Why Study/Key Benefits

The Effective Leadership course is a two-day professional development programme for people who are new to leadership, preparing for promotion or looking to improve their management and team-leadership skills.

Key benefits include:

• Develops a better understanding of personal leadership strengths.

• Uses the DiSC assessment as a self-discovery tool to help participants understand their management style.

• Helps participants learn how to lead teams more effectively.

• Builds skills for motivating and developing team members.

• Introduces practical strategies for handling everyday leadership challenges.

• Encourages participants to improve team performance and achieve better results.

• Uses interactive activities and practical exercises rather than relying only on formal classroom teaching.

Programme Structure and Subjects/Topics

The course uses DiSC as a self-discovery tool to help participants understand their personal management style and develop their leadership skills.

The official brochure identifies the following intended learning outcomes:

• Understand personal strengths.

• Understand how to lead effectively.

• Understand how to build and motivate a team.

• Learn how to achieve strong results.

The course structure is highly interactive and includes:

• Exercises.

• Games.

• Role plays.

• Practice sessions.

• Practical learning activities.

• An online assessment of personal management style before attending the course.

Disciplines/Specialisations

The course focuses on workplace leadership and management. Relevant subject areas include:

• Leadership development.

• Team leadership and motivation.

• Management styles and self-awareness.

• Supervisory skills.

• Workplace communication.

• Team performance and productivity.

• Practical decision-making.

• People management.

• Professional development for emerging leaders.

Programme Highlights

• Two-day professional leadership development course.

• Presenter: Steven Briggs.

• Uses the DiSC assessment to help participants understand their management style.

• Includes an online pre-course assessment.

• Focuses on understanding personal strengths and leadership effectiveness.

• Helps participants develop team-building and motivation skills.

• Uses games, exercises, role plays and practice sessions.

• Designed for new leaders, aspiring managers and people preparing for promotion.

• Minimum enrolment numbers apply before the course is confirmed.

Career Outcomes

This course is intended to improve participants' leadership and management capabilities. It may be useful for people working in or progressing towards roles such as:

• Team leader.

• Supervisor.

• Site supervisor.

• Project coordinator.

• Project manager.

• Operations supervisor.

• Construction manager.

• Engineering team leader.

• Department or section manager.

• Emerging business manager.

Potential professional benefits include:

• Greater confidence in leading teams.

• Improved understanding of personal management strengths.

• Better ability to motivate and support employees.

• Improved team coordination and performance.

• More effective handling of everyday management situations.

Latest Updates/Special Requirements

• The official brochure was last updated on 28 September 2026.

• The latest published intakes are 24 February 2027 in Auckland and 4 May 2027 in Christchurch.

• The listed presenter is Steven Briggs.

• The current international fee is NZD 1,395 per person plus GST.

• Participants must complete an online DiSC assessment of their personal management style before attending.

• Minimum numbers apply before the course is confirmed.

• The provider does not publish a formal examination, academic assessment, qualification level or credit value.

• Required software, computer specifications and the deadline for completing the DiSC assessment: Not publicly specified – please confirm with IPU.

• Participants should confirm the next course's venue, registration status and pre-course assessment instructions before making arrangements.

International Student Visa Requirements

The programme lasts two days, so it is a short course well below New Zealand's three-month study threshold.

For an international participant travelling to New Zealand:

• Immigration New Zealand permits people holding an appropriate Visitor Visa to study one or more short courses for a total of up to three months in any 12-month period.

• Eligible visa-waiver visitors may also study for up to three months, subject to the relevant entry conditions and obtaining an NZeTA before travel where required.

• A student visa is generally required if the intended study in New Zealand is for more than three months.

• A Visitor Visa does not provide general permission to work in New Zealand.

• Visitor Visa applicants must meet Immigration New Zealand's requirements, which include having sufficient funds or an acceptable sponsor, plans to leave New Zealand and meeting health and character requirements.

• Course registration does not itself grant a visa or guarantee permission to enter New Zealand.

For applicants travelling on an Indian passport:

• India is not listed among New Zealand's visa-waiver countries. Indian passport holders should generally apply for an appropriate Visitor Visa before travelling for this course.

• The current Visitor Visa page lists fees from NZD 441 and indicates that 80% of applications are processed within two weeks. These are general published figures and are subject to change; they do not guarantee an individual decision or processing time.

• Immigration New Zealand recommends that student visa applicants outside New Zealand apply around three months before their intended travel date. This is general guidance for longer-term student visa applications, not a requirement for this two-day course.