OVERVIEW

2020 Leadership Academy - Cohort 15 is organized by National WIC Association (NWA) and will be held from Mar 01 - May 31, 2021.

Overview:
The NWA Leadership Academy (NWA LA) Certificate Program is a customized leadership program designed to
• assist WIC organizations in developing leadership skills and attributes for selected new leaders, and
• update the skills of current leaders. Additionally, the NWA LA will enable WIC organizations to clarify, communicate, and execute their vision, mission, goals and strategic initiatives. WIC personnel completing the NWA LA will possess the leadership skills and qualities necessary to think and act strategically, demonstrate critical-thinking skills, and manage results-oriented teams.

Academy Information:
The NWA Leadership Academy Certificate Program is comprised of four (4) courses – each one is 8 weeks in length:

• Course 1 - What it Means to be a WIC Leader
• Course 2 - Managing the WIC Mission
• Course 3 - Results-Oriented WIC Leadership
• Course 4 - Mission Critical WIC Initiatives

Distance Learning
The four (4) courses are offered via a simple-to-access website featuring a new Learning Management System. The course materials are presented in a weekly fashion and participants will complete their assignments via the web.

Course Structure
Each course consists of eight (8) weekly assignments. The weekly assignments will take approximately 2 hours per week to complete. Participants will need to complete the assignment within a one-week timeframe and will then go on to complete the next week’s assignment until the course is completed in the eight-week period.

Each weekly assignment includes the following materials:
• Mini-lecture that includes a downloadable pdf file.
• Reading assignment that includes one or more downloadable pdf file(s) of relevant articles.
• Discussion questions –Participants will respond to the discussion questions via the link that takes them to the Discussion Questions page.
• Two (2) projects, which are generally 3-4 pages in length and are based on a set of special readings. The projects focus on practical applications of the curriculum on issues that participants would confront routinely.
• A Case Analysis is due at the end of each 8-week course.