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PROGRAMMES

Programmes for leaders at every level of responsibility.

Delivered through short courses, certificates, executive programmes, fellowships, customised institutional training, and annual leadership events. The Academy serves leaders in public life, business, ministry, education, civil society, youth development, and institutional governance.

SEVEN PROGRAMME AREAS

The breadth of the Academy

Executive Leadership

Strategic decision-making, advanced leadership, corporate governance, crisis leadership, innovation, and board leadership.

Public Leadership and Governance

Democratic governance, political ethics, local government transformation, policy leadership, and public accountability.

Youth Leadership

Emerging leaders, student leadership, young public leaders, young entrepreneurs, and digital leadership for young Africans.

Women in Leadership

Executive leadership, enterprise and innovation, governance, board readiness, and young women leadership fellowships.

Faith and Ministry Leadership

Pastoral leadership, church governance, ministry systems, administration, leadership ethics, and succession planning.

Institutional Capacity-Building

Leadership audits, governance training, board retreats, culture diagnosis, coaching, and competency frameworks.

Research and Policy Dialogue

Leadership reports, barometers, case studies, policy briefs, lectures, roundtables, and practical leadership tools.

FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES

Signature programmes designed for measurable impact

CEOs, directors, senior executives, senior public officials
Gold Coast Executive Leadership Programme

Strategic decision-making, ethics, governance, innovation, and institutional leadership.

8 to 12 weeksDurationExecutiveLevel

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Students, young professionals, youth leaders
West Africa Emerging Leaders Fellowship

Leadership pipeline development, civic responsibility, mentoring, and public problem-solving.

3 to 12 monthsDurationFellowshipLevel

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Women in business, public service, academia, ministry, civil society
Women Who Build Nations Leadership Programme

Confidence, visibility, board readiness, enterprise leadership, and governance participation.

4 to 8 weeksDurationWomen in LeadershipLevel

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Public officials, civic leaders, political actors, local government
Public Leadership and Governance Institute

Ethics, policy leadership, accountability, democratic governance, and public administration.

4 to 8 weeksDurationGovernanceLevel

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Pastors, bishops, church administrators, faith-based institutions
Faith and Institutional Leadership Programme

Church governance, ministry systems, succession planning, and ethical stewardship.

4 to 8 weeksDurationFaith and MinistryLevel

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IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CMI LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

The CMI management and leadership pathway

Three online programmes with a route to professional recognition, from Foundation Chartered Manager to Chartered Fellow, subject to completion and verification.

I
Supervisors, team leaders and emerging leaders
CMI First-Line Management Programme

The accelerated pathway to Foundation Chartered Manager status. 8-week indicative pathway, fully online.

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II
Middle managers, departmental and branch heads
Operational Leadership and Management Programme

Lead operations with clarity, influence, and measurable impact. 10-week indicative pathway, fully online.

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III
Executives, directors and strategic decision-makers
CMI Senior Executive Leadership Programme

Lead strategy, governance, and transformation with executive-level evidence. 10-week indicative pathway.

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