Introduction to Leadership

This flexible and inclusive leadership training equips women leaders to confront personal and professional challenges, ensuring they are prepared to grow within their leadership paths.

Applications to the ITL course are currently closed. We are working hard at updating the curriculum.

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What makes our ITL special?

Accessible Leadership Pathway

Provides an inclusive, self-paced starting point for emerging women leaders, making leadership attainable early in their personal and professional lives.

Foundational Skill Building

Equips participants with essential leadership concepts, confidence, and personal development tools to navigate early challenges.

Flexible Learning Format

Offers a virtual, self-paced course, ensuring access for women who may not have in-person leadership opportunities.

Values-Aligned and Purposeful Leadership

Focuses on action-oriented, community-focused leadership, aligning with Wedu’s vision of closing the gender leadership gap.

Preparing Future Change-makers

Enables women to see themselves as capable leaders and fosters systemic shifts toward inclusive, gender-balanced leadership.

Programme details

ELIGIBILITY

The Introduction to Leadership (ITL) course is open to women from South and Southeast Asia who are over 18 years old, proficient in English, and have leadership and change-making ambitions.

*At Wedu, we see gender as a matter of self-determination, and our definition of women includes cis women, trans women and everyone who identifies as a woman.

COURSE CONTENT

Throughout the 8 weeks, ITL course participants will have access to reflective exercises anchored on our bespoke leadership model. They will also have the opportunity to connect and network with other course takers from around South and Southeast Asia. By the end of the course, participants will develop at least two SMART goals aimed towards their leadership development.

Lessons include:

•  Defining Your Leadership Purpose
•  Goal Setting
•  Self-Management Skills

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Programme expectations

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