Empowering our future water leaders

The International Water Centre (IWC) and the Australian Water Association (AWA) recognise the pressing need to build leadership capacity in young and emerging water sector leaders to advance more integrated and sustainable forms of water management. During this six week course, water leadership and management experts Dr André Taylor and Mr Peter Wegener will introduce participants to key leadership concepts to build their capability to lead project teams.

Course Introduction

This course aims to provide water professionals with a modular, online training course to build understanding, skills and confidence in the following areas:

  • Building the capacity of new team leaders through understanding key leadership methods and principles.
  • Awareness of the methods and principles of leadership development that new team leaders need to apply to their own development.
  • An understanding of, and the ability to apply the fundamentals of, self-leadership which is the foundation of all other forms of leadership.
  • The ability to apply fundamental team leadership concepts and tools to common team leadership challenges.
  • Awareness of, and the capacity to apply, the keys to successful team leadership, including leading virtual teams and teams that need to be led without much authority (e.g. cross-boundary project teams).
  • The ability to build a simple leadership development plan to guide one’s development.
  • The capacity to reflect on the content of the course to identify team leadership-related strengths, weaknesses and specific opportunities to improve.

Please note this course is delivered asynchronously, there are no compulsory live sessions, with an expected time commitment of 2-4 hours per week for six weeks.

Course Details

Price: $500 for AWA members and $600 for non-members (GST Exclusive). Group discounts available for organisations sending 3 or more participants. For further information and course delivery dates, please email IWC_training@griffith.edu.au Upcoming Dates: Our next course will commence on Monday 23rd September 2024.

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Participant Testimonials

"I would highly recommend this course for anyone managing teams and project teams who have limited study time available, or want to get a small taste of the more in-depth courses offered by International Water Centre" - Lauren (Project Manager Sustainable Wastewater)
"This is a well structured and presented course. The information provided is concise and concentrates on promoting ongoing self learning. I would recommend this to any person looking to understand more about leadership basics" - Ian (Design Engineer)

Meet the Team

André Taylor

Course Coordinator

André is a leadership development specialist, water practitioner and sustainability practitioner. His professional purpose is to work with enthusiastic leaders to drive positive change and make the world a better place, whilst demonstrating values of integrity, enabling others, sustainability and continuous learning. He has worked in the water sector for most of his 30 year career, and did his PhD research on leadership in the water sector. André has played leadership development roles at the International WaterCentre / Griffith University, the Monash Sustainable Development Institute, the International RiverFoundation, the University of New South Wales Business School, and through his own consulting business.

Peter Wegener

Course Facilitator

Peter is a Senior Project Manager at the International WaterCentre where he has been closely involved in the development and delivery of the Master of Integrated Water Management Program, as well as other capacity development and research projects. He has a strong interest in individual and community capacity development, through the provision of inclusive learning environments and encouragement of critical thinking and collaborative action. Peter is passionate about working with others to improve how we manage water for the environment and society. He has experience in a variety of fields, including tertiary education, agricultural research and extension, and community development.

Peter Wegener

QUESTIONS?

Email: iwc_training@griffith.edu.au

Phone: +61 7 3735 7153