John Curtin Leadership Academy

Through the JCLA program, you will have the opportunity to develop employability and leadership skills such as self-awareness, communication, working in teams, problem solving, critical thinking, conflict and project management, public speaking, stakeholder and community engagement, cultural awareness, evaluation methodology, and more.

Program structure

JCLA Leadership Intensive
Participating in this intensive will enhance your understanding of the Social Change Model of Leadership Development, provide the opportunity to develop your self-awareness, and identify the personal strengths that you can bring to a team. You will learn how to develop team effectiveness through group activities and challenges in which you’ll explore your own values and self-identity, and utilise team diversity. You will gain an understanding of various effective approaches to problem solving, decision making, project planning, and effective communication that will enable success in delivering JCLA project outcomes.

Leadership development modules
Throughout the program JCLA participants will undertake a combination of face-to-face and online professional development sessions. You will build on your understanding of project management, marketing and public relations, event management, problem solving, managing conflict, social impact measurement, reporting and public speaking, all skills you can apply directly to your team projects.

Team projects
Working in teams, JCLA participants undertake a Curtin focused project, followed by a community-based project in partnership with selected not-for-profit or for-purpose organisations. This experience enables you to facilitate positive social change in a community while gaining real-world leadership experience to compliment the development modules.

Time and energy
A weekly commitment will be required to participate fully and meet the program requirements. This includes taking part in project team meetings and individual project tasks.

Project presentation event
JCLA project teams present their accomplishments and key learnings to an audience of industry leaders and academics from the corporate, government, social enterprise and not-for-profit sectors and members of the Curtin community.

Program timeline

Program outcomes

On completion of the JCLA program, you will have had the opportunity to:

Develop a clearer understanding of your values, strengths and areas for improvement
Develop and demonstrate collaborative leadership with peers from various faculties
Develop a greater understanding of diversity and inclusion
effect positive social change in the community.
Develop leadership skills that will enhance your employability and facilitate further opportunities for personal and professional development
Receive recognition of your participation via Curtin Extra
Become part of a strong Alumni network that continues to create positive change in the community

Curtin Extra

John Curtin Leadership Academy is a Curtin Extra approved program.

Find out about Curtin Extra

Interested in JCLA?

Applications for JCLA are currently closed. Please submit an expression of interest, and we will notify you via email when applications reopen.

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