StrongerBC Future Skills Grant – Inclusive Leadership Strategies

The Inclusive Leadership Strategies micro-certificate program is designed to empower both emerging and established leaders with essential competencies to effectively navigate and lead within diverse workplace environments. This comprehensive program includes three in-depth courses that blend foundational leadership principles with actionable insights, emphasizing intercultural awareness and effective engagement with different populations. You will gain practical skills to lead with empathy, authenticity and a commitment to equity, while becoming change agents who foster positive organizational cultures where everyone feels valued and empowered.

Recognizing the strategic importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (EDI) principles, this program prepares leaders for success in both public and private sectors. Effective leaders understand that intercultural communication and the ability to work across differences are crucial for recruiting, retaining and managing a diverse workforce. Additionally, these skills are vital for developing programs and services that meet the needs and expectations of varied audiences, customers and clients. By completing this micro-credential program, you will be equipped to drive meaningful change and create inclusive environments that support organizational success.

Program outcomes

After completing the Micro-certificate in Inclusive Leadership Strategies, you will be able to:

• develop skills focused on resilience, adaptation, strategic thinking and change management to effectively lead in a complex and constantly changing environment
• recognize biases and learn to approach leadership with empathy and cultural understanding
• make informed decisions that consider the needs and experiences of diverse employee groups, clients, partners and other collaborators
• enhance your active listening, conflict resolution, cross-cultural communication and adaptability skills to facilitate open dialogue and bridge gaps between different groups and communication styles to accommodate diverse audiences and promote mutual understanding
• develop practical tools such as inclusive hiring practices, diversity training programs or bias mitigation strategies for creating inclusive policies, practices and processes within organizations
• recognize the impact of diversity and inclusion on team dynamics and organizational culture

Please view the program page for detailed program information.

Please note the following important information about the StrongerBC future skills grant program:

• Funds for approved StrongerBC future skills grant programs will be charged against your StrongerBC future skills grant accounts for all program expenses, which may include program application, tuition, and/or materials.
• All program expenses are non-refundable against your StrongerBC future skills account at the withdrawal deadline for the first course in your program of study.
• Learners are responsible for registering in all required program courses. Program staff are not responsible for providing registration reminders to learners with outstanding courses.
• Learners who do not register or complete courses required for their micro-credential completion through the duration of the 2025/26 funding period will be required to pay for any outstanding program and course expenses if they choose to complete their program at a later date. Learners who do not receive a passing mark for their required program courses will not receive a micro-certificate, nor will they be eligible to receive additional StrongerBC fees to re-register in the course they did not successfully complete.
• We are unable to reimburse expenses toward textbooks or materials if purchased individually.