Students of University of Lagos after attending a leadership training organized by Fled on their Campus.
Leadership Skills Enhancement Course
…for Undergraduate Student leaders on campus
Invitation to Make Reservation to Train Your Students
Student leaders on campus exert enormous influence on the student population. Also, many student leaders on campus come out to become leaders in the larger society, including the political space.
at Foundation for Leadership & Education Development, we understand this fact. We also recognize the need to give student leaders definite leadership training using standardized training modules to build their capacity to lead well and support school authorities to collaboratively administer the school.
What is LESEC?
Leadership Skills Enhancement Course (LESEC) is a specialized leadership development Course that builds the competence of undergraduate student leaders on Campus. The Course deals with the theoretical and practical challenges student leaders face and how they can handle them.
Since 1998, student leaders in different institutions in Nigeria have been trained by FLED. A Training Manual for conducting this training has been duly assessed by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), and approved by the Federal Ministry of Education.
Who Should Act
All federal, state, or private, academic tertiary institutions in Nigeria, are expected to enroll their student leaders in this course. These include:
Universities
Polytechnics
Monotechnics
Colleges of Education
Students of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike, Ebonyi State after attending a leadership training organized by FLED
If student leaders on your campus have not undergone this leadership training course, you have not given them the right mental preparation to take on leadership challenges.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To enable participants:
Identify what leadership is and what it is not.
Develop practical leadership skills including team skills and goal setting.
Recognize values that sustain leadership including Fairness, Trustworthiness, Respect, & Accountability.
Develop the ability to communicate assertively, make decisions, and take responsibility.
Acquire basic skills in conflict resolution for Peer Mediation
Recognize and apply the principle of due process, in relating to school authority.
Reconcile academics with leadership responsibilities.
OUTCOMES
The following outcomes are noted:
Enhanced knowledge of the concept of leadership
Increased ability to work together as a team in setting and implementing goals.
Practical demonstration of leadership values such as fairness, Trustworthiness, Respect, & Accountability
Increased readiness to mediate among students in resolving minor conflicts in the school.
Increased awareness on how to relate with school authority through due process.
Increased ability to create vision and take responsibility for leadership
Reduced tendency to promote cultism and other social vices on campus.
LESEC is a foundational course that prepares students leaders for the challenges of leadership both in school today and in the larger society.
COURSE CONTENT
PART 1: PERSONAL LEADERSHIP CONTEXT
Understanding Leadership
What leadership is
What leadership is not
Key values that sustain leadership
A Student as a leader
The BRA Leadership Principle
What is BRA
Elements of Responsibility
Indicators of Accountability
Personal Leadership Discovery
Good Grooming & Self-esteem
A Leader’s personality circle
Indicators of Good grooming for leadership
What is Self-esteem?
Elements of Self-esteem
Assertive Communication Skills
What is Assertiveness?
Individual’s rights versus assertiveness
Behaviours that promote assertiveness
How to test personal assertiveness
PART TWO:WHAT DO LEADERS DO?
Decision-Making Process
Why should leaders make decisions?
How leaders make decisions
Key lessons about decision-making
Vision Development & Goal Setting
What is vision?
How leaders develop vision statements
How leaders set goals
Student Leaders as goal-setters
Key lessons about goal setting
Peer Mediation
What is conflict?
The potential benefits of conflict
Causes of conflict
Skills for conflict resolution in a school setting
Student leaders as Peer Mediators
Teamwork and Problem Solving
Characteristics of a team
Problem-Solving Exercises
Guidelines for Group Exercises
Dealing with Practical Leadership Issues (Group Activity)
How Students can Design and Implement Sustainable Projects in their school.
How to improve relationships between the students & School Authority
Introduction to Public Leadership
COURSE DELIVERY
LESEC is offered as a Hybrid Course. It can be held for students onsite or online. The full course content is designed to be delivered in a 3-day duration onsite or online.
FEE FOR ONSITE TRAINING
The cost is for the group of students. We do not charge per individual participant. We are available to conduct the training in any institution in Nigeria, no matter the location. .
One-day: N1, 750, 000
2-day: N2, 500, 000
3-day: N3, 500, 000
The fee is inclusive of resource & Certificates of participation, only. Refreshments for participants and venue are taken care of by the institution. The online course is on special arrangement.
Course Location
For security and cost, we prefer the course to be conducted within the school facility, not outside, unless the school decides otherwise and can afford it.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
If you would like us to run the training for your students, please send an expression of interest letter to: WhatsApp: +234-708-0157176 or +234-9063069744
