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RSBT – CEPD · Professional Certification 2026
Professional Certification in Executive Leadership for Senior Officials
Central London, UK · Centre of Professional Development
Strategic leadership, reform delivery and public value for senior cadres - contextualized to national priorities.
2 weeks · Weekend
4 Sessions
16 hrs · Leadership Clinics
A Message from the Dean of Academics
“Senior officials carry a dual burden: to lead their institutions and to deliver reform the public can feel. This certification sharpens the strategic judgement, delivery discipline and personal leadership that the top of the public service demands.”
— Office of the Dean of Academics, Rusel School of Business & Technology, UKA two-weekend professional certification for directors-general and senior officials - four sessions on strategic leadership, reform delivery, people and culture, and stakeholder engagement.
At a Glance
Programme Snapshot
Everything a senior leader needs to know before enrolling — format, pedagogy, investment, and the capabilities you will walk away with.
Duration
2 Weeks · Weekend Format
Delivery Mode
Online / Hybrid / In-house
Schedule
Saturday & Sunday · 4 hrs / session
Contact Hours
16 hrs core contact hours
Pedagogy
Practitioner masterclass · applied policy clinics
Faculty
Public-sector practitioners & policy specialists
Investment
GBP 950 per participant
Award
RSBT–CPD Professional Certification
What You Will Master
Five Core Capabilities
Direct
the institution - set strategy and priorities that create measurable public value.
Deliver
the reform - convert strategy into delivery through routines, data and accountability.
Lead
the people - build teams, culture and capability across the organisation.
Engage
the system - align stakeholders, politics and partners behind the agenda.
Renew
yourself - lead with resilience, ethics and judgement, and produce a personal reform plan.
Curriculum
Programme Sessions
Four four-hour sessions across two weekends - producing a decision-ready reform-and-leadership plan for a real national priority.
01
4 hrs
Strategic Leadership & Public Value
The role of the senior official; setting direction and priorities; creating public value and the authorising environment; strategic judgement, decision-making and leading in complexity and ambiguity.
02
4 hrs
Reform Delivery & Execution
From strategy to delivery; delivery units, routines and the science of delivery; goals, trajectories and data; unblocking implementation; driving performance and accountability across the institution.
03
4 hrs
Leading People, Culture & Change
Leading teams and building institutional capability; shaping culture and values; change leadership and transformation; motivation, talent and succession; leading across silos and generations.
04
4 hrs
Stakeholders, Ethics & Personal Leadership
Managing up, out and across; the political-administrative interface; negotiation and coalition-building; integrity, ethics and courage; self-leadership, resilience and judgement - and finalising your plan.
Distinctive to RSBT
This is not a generic leadership course. Across four sessions you produce a decision-ready reform-and-leadership plan for a real national priority - a public-value agenda, a delivery plan, a culture-and-change move, and a personal leadership commitment you can act on from Monday.
Weekend Schedule
Your 2-Week Journey
Two weekends - Saturday and Sunday sessions with applied leadership clinics.
Session 1 - Strategic Leadership & Public Value
Launch + public-value agenda
Session 2 - Reform Delivery & Execution
Delivery plan
Session 3 - Leading People, Culture & Change
Culture & change move
Session 4 - Stakeholders, Ethics & Personal Leadership
Applied plan + assessment
How You Learn
Working Clinics, Not Lectures
Pre-Session Preparation
A case, a briefing note & a framework primer arrive ahead of the weekend, framed by guiding questions.
Practitioner Masterclass
Public-sector practitioners teach the method, then show how it plays out in real institutions.
Applied Policy Clinic
Half of every session is hands-on — you work a live national priority, with faculty and peer feedback.
Cohort Peer Review
Peers across ministries and agencies stress-test each other's briefs and delivery plans.
How You Are Assessed
Course Assessment
Reform & Leadership Plan
Decision-ready plan for a national priority
25%
Delivery Plan Exercise
Goals, routines & accountability design
20%
Public-Value Agenda
Strategy & authorising-environment analysis
15%
Culture & Change Move
A leadership action on people & culture
15%
Cohort Contribution
Case work & peer-coaching engagement
15%
Knowledge Check
Short applied assessment
10%
Award & Pass Criteria
Score 50%+ overall and attend 3 of 4 core sessions to earn the RSBT–CPD Professional Certification. High-distinction recipients (80%+) are recommended for advanced standing into RSBT's Executive Diploma pathways in public leadership.
What Every Participant Receives
Programme Deliverables
Professional Certification
RSBT-CPD verifiable digital credential
Leadership & Delivery Toolkit
Public-value, delivery & change templates
Reform-&-Leadership Plan Template
Standard personal reform-plan format
Case & Reading Pack
Public-leadership & reform cases
Session Decks & Frameworks
Reusable slides & leadership tools
Cohort Network Access
RSBT senior public-leader community
Who Should Attend
Curated for Decision-Makers
- Directors-General & deputy directors-general
- Permanent secretaries & undersecretaries
- Department & agency heads
- Senior officials on succession & fast-track tracks
- Regulators & state-enterprise leaders
- Senior cadres leading reform & transformation
Regional Reach
Delivered to government ministries, regulators and public agencies across the UAE, GCC, UK, and the wider EMEA region — as scheduled open cohorts or private in-house programmes.
Programme Investment
Investment & Enrolment
Professional Certification Fee
GBP 950
Inclusive of materials, toolkit & digital credential
Team Cohort Rate · 3+ Participants
Effective fee per participant for organisational cohorts
GBP 800Four Steps to Enrol
How to Secure Your Seat
1
Register Interest
Apply at www.rsbt.co.uk or email the Admissions Office.
2
Choose Cohort
Open cohort or an in-house team programme.
3
Contextualize
We tune cases and applied work to your institution's priorities.
4
Confirm Seat
Secure your place with the registration deposit (25%).
Payment & Refund
25% confirms your seat; balance due seven working days before commencement. Full refund up to 14 days before; 50% up to 7 days. Easy payment plans & nomination schemes welcomed.
Lead institutions. Deliver reform the public can feel.
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