. Common themes include leadership, programme design, social innovation and development, consultation, policy development, social change, community and health development.
Jobs related to this programme
- Community facilitator and advocate
- Facilitator/educator
- Not-for-profit organisation leader
- Programme designer
- Social and community coordinator
- Social innovator/consultant
Student career planning service
Once you become a student at the University, you can get help with planning and developing your career from Career Development and Employability Services.
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