Online Action Learning Leadership Programme

Get a strong set of skills for management or entrepreneurship

The Action Learning Leadership Programme is a 6-month executive online course that introduces you to management theory and skills on a Masters education level.

This programme is the ideal starting point if you are considering doing an MBA in the future. Students who successfully complete this short programme will receive exemption for Phase 1 of the International Action Learning MBA or Online Action Learning MBA.

What does the Online Action Learning Leadership Programme offer?

After completing this programme, you will be a responsible and successful professional who:

• Has a solid foundation in business administration.
• Takes a more critical look at their own leadership role.
• Is a more effective conversation partner at a higher management level.
• Makes well-informed decisions.
• Knows how to involve stakeholders.
• Has a positive impact on society.
• Is result-driven.
• Has the tools to implement changes with maximum impact.

Why choose our Action Learning Leadership Programme?

• Work on your own organisational challenges.
• Immediate results in your own practice.
• Learn from experts in the business world.
• Collaborate in small groups.
• Upon completion, gain direct access to the second phase of the MBA programme.

Learn to combine responsibility and success

This Online Action Learning Leadership Programme is the first phase of our MBA course. Over 6 months, spread across 35 sessions, you will work on your own personal development plan based on your current leadership skills and competencies. You will gain essential management skills that are crucial for successfully leading a team and driving change. Additionally, you will be introduced to the main management subjects that will be covered in Phase 2 of the MBA programme. This will provide you with a strong foundation to progress smoothly if you decide to pursue the entire MBA course. The programme concludes with an extensive analysis of your own organisation. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate that remains valid for 5 years for transitioning to Phase 2.

The following modules are covered during the Online ALLP

Module 1: Action Learning and Learning to Learn
Module 2: Management and Leadership
Module 3: Decision-making and Creativity
Module 4: Interpersonal Skills
Module 5: Teams and Team Building
Module 6: Presentation Skills
Module 7: Organisational Culture
Module 8: Organisational Structure
Module 9: Operations Management
Module 10: Human Resources Management
Module 11: Marketing Management
Module 12: Financial Management
Module 13: Information Management
Module 14: Strategic Management

Course Delivery

The course is delivered through BSN’s online learning environment. To help you maintain a work-life balance during the course, the content is divided into fourteen manageable modules that you can complete online in your own time at your own pace, keeping in mind the mandatory submission deadlines.

Assessment

Students will be required to write an Organisational Analysis (OA) of their company and undertake an Action Learning Literature Review (ALLR). This is based upon your current leadership skills and competencies, and you will be encouraged throughout the programme to consider areas for development. Students are encouraged to read all information and modules provided in order to complete their assignments.

Designed for ambitious professionals at different management levels

As an ambitious professional in the Online Action Learning Leadership Programme, you:

• Have completed a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Hold a position as a manager, management trainee, or a position of similar level.
• Have at least 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Alternatively, have a minimum of 6 years of demonstrable work experience at a bachelor’s degree level.
• Have the cooperation of your employer.

Within six months, you want to:

• Take a step forward in your career.
• Practice impactful leadership.
• Strengthen your effectiveness.
• Enhance your own distinctive capabilities.
• Continue personal development.
• Progress from a specialist to a general manager.
• Build a theoretical foundation.
• Become a better conversationalist at the executive or management team level and acquire knowledge of new concepts and insights in managing and organising.

Full course fee:

• EUR 1,000 (VAT Exempt)
• EUR 500 (VAT Exempt) with SDG Scholarship

Scholarships

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) scholarships are available for applicants from developing countries.

Included:

• ALLP study materials
• Online coaching
• Assessments

Payment options

Payment options are available. Please contact us for more information.

Start your application

Have you found the perfect programme with us? Awesome! Start your application.

Step 1 (optional) : Schedule a personal consultation

During a personal consultation you will receive a detailed explanation of the programme and will have the opportunity to ask all your questions. In addition, our advisor will work with you to see whether this programme is in line with your work, ambitions and curriculum and whether you qualify for exemptions.

Step 2: Fill out the online application form

It’s important to fill out the application correctly and attach all the supporting documents requested.  As soon as we receive your application, you will be sent an email with instructions of your next steps.

Step 3: Permission from your employer

In addition to these admission requirements, it is important that you have the opportunity to carry out projects and research in your own and/or another organisation. You therefore need permission from your employer/client. If you do not have an organisation where you can carry out your projects, we have an (inter)national Alumni network, including the alumni association Tractus. Many of these alumni offer our students the opportunity to carry out projects with them. Do you want more information? Ask our study advisors.