Business Leadership & Management Certificate

Position yourself for career advancement and maximize your leadership potential. This certificate program is designed for those who wish to qualify as professionals in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Build on excellent offerings in our business area and gain professional development in Leadership, Coaching, Management Skills and other critical areas for success.

Students must complete five required courses (120 hours) and eight elective courses (84 hours) from three well-established business programs. Courses may be taken in any order except three coaching classes (see Leadership Coaching Associate certificate).

Choose two electives from the Management Skills for Supervisors Certificate program:
Interpersonal Communication Skills (MSKL 1101)
Team Skills (MSKL 1102)
Essential Management Skills (MSKL 1103)
Select two Leadership Coaching courses:
Coaching for High Performance (LEAD 1115)
Essential Leadership Coaching Skills (LEAD 1116)
Skill Coaching (LEAD 1117)
Coaching Next Level (LEAD 1118)
Coach's Toolkit (LEAD 1120)
Team Coaching (LEAD 1121)
and four courses from the Leadership Certificate program:
Find Time For Results (LEAD 1114)
Coaching For High Performance (LEAD 1115)
Step Up To Leadership (LEAD 1111)
Problem Solving Action Plan (LEAD 1104)
Building A Productive Team (LEAD 1113)
Science and Art of Leadership (LEAD 1119)
Speak Up (LEAD 1109)
Unwritten Rules for Workplace (LEAD 1168)
Using Leadership Language (LEAD 1112)
Facilitation Skls Team Leader (LEAD 1108)
Managing Change (LEAD 1102)
Creative Thinking At Work (LEAD 1110)
Bus Communication for Leaders (LEAD 1138)
Critical Thinking (LEAD 1101)
From Conflict To Collaboration (LEAD 1105)
Training for High Performance (LEAD 1171)
Challenging Personalities (LEAD 1169)
Systemic Thinking (LEAD 1137)

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• Program Description
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• Courses

Program Description

• Business Ethics (LEAD 1154) 53 KB
• Finance (LEAD 1152) 53 KB
• Human Resource Management (LEAD 1151) 53 KB
• Intro to Business (LEAD 1150) 53 KB
• Sales and Marketing Management (LEAD 1153) 53 KB

Elective Courses:

Graduates of the Business Leadership and Management Certificate Program may ladder into BCIT's part-time Certificate Programs in Leadership, Human Resource Management or Business Management

• Building A Productive Team (LEAD 1113)
• Business Comm for Leaders (LEAD 1138)
• Challenging Personalities (LEAD 1169)
• Coach's Toolkit (LEAD 1120)
• Coaching For High Performance (LEAD 1115)
• Coaching Next Level (LEAD 1118)
• Creative Thinking At Work (LEAD 1110)
• Critical Thinking (LEAD 1101)
• Emotional Intelligence (LEAD 1179)
• Essential Lead Coach Skills (LEAD 1116)
• Essential Management Skills (MSKL 1103)
• Facilitation Skls Team Leader (LEAD 1108)
• Find Time For Results (LEAD 1114)
• From Conflict To Collaboration (LEAD 1105)
• Interpers Communication Skills (MSKL 1101)
• Managing Change (LEAD 1102)
• Problem Solving Action Plan (LEAD 1104)
• Science and Art of Leadership (LEAD 1119)
• Skill Coaching (LEAD 1117)
• Speak Up (LEAD 1109)
• Step Up To Leadership (LEAD 1111)
• Team Coaching (LEAD 1121)
• Team Skills (MSKL 1102)
• Training for High Performance (LEAD 1171)
• Using Leadership Language (LEAD 1112)
• Systemic Thinking (LEAD 1137) (course offered in upcoming terms)
• Unwritten Rules for Workplace (LEAD 1168) (course offered in upcoming terms)

Admission Requirements

General

VCC welcomes applications from Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international students.

As Vancouver Community College is a post-secondary institution committed to educating adult learners, applicants should be 18 years of age or older or a graduate of a secondary school.

Register for Courses in this Program

Contact Information:

Program Coordinator: Jennifer Gossen, 604.871.7000, ext. 8670

Program Assistant: Lynda Boothby, 604.871.7000, ext. 8383

Fax     In Person Download and complete the (PDF) registration form and fax to 604.443.8393. Visit the Registration Desk at our Downtown campus, 2nd floor, 250 West Pender Street, Vancouver [map]. Business hours Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Courses

Class Full/In Progress

Currently scheduled:
Business Ethics	LEAD 1154	required
CRN 20076   $344.00 DTN Thr Apr-18-2013 to Jun-06-2013 18:30 to 21:30
Finance	LEAD 1152	required
CRN 30162   $351.00 DTN Thr Sep-26-2013 to Nov-14-2013 18:30 to 21:30
Human Resource Management	LEAD 1151	required
CRN 10104   $351.00 DTN Tue Jan-14-2014 to Mar-14-2014 18:30 to 21:30
Intro to Business	LEAD 1150	required
CRN 30161   $351.00 DTN Tue Sep-24-2013 to Nov-12-2013 18:30 to 21:30
Sales and Marketing Management	LEAD 1153	required
CRN 20422   $344.00 DTN Mon Apr-22-2013 to Jun-17-2013 18:30 to 21:30
CRN 30144   $351.00 DTN Mon Sep-23-2013 to Nov-25-2013 18:30 to 21:30
Building A Productive Team	LEAD 1113	elective
CRN 30164   $172.00 DTN Sat Nov-16-2013 to Nov-16-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Business Comm for Leaders	LEAD 1138	elective
CRN 10106   $172.00 DTN Sat Jan-25-2014 to Jan-25-2014 09:00 to 16:30
Challenging Personalities	LEAD 1169	elective
CRN 10108   $172.00 DTN Sat Mar-01-2014 to Mar-01-2014 09:00 to 16:30
Coach's Toolkit	LEAD 1120	elective
CRN 10107   $172.00 DTN Sat Feb-15-2014 to Feb-15-2014 09:00 to 16:30
Coaching For High Performance	LEAD 1115	elective
CRN 20421   $169.00 DTN Sat Apr-13-2013 to Apr-13-2013 09:00 to 16:30
CRN 30146   $172.00 DTN Sat Sep-14-2013 to Sep-14-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Coaching Next Level	LEAD 1118	elective
CRN 30140   $172.00 DTN Sat Nov-23-2013 to Nov-23-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Creative Thinking At Work	LEAD 1110	elective
CRN 10109   $172.00 DTN Sat Mar-22-2014 to Mar-22-2014 09:00 to 16:30
Critical Thinking	LEAD 1101	elective
CRN 20074   $169.00 DTN Sat Jun-08-2013 to Jun-08-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Emotional Intelligence	LEAD 1179	elective
CRN 30525 $172.00 DTN Sat Nov-30-2013 to Nov-30-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Essential Lead Coach Skills	LEAD 1116	elective
CRN 30138   $172.00 DTN Sat Oct-19-2013 to Oct-19-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Essential Management Skills	MSKL 1103	elective
CRN 20075   $344.00 DTN Wed Apr-17-2013 to Jun-05-2013 18:30 to 21:30
Facilitation Skls Team Leader	LEAD 1108	elective
CRN 10225 $172.00 DTN Sat Jan-18-2014 to Jan-18-2014 09:00 to 16:30
CRN 20213   $169.00 DTN Sat May-04-2013 to May-04-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Find Time For Results	LEAD 1114	elective
CRN 30141   $172.00 DTN Sat Oct-05-2013 to Oct-05-2013 09:00 to 16:30
From Conflict To Collaboration	LEAD 1105	elective
CRN 20072   $169.00 DTN Sat Apr-27-2013 to Apr-27-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Interpers Communication Skills	MSKL 1101	elective
CRN 30154   $351.00 DTN Tue Sep-24-2013 to Nov-12-2013 18:30 to 21:30
Managing Change	LEAD 1102	elective
CRN 10224   $172.00 DTN Sat Feb-01-2014 to Feb-01-2014 09:00 to 16:30
CRN 20219   $169.00 DTN Sat Jun-01-2013 to Jun-01-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Problem Solving Action Plan	LEAD 1104	elective
CRN 30163   $172.00 DTN Sat Nov-02-2013 to Nov-02-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Science and Art of Leadership	LEAD 1119	elective
CRN 30139   $172.00 DTN Sat Sep-28-2013 to Sep-28-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Skill Coaching	LEAD 1117	elective
CRN 20073   $169.00 DTN Sat May-25-2013 to May-25-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Speak Up	LEAD 1109	elective
CRN 30165   $172.00 DTN Sat Oct-26-2013 to Oct-26-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Step Up To Leadership	LEAD 1111	elective
CRN 30166   $172.00 DTN Sat Sep-21-2013 to Sep-21-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Team Coaching	LEAD 1121	elective
CRN 10110   $172.00 DTN Sat Mar-15-2014 to Mar-15-2014 09:00 to 16:30
Team Skills	MSKL 1102	elective
CRN 10105   $351.00 DTN Wed Jan-15-2014 to Mar-05-2014 18:30 to 21:30
Training for High Performance	LEAD 1171	elective
CRN 20423   $169.00 DTN Sat Jun-15-2013 to Jun-15-2013 09:00 to 16:30
Using Leadership Language	LEAD 1112	elective
CRN 10223   $172.00 DTN Sat Mar-08-2014 to Mar-08-2014 09:00 to 16:30
CRN 20214   $169.00 DTN Sat Jun-22-2013 to Jun-22-2013 09:00 to 16:30

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