Personal Leadership Skills

Develop the skills and qualities you need to succeed.

These courses cover topics such as self-leadership, organizational skills, entrepreneurship, and being a likeable boss.

You will develop a well-rounded set of skills and qualities that will help you become a more effective leader in all aspects of your life.

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Micro-credentials are short, concentrated groups of courses that are really flexible. You can take as many as you like, in any order, and because they are asynchronous you can take them at any time it suits you. You will be awarded a badge for each individual course, once you have completed all four courses you will gain your micro-credential.

The cost for each individual course listed below is $60. For more Information email: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

Course Listing

Course ID: 

Name: Self-Leadership

Course Outcomes:

  • Describe what self-leadership is.
  • Motivate yourself.
  • Set goals.
  • Reward yourself when positive things happen.
  • Think positively.

Hours: 6

Credits: N/A

Delivery: Asynchronous Online Micro-credential

Cost: $60

Micro-credential Badge: Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Portage College Micro-credential badge.

Timelines: End of the academic year, June 30th

Register for this course: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

Course ID: 

Name: Organizational Skills

Course Outcomes:

  • Examine current habits and routines that are not organized.
  • Prioritize your time schedule and daily tasks.
  • Determine ways of storing information and supplies.
  • Organize personal and work space.
  • Resist procrastination.
  • Make plans to stay organized in the future.

Hours: 6

Credits: N/A

Delivery: Asynchronous Online Micro-credential

Cost: $60

Micro-credential Badge: Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Portage College Micro-credential badge.

Timelines: End of the academic year, June 30th

Register for this course: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

Course ID: 

Name: Entrepreneurship

Course Outcomes:

  • Outline how to start a business.
  • Develop a business plan.
  • Get financing for your business.
  • Hire and train employees.
  • Run your business.
  • Grow your business.

Hours: 6

Credits: N/A

Delivery: Asynchronous Online Micro-credential

Cost: $60

Micro-credential Badge: Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Portage College Micro-credential badge.

Timelines: End of the academic year, June 30th

Register for this course: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

Course ID:

Name: Being a Likeable Boss

Course Outcomes:

  • Describe how to develop leadership qualities.
  • Delegate effectively.
  • Choose inspirational and engaging tasks for yourself and others.
  • Use wisdom and understanding to lead others.
  • Identify the roles of your team.
  • Trust others and earn their trust.

Hours: 6

Credits: N/A

Delivery: Asynchronous Online Micro-credential

Cost: $60

Micro-credential Badge: Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Portage College Micro-credential badge.

Timelines: End of the academic year, June 30th

Register for this course: training@portagecollege.ca or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.

We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.
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