This is a professional development programme that seeks to be proactive in providing for the development of competencies, not only in those already holding leadership positions in tertiary education, but also in those who are seeking to equip themselves to function in such a capacity as the opportunity arises. The programme embraces the philosophy of distributed leadership which advocates that leadership is about the many rather than the few. Consequently, while the programme will cater primarily for those who now hold influential positions as leaders, it will consider on a case by case basis more junior personnel who have been working in related environments in tertiary education for at least two years (and consequently have some requisite work experience) and who meet other entry requirements.
The intention of the programme is to provide an experiential, problem-based approach that would allow for the development of core competencies to support the functioning of tertiary education institutions in terms of policy, planning, organisational effectiveness, quality improvement and transformational change.