Strategic Leadership Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyse the internal and external environment to identify strategic opportunities and threats.
• Formulate a strategic vision, mission, and objectives aligned with organisational values.
• Develop and evaluate strategic options using appropriate frameworks and tools.
• Implement strategic plans by aligning resources, structures, and culture.
• Monitor and evaluate strategic performance using key performance indicators.
• Lead and manage organisational change effectively to achieve strategic goals.

Target Audience

This course is designed for senior managers, directors, and aspiring leaders who are responsible for setting strategic direction and driving organisational performance. It is ideal for individuals who have operational management experience and seek to transition into strategic leadership roles.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions allow learners to apply strategic leadership concepts to real-world scenarios through case analysis, strategic planning workshops, and role-play exercises. These hands-on activities reinforce theoretical knowledge and develop practical skills in environmental scanning, strategy formulation, and change management.

Practical Activities

• Environmental Analysis Workshop — Learners work in groups to conduct a PESTEL and SWOT analysis for a given South African organisation, presenting findings to the class. (4h)
• Strategic Plan Development — Groups develop a strategic plan including vision, mission, strategic objectives, and action plans for a case organisation, incorporating Balanced Scorecard metrics. (6h)
• Change Management Simulation — Learners role-play as leaders implementing a strategic change, using Kotter's 8-step model to address resistance and communicate effectively. (4h)
• Strategic Leadership Action Plan — Individually, learners create a personal strategic leadership development plan, identifying competencies to develop and actions to take post-course. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.