Leadership Training Program for organizations
HR and L&D departments struggle to prove the impact of development programs with auditable numbers. The program turns training spend into a documented knowledge asset: your team works on one of your challenges and returns with a solution, a published paper and an impact report.
What you gain
Institutional impact report
Pre- and post-test results compared for each employee and the team — ready for your annual training file.
A paper in your team’s name
Addresses a real challenge of your organization and is published with a citable DOI.
A team that works together
A dedicated working group for your team all week, under direct supervision.
Coordination & single invoice
Our partnerships team handles registration, invoicing and coordination with you.
Contact the partnerships team to agree the number of nominees, the institutional challenge and invoicing. Seats are limited to 30 participants.
Is this path for you?
- HR, learning & development departments.
- Government, semi-government and private-sector organizations.
- Universities and academic institutions nominating students or staff.
Impact measurement for organizations
Direct measurement tools delivered to organizations that send a team — ready for performance reports and development plans.
| Tool | Description | Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| Quantified knowledge gain | A pre-test and an identical post-test are compared to measure progress for each individual and the team. | A documented score per employee |
| Institutional impact report | Consolidates your staff’s results and shows strengths and gaps across the four modules. | A report for the annual training file |
| A scholarly output in your team’s name | A paper on a real organizational challenge, published with a DOI under the team members’ names. | A citable peer-reviewed paper |
| A verifiable certificate | Online verification number and up to 20 accredited training hours. | A documented training record |
Four integrated modules on one leadership track — with governance, risk & compliance at the core
Sessions from the four modules are spread across the week so that each builds on the previous one, and all of them converge in the group research paper.
Eight documented outcomes in five days
The program doesn’t end with an attendance certificate — it ends with documented outputs that can be verified and cited.
A peer-reviewed published paper
A group paper, peer-reviewed and published in the Center’s proceedings with a DOI, with full text deposited in the digital library.
A verifiable completion certificate
One completion certificate with an online verification number employers and promotion committees can check instantly.
Up to 20 accredited hours
Accredited training hours, counted toward CPD and recorded on the certificate.
Institutional impact report
For organizations sending a team: a report comparing pre- and post-test results and tracking progress quantitatively.
A permanent researcher ID
A research identifier in your name at the Center, linking your future scholarly work.
Alumni network membership
Membership of the program alumni network with Center benefits for one year.
Professional Excellence Medal
Outstanding papers are nominated against published criteria; the medal is awarded at the closing ceremony.
Annual volume publication
Top papers are selected as chapters in the program’s annual volume with an ISBN.
Everything you need to know
How can our organization register a team?
Use the Contact page and choose “Register a team for an organization”, or email the partnerships team at partnerships@emiratesscholar.com. The team handles coordination and consolidated invoicing.
What is the fee and what does it include?
AED 3,800 per participant for the complete program, covering all four modules, materials, the assessment path, peer review and DOI publication, the completion certificate, the closing ceremony and one year of alumni network membership. The final fee including applicable taxes is shown at checkout.
Does the program cover governance, risk and compliance?
Yes. Governance, risk and compliance are built into all four modules: data and AI governance, organizational governance and decision rights, risk registers, internal control and compliance monitoring, and international governance indicators — informed by ISO 31000, ISO 37000 and the COSO framework.
What certificate will I receive?
One completion certificate for the program with an online verification number, awarded upon meeting the assessment requirements: 90% attendance, passing the daily quizzes, contributing to and presenting the group paper, and completing the pre- and post-tests.
How many seats are available?
Up to 30 participants only, to protect the quality of interaction and direct supervision of the research teams.
Other paths
Seats are limited to 30 participants
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