Leadership Development

Leaders are the catalyst that can drive and facilitate change, and create a culture that fosters renewal and encourages innovation. The development of leaders at all levels is a priority for the School in support of Public Service Renewal. Through building a strong foundation of leadership programming, we actively support departments and agencies in developing leadership talent.

The School creates a wide range of leadership offerings including courses, developmental programs, events and individual and organizational interventions. All of these are aligned with the priority of deputy heads to build a strong leadership capacity in a way that is integrated with the performance management cycle of their organizations.

School Catalogue

The School's course catalogue contains programs that help to develop public service leaders of today and tomorrow as part of Module D (Leadership Development). The School offers leadership development programs and courses that will help to strengthen your leadership and management capacities. The School is your strategic partner in developing the next generation of leaders.

• Module A - Index
• Module B - Orientation and Certification
• Module C - Management and Professional Development
• Module D - Leadership Development
• Module E - Second Language Acquisition and Maintenance

The School's Role

In response to innovations in leadership development methods, changing demographics, and the creation of global partnerships through international learning experiences, the School has expanded its array of leadership programming to include leaders at all stages of their career; thus, promoting and supporting movement through the various levels of leadership. This supports the Clerk of the Privy Council's vision, to develop and foster leadership at all levels of the public service, and to equip leaders with the leadership competencies and management know-how they need to do their job.

The School plays a pivotal role in leadership by:

• Developing the next generation of leaders. The School is broadening the continuum of leadership development programs at all levels, from supervisor to senior leader.
• Strengthening Leadership Competencies. The School offers a wide range of courses, short learning events, long-term leadership programs and tailored organizational interventions using current approaches such as coaching to provide the most effective results.
• Responding to priority issues. The School creates "just in time" learning interventions to respond to senior leader and other executive learning needs.
• Building communities and strengthening networks. Leaders cannot act in isolation - the School creates and supports networks across government, the country and the world.
• Providing tools to build a strong community of leaders in organizations. The School develops new tools and communities of practice to help leaders improve their management capacity.

Leadership development contributes to building, strengthening and maintaining a highly skilled, competent, professional, globally aware and bilingual public service. Our leadership offerings help to meet the current and future needs of leaders in order for them to thrive in a time of change and to deliver strong results for Canadians.

Furthermore, the School has developed a leadership framework to use as a guide in leadership learning. This leadership framework is based upon the four key leadership competencies of values and ethics, strategic thinking, engagement and management excellence as the basis for individual development, and the Management Accountability Framework as the foundation for organizational leadership development.

Because empowered individuals are the heart of public service leadership, individual development is the foundation of the School's integrated approach to leadership. The School is your strategic partner in helping you to develop your leadership competencies, wherever you are in your public service career.