Education Programs
Leadership for Young Professionals
We hear about leadership all the time – in the contexts of our workplaces, governments, schools, and communities… but what is leadership really?
This course is intended to support young professionals in the early stages of their careers (less than 5 years) in the workforce as they explore what leadership means to them in the context of their work and future goals. It will offer participants the chance to grow their understanding of what leadership means, explore their own personal strengths as leaders, learn new skills, and begin to think through how they can apply their leadership in the workplace.
The facilitation style for this course is highly participatory, and prioritizes self-reflection and participant-driven learning. Course participants will be actively involved in shaping their own experience, and should not expect a more traditional lecture-based classroom.
DATES
October 19 to December 7, 2026
Registration Closes October 12, 2026, or earlier if we reach the enrollment cap of 30 participants.
FACILITATORS
Addy Strickland and Alaa Salih
DURATION
7-weeks
Live sessions will take place Mondays from 1 to 3 pm AST.
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COURSE TYPE
Online
Who Can register
This program is designed for young professionals aged 18 to 34, who consider themselves to be in the early stages of their careers. For the sake of this course, we’re defining “early career” as having five or fewer years of experience in the workforce outside of school. (Participants do not need to be currently employed).
Personal Benefits
After 7-weeks, participants will come away with a deeper understanding of leadership and a personal inventory of their own strengths as a leader. They’ll have learned new skills and strategies for practicing holistic leadership in the workplace from experts and from their peers, including how to create safer and welcoming workplaces; handle difficult discussions; facilitate workshops; and prioritize self and community care within the work environment. Throughout the course, participants will also work to identify how to apply their learnings, adapt the skills they’ve learned to suit their own personal leadership styles, and use their strengths in leadership to take them from where they are to wherever they want to go — making an impact on what matters to them.
Time Requirement
Course participants can expect to spend approximately 3 to 4 hours per week, over 7 weeks, completing coursework and participating in 7 weekly online sessions. Attendance at online sessions is mandatory to pass the course — please note that this course cannot be completed asynchronously.
Fees
Coady Institute is committed to ensuring that practitioners and community members dedicated to community-led development worldwide have access to its courses. Thanks to the generous support of individual, institutional, and corporate donors, the tuition fee of $1,500 CAD has been reduced to $400 CAD plus HST.
Full bursaries are available for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit community members residing in Canada, as well as individuals residing in Nova Scotia from African Nova Scotian communities and Nova Scotians of African descent. To request a full bursary, please contact us at coadyadmit@stfx.ca.
If paying by credit card is not an option, please contact coadyfinance@stfx.ca to arrange an alternative payment method.
This course is online. You will need a computer, reliable internet access (high speed is recommended), speakers and microphone.