11447NAT Diploma of Christian Missions Leadership

Advanced Leadership Development

Advanced Leadership Development is a hands-on, two-year course that gives you the opportunity to develop your understanding of leadership from a Biblical perspective.

During the course, you will work as a full-time volunteer staff member with us. While you may spend a portion of your two years in Papua New Guinea and other areas in North Queensland, your home base will be our campus in Townsville.

The course is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need in order to lead others. Your training will include a combination of classroom-style learning, practical application, and mentoring. Your practical application could include leading a ministry area, leading an outreach team in Australia or Papua New Guinea, leading a project, facilitating training, or even pioneering a new initiative.

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What you will learn

During the course you will have the opportunity to grow in the following areas:

Understanding your unique leadership style
Project management
Financial management
Coaching and mentoring
Emotional intelligence
Team building
Strategic problem solving and decision making – using the Appreciation Process method

Manage projects

Develop strong friendships

Develop your leadership style

Build effective teams

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Dates and cost

January

24th Jan 2027 – 19th Jan 2029

April

18th April 2027 – 13th April 2029

July

19th July 2026 – 14th July 2028
18th July 2027 – 13th July 2029

October

18th Oct 2026 – 13th Oct 2028
17th Oct 2027 – 12th Oct 2029

$1,500 AUD course fee

Accommodation: $250 AUD/month (standard dormitory room). You may have the option to upgrade your accommodation to a shared apartment for an additional cost.

Campus meals: $7.50 AUD/day. You will also have the option of purchasing and preparing your own meals.

Additional costs: Travel costs to and from Townsville, student visa, health insurance and other personal expenses.

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Course Details

11447NAT Diploma of Christian Missions Leadership

On completion of all 11 units of the course you will obtain a Diploma of Christian Missions Leadership.

A range of strategies will be used to assess the outcome of the school. Journals, written reports, observation, interviews and supervisor feedback are all utilised as part of this. Our training programs are holistic in nature, and the topics are delivered concurrently enabling you to develop your skills, knowledge and character.

For recognition of prior learning/course credit, please see the Staff and Student Handbook.

Applicants need to have completed a Discipleship Training School (or DTS equivalent). It is also recommended that entrants have successfully completed the Certificate IV in Christian Missions or have previous experience in full-time missions work.

When overseas students apply, proficiency in English will be specifically assessed. Offers of placement in a course will include any applicable requirements for English language proficiency. Copies of documents, or telephone interviews will be used to verify information provided by students on language proficiency.

Bridging courses will be recommended where these are deemed necessary.

International students on student visas are required to maintain satisfactory academic progress and attendance to meet the requirements of the student visa.

YWAM Townsville is bound by the National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations regulates the education and training sector’s involvement with overseas students studying in Australia on student visas. It does this through the Education Services for Overseas Students legislative framework. This protects Australia’s reputation for delivering quality education services and the interests of overseas students, by setting minimum standards and providing tuition and financial assurance.

The legislation mandates a nationally consistent approach to registering education providers so that the quality of the tuition, and care of students, remains high. The professionalism and integrity of the industry is further strengthened by the ESOS legislation’s interface with immigration law. This imposes visa related reporting requirements on both students and providers. A simple explanation of the framework is the Easy Guide to ESOS.