Learning to Lead

U of T undergraduate students from any college or faculty interested in getting more involved in the campus community and developing their leadership skills.

Students who are interested in applying for any type of peer mentor or leadership position on campus.

Choose how to earn your Learning to Lead Certificate and earn CCR recognition.

• Take five qualifying workshops over the course of the academic year, or
• Take four qualifying workshops and complete one self-directed learning reflection, or
• Take three qualifying workshops and complete two self-directed learning reflections

Learning to Lead core workshops:

• What Is Leadership?
• Integrity & Leadership
• Goal Setting & Reflection
• 16 Personalities/Discovering Your Strengths
• Barriers & Challenges to Leading with Integrity
• Communication & Conflict Resolution (C&CR) Part 1: Conflict & Me
• Communication & Conflict Resolution (C&CR) Part 2: Interpersonal
• Conflict Communication & Conflict Resolution (C&CR) Part 3: Conflict & Group Dynamics
• Communication & Conflict Resolution (C&CR) Part 4: Conflict on Teams (Work Styles)

Additional qualifying workshops

Offered in partnership with Clubs Essential Training (formerly ULead):

• Effective Feedback
• Appreciation
• Exploring New Roles in Leadership
• Prioritization: Tools & Techniques

Offered in partnership with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Education:

• Creating Inclusive Environments
• Equity 101
• Introduction to Anti-Oppressive Practice
• Understanding & Responding to Microaggressions
• Intermediate Interventions
• Self-Awareness – Foundational Work in Equity
• Self Care
• Allyship

Offered in partnership with Mentorship & Peer Programs:

• Mentoring & Coaching Conversations

Offered in partnership with Career Exploration & Education:

• Know Your Skills
• Exploring Meaningful Work

Offered in partnership with Centre for International Experience:

• Intercultural Communications

Note: There is a maximum capacity for workshops, so please attend all workshops that you sign up for to avoid taking spaces from other students. If there is low registration (less than 10 students) some workshops may be cancelled. You will be given at least 24-48 hours notice if this happens.

To explore the self-directed learning reflection option for completing your Learning to Lead Certificate, please visit Self-Directed Leadership Learning.

Register for this program on CLNx and then sign up for any of the qualifying workshops. All workshops are open for registration on the Leadership, Mentorship and Clubs calendar under Events and Workshops on CLNx.

Make sure to register for the Learning to Lead Program Tracker via CLNx and complete the requirements to earn CCR recognition. The program tracker for 2021-2022 is from July 2021 to April 2022.