Leadership Certificate of Achievement

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Career Opportunities

According to the July 2022 SFBCELMR, there is a large labor market gap in the Bay region with 16,961 annual openings for the Leadership occupational cluster and 181 annual (3-year average) awards for an annual undersupply of 16,780 students. In the Mid-Peninsula Sub-Region, there is also a gap with 5,185 annual openings and 14 annual (3-year average) awards for an annual undersupply of 5,171 students. The report showed 14,615 leadership openings for students with high school or vocational (certificate) training, and 3,023 with an Associate's degree in the wider region. Leadership skills help move hourly workers to living wages and salaried positions. Further, according to a Burning Glass report, in California, over 162,000 job posts across multiple disciplines listed leadership skills as a key requirement for prospective employees. Management occupations related to the proposed program: First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers; General and Operations Managers; Managers, All Other; Administrative Service Managers; and, Sales Managers.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing this program will be able to:

Clearly articulate own leadership capacity based on a thorough examination of personal leadership style, vision, and values
Discuss and analyze both core beliefs and the origins of their core beliefs
Support a constructive and innovative team climate
Recognize ethical and moral issues, identify needed actions, and demonstrate the moral courage to implement them
Demonstrate an understanding of core business principles in the primary areas of leadership and management, organizational behavior, and conflict management

University Transfer Program

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About the Program

This program is designed for individuals working at the supervisory level and for those interested in supervisory positions. An advisory committee composed of representatives from various types of businesses and industrial organizations has assisted the College staff in the development of the program.

Career opportunities for those with supervisory and management training should improve dramatically in the years ahead. Employers in virtually every field will be seeking individuals with formal training in organization and management for supervisorial, mid-level, and top management positions. Specific management opportunities include administrative assistant, bank trust officer, branch manager, chief executive officer, claims adjuster, department/division manager, employment interviewer, first-line supervisor, inventory manager, management consultant, information systems consultant, management trainee, office manager, operations manager, plant manager, president, production controller, project manager, shift supervisor, small business owner/manager, and store manager. Some of these careers require a Bachelor’s or advanced degree. The program provides readily usable skills for the student who earns an Associate degree, as well as a base for those who intend to transfer to baccalaureate institutions.

Meet with a CSM counselor to discuss how to achieve academic goals and to develop a comprehensive student educational plan (SEP).

University Transfer Program
60–70 transferable units

California State University
University of California
Independent Colleges and Universities

Program Overview

The Certificate of Achievement in Leadership prepares business, management, and public administration students and practitioners with improved core analytical skills required for approaching organizational challenges holistically, for making better executive decisions, to develop greater awareness of leadership styles and their perceptions by others, and to learn effective ways of designing teams, business operations, management initiatives, and organizational culture and structure.

Program Requirements

Requirements

Required Core Courses: 21		Units
BUS. 205	Business Ethics and Social Responsibility	3 units
BUS. 401	Business Communications	3 units
MGMT 100	Introduction to Management	3 units
MGMT 102	Leading Innovative Teams	3 units
MGMT 103	Leading for Performance	3 units
MGMT 104	Leadership Theory	3 units
MGMT 106	Essentials of Negotiation	3 units

Total Required Units: 21