Professional Certificate In Leadership and Management

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The Center for Leadership and Innovation Leadership and Management Professional Certificate Program offers topical highlights from the University of Vermont’s core MBA curriculum. It is designed to provide you with a management “toolkit,” including the key concepts, vocabulary and analytical tools essential for effective management and strategic decision making. As a participant of the program you will:

  • Refine your skills in the core key areas of Leadership & Strategy, Sales & Marketing, Finance, and Management & Human Resource Skills
  • Develop and strengthen general business acumen and ability to lead cross-functional teams
  • Enhance strategic thinking and decision making skills through the use of management tools and analytical frameworks
  • Minimize time away from work and family through the condensed sequence of intensive seminars while maximizing your learning
  • Demonstrate your commitment to attain a body of knowledge, and prepare yourself for advancement and increased responsibilities in your field
  • Build your network of peers, beyond your own organization, to serve as a powerful extension of advisors and connectors

The Certificate consists of a total of 67.5 hours of course work. Participants will receive 6 CEUs upon completion of the program.

Professional Certificate Framework

  • Leadership Skills
    • Principled Negotiations and Influence Strategies – 15 hours
    • The Strategic Leaders: Organizational Performance from the Center Out – 7.5 hours
  • Strategy Implementation
    • Gaining the Competitive Advantage: Strategies for Growth – 7.5 hours
    • Leading and Motivating Your People: Increasing Organizational Performance Through Employee Engagement- 7.5 hours
  • Sales and Marketing
    • Strategic Marketing Management and Application – 7.5 hours
    • Developing Sales Strategies and Tactics for Growth – 7.5 hours
  • Finance
    • Business Financial and Accounting Concepts – 7.5 hours
    • Financial Analysis for Strategic Decision Making – 7.5 hours

Getting the Most Out of Your Experience

The CLI Professional Certificate In Leadership and Management provides you a foundation of knowledge that you can put into immediate action in your organization. Additionally, the program offers you:

  • Highly qualified CLI Instructors and Faculty
  • Cutting Edge Instruction Methodologies
  • The Vermont Business Center and University of Vermont community as your partner in leadership development

Hear What Participants Have to Say!

“The program has been helpful in a very practical sense. Because I’m in business, this is more than an intellectual exercise. It’s actually taking the information that I might learn on a Friday and putting it to use with a client on Monday”
- Robert Clifford Uerz, R.C. Uerz and Associates, LLC., Jericho, VT

“We have a leadership team at work, and as a group we work very closely together. We’d been seeking a leadership program to really bring us together as a team. With the CLI program, we’ve learned to work together in a completely different way”
- Bart Mair, Health Care and Rehabilitation Services, Springfield, VT

“There is something for everyone in terms of non-profit, for profit, public and private sector. The association with individuals from cross-sections of Vermont companies has been great for understanding different perspectives. The individual classes have been fantastic because they’ve given an overview of the subject matter, and then focused on a strategic level which is what you need in leadership and management positions. I absolutely recommend this program to colleagues, there is a tremendous amount of valuable material.”
- Krista Shute, Consultant, Shelburne, VT

Time to completion

A Professional Certificate from The Center for Leadership and Innovation at the University of Vermont’s School of Business Administration is awarded at the completion of the entire seminar series. Participants will receive 6 CEUs upon completion of the program.

Pricing

Professional Certificate program fee is $$2,800 which includes instruction, all course materials, breakfast and lunch daily, on campus parking, and a graduation celebration upon completion of the program.

Individual one-day seminar fee is $415 which includes instruction, all course materials, breakfast and lunch and on campus parking.

Individual two-day seminar fee is $680 which includes instruction, all course materials, breakfast and lunch and on campus parking daily.

20% discount available for: UVM affiliates and their families, OLLI (Osher Life long Learning Institute) members, groups of two or more from any organization. (Can NOT be used with VTP Grant funding.)

To register, for questions, or to speak with an advisor, contact us toll free at 888-222-3413.