PGDip Leadership for Wellbeing

Wrexham University

Wellbeing is central to public service leadership. Personal wellbeing is essential for sustainable and effective leadership, and leaders need to drive change toward systems of wellbeing where people and planet are properly cared for. This unique degree equips learners with the advanced knowledge and skills to realise personal, public and planetary wellbeing goals within complex and dynamic systems. This course: Is designed for those leading or aspiring to lead within public services such as health, social care, education, criminal justice and community development. Explores contemporary and future issues in public service leadership and affords a rich understanding of human behaviour and behaviour change, before critically examining effective strategies and leadership practices that can be adopted in complex systems and to create systems change. Provides a unique opportunity for learners to undertake ‘inner’ and/or ‘outer’ Work Based Learning, developing personal qualities and wellbeing that foster effective leadership and resilience within challenging working environments. Offers a lighter-touch option than a full Masters, and has the option to ‘top up’ to the corresponding Masters programme by the completion of a 60-credit research module in an additional third year.; This course: Is designed for those leading or aspiring to lead within public services such as health, social care, education, criminal justice and community development. Explores contemporary and future issues in public service leadership and affords a rich understanding of human behaviour and behaviour change, before critically examining effective strategies and leadership practices that can be adopted in complex systems and to create systems change. Provides a unique opportunity for learners to undertake ‘inner’ and/or ‘outer’ Work Based Learning, developing personal qualities and wellbeing that foster effective leadership and resilience within challenging working environments. Offers a lighter-touch option than a full Masters, and has the option to ‘top up’ to the corresponding Masters programme by the completion of a 60-credit research module in an additional third year.