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The Applied Management and Leadership Certificate of Achievement replaces the Applied Management Certificate (AMC) program. If you are currently enrolled in the AMC program, please contact ConEdAdvising@sait.ca for assistance with certificate completion or transition.

Overview

Moving from technical expertise to leading people is one of the biggest career transitions professionals face. The Applied Management and Leadership Certificate of Achievement bridges that gap with practical, immediately-applicable skills designed for today's workplace realities. Whether you're working in your first people management role or looking to expand your existing leadership capabilities, this program helps mid-career professionals working in any industry or organization strengthen core leadership competencies, build new expertise, and advance into or within supervisory and management positions.

Part of our Leading Beyond Any Title™ suite, this certificate program draws on continuous input from business, industry, and adult learners to deliver relevant, workplace-ready training. It's designed to be focused and flexible by combining core courses with electives you select from our specialized leadership concentrations and general business options. Our two leadership concentrations help you tailor your learning to your specific leadership style and career goals — whether you're focused on driving organizational change and strategic influence, or building strong teams through people-centred approaches:

  • Core professional skills – develop essential personal competencies in communication, critical thinking, time management, financial literacy, and professional writing
  • Influential leadership concentration – sharpen your ability to drive decisions, lead change, and communicate with impact
  • People-centred leadership concentration – lead with empathy, develop others, and build high-performing teams
  • General business – strengthen foundational knowledge, HR skills and operational insight across diverse workplaces

You'll learn from instructors who bring real-world industry experience to the classroom and online learning environment. You'll build applied skills through well-designed, engaging learning content and activities that are hands-on and scenario-based. For professionals who value in-person collaboration, many courses within this certificate program are offered over one or two consecutive days at our main SAIT campus. For those seeking greater convenience, many of the same courses are available in a online self-paced format that can be quickly completed over several weeks.

Upon completion, you’ll have a personalized toolkit of leadership, communication, and business capabilities — and the confidence to apply them in real-world settings where people, projects, and performance matter.

This program is ideal if you:

  • are a mid-career business professional seeking practical skills to lead with confidence
  • are a skilled tradesperson aiming to transition into supervision, management, or entrepreneurship
  • are a mid- to late-career newcomer to Canada building fluency in Canadian business practices
  • want practical, workplace-ready training that leads to a SAIT Certificate of Achievement.

There are no eligibility requirements for this program. Any prior or current education and work experience from any industry or sector will enhance your mid-career professional development journey.

If you’re preparing for or aspiring to a leadership role and need essential leadership skills in a compact format, consider our Emerging Leaders Certificate of Completion program. As a bonus, two of the five courses from Emerging Leaders can also be applied toward the Applied Management and Leadership Certificate of Achievement.

Upon successful completion of this program, you'll be able to:

  • analyze financial performance and create budgets
  • apply effective communication strategies across diverse workplace settings
  • integrate critical thinking frameworks for complex workplace problem-solving
  • construct comprehensive personal productivity and time management systems
  • develop professional business communication using diverse tools and approaches.

Program outline

To successfully complete this program, you'll need a minimum of 144 course hours total from both core courses and elective courses. 

Core professional skills courses

You must complete all of the following courses.

Course code Course name
ACCT 104 Accounting and Finance for Non-Accountants
COMM 196 Communicating Effectively
MGMT 029 Critical Thinking in Today's Workplace
PERS 031 Using Time Effectively and Productively
WRIT 004 Writing Skills for Today's Workplace

Elective courses

You must complete seven to eight elective courses (with a minimum of 81 hours), including the following, based on your chosen concentration.

Your remaining electives can be selected from outside your chosen concentration.

Course code Course name
Influential leadership concentration
LDSH 008 Influence Matters
LDSH 046 Productive Conflict
MGMT 003 Problem Solving and Decision Making
MGMT 143 Negotiation Essentials
People-centred leadership concentration
HREL 100 Emotional Intelligence
LDSH 003 Leaders as Coaches
LDSH 041 Leading Self
SUPV 005 Fostering a Culture of Engaged and Motivated Employees
General business concentration
BLAW 100 Basic Business Law
HRMT 001 Human Resource Essentials
MGMT 028 Performance Conversations
PERS 028 Intercultural Leadership
PERS 032 The Power of Productive Meetings

Courses & electives

How to apply for this certificate

Once you have registered for any course offered in this certificate, you will be automatically eligible to complete the certificate. You will have up to three years to complete this program. You may track your progression by signing in to your Continuing Education student account.

Certifications and professional designations

Upon successful completion of this certificate program, you’ll receive an electronically issued SAIT Certificate of Achievement and transcript. If you complete four courses within a specific concentration, your certificate will reflect that completed concentration. If you complete all courses for both concentrations, you’ll receive two separate certificates, each indicating its respective concentration. Note: parchments are not issued for individual courses.

If you hold professional certifications or designations, courses in this program may qualify for continuing professional development (CPD) hours to help maintain your credentials. Please check with your certifying body to confirm eligibility.

Costs

To complete this certificate, you'll take 12–13 courses to meet the minimum 144-course-hour requirement. Tuition and any additional costs for each course will vary. Review the individual course pages of this certificate to determine costs.

Careers and opportunities

Skills learned in this program can be applied to a variety of supervisory and management careers. Expect to start at the entry-level and as you gain experience and with additional education, your career opportunities will expand.

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