The target group for this course is any teacher (Post level 1) aspiring towards school management and leadership positions. The focus of the course concentrates on Management vs Leadership and includes topics such as Ethical leadership, Job description of a Post Level 2 & 3 institutional manager. It further explores the scope of institutional skills and competencies befitting an aspiring institutional leader, instructional leadership, managing institutional teams and developing a professional résumé.

Topics covered:

1. Management vs leadership: The conundrum for an aspiring institutional leader
2. Legal framework governing promotion posts in the WCED
3. Ethical leadership: The non-negotiable imperative in unlocking human potential
4. Instructional leadership: The primary responsibility of a new institutional leader
5. The scope of institutional skills and competencies befitting an aspiring institutional leader
6. Job description of a PL 2 & 3 institutional leader and manager
7. Developing a professional resume
8. Continuing Professional Teacher Development Management System (CPTD MS)