Student Self Leadership for Young Adults
Develop skills to thrive in early adulthood
The journey from age 18 to 24 is filled with growth, challenges, and pivotal decisions that shape the rest of your life. It’s time to take charge of your future.
Whether you’re managing the challenges of college or university, starting work, learning a trade, joining the military, or paving your own unique path, everyone can benefit from building self-leadership skills.
Student Self Leadership teaches you to overcome barriers, persevere against life’s challenges—and lead others to do the same.
We offer the course at no cost through Blanchard Institute and Intrepid® by VitalSource because we believe that investing in your growth today builds a brighter tomorrow.
Enroll for free today!
Harness your strengths
Student Self Leadership is for young adults 18 to 24 years old who want to:
- Understand how to navigate the world
- Identify powers they didn’t even know they had
- Make more progress with less frustration
- Reach their full potential
- Thrive at school, work, and home
Unleash your potential
Own Your Growth
Take initiative for your own growth and development instead of waiting for someone else to do it for you.
Communicate Better
Learn how to ask for the direction and support you need to be successful.
Gain Confidence
Change your “I can’t” thinking into “I can’t…yet.”
Set Clear Goals
Strive for accomplishments you want to achieve and measure progress along the way.
Can you relate to these feelings?
Ask yourself:
- Do you sometimes hesitate to assert your ideas in challenging discussions?
- Are you eager to be a leader but unsure where to begin?
- Do you have ambitious projects but need practical tools to get started?
- Are you ready to take ownership of your future?
- Do you want to confidently advocate for your needs?
What to expect in the course
Student Self Leadership is a six-week collaborative online course hosted on Intrepid® by VitalSource. Every week, you’ll participate in a one-hour, live virtual session facilitated by Blanchard’s leadership experts.
Earn points and badges as you complete your tasks. Track your progress by watching your point total grow and collect badges along the way!
What’s in it for you?
By completing our course, you’ll walk away with:
- A digital credential—perfect for sharing on social media, adding to online resumes, or using to apply for colleges, grants, scholarships, jobs, leadership positions, and more!
- A tool kit with interactive exercises that you can reuse for a lifetime when setting goals or collaborating with anyone who’s leading you
- Skills to ask for what you need from others to make progress
- Leadership training from world-class learning and development experts
- Connections with other young adults from around the globe
- The mindset and skillset to achieve success in life
Student FAQs
What is a collaborative online course ?
This collaborative, moderated course uses the intuitive Intrepid® platform, where we provide short, self-paced activities—like watching a video, reading an article, or participating in a discussion or interaction. Once a week, participants attend a virtual session to bring everyone together, answer questions, help them apply what they are learning, and participate in small-group activities.
What’s the cost?
We provide our emPOWERme programs to all participants at no cost.
What tools do you need?
You will need a computer, tablet, or phone with Internet access.
How long is it?
The course lasts six weeks. You should set aside one hour for self-study plus one hour to attend the virtual session each week. Altogether it’s about 12 hours total. Dropdown headline 5: (5 words) What do you do in the virtual sessions?
What do you do in the virtual sessions?
Our weekly virtual INSPIRE sessions are moderated reflections with your leadership coach to help you apply the content and participate in small-group activities.
When are the virtual sessions?
We hold these sessions on Wednesdays. See the registration page for exact times. You can attend the weekly session that works best for your schedule.
Is attending the virtual sessions mandatory?
Attending or watching the session recordings is required to complete the class successfully.
How can you be successful in the course?
We recommend taking advantage of the bite-sized learning that’s easy to get through 10–15 minutes at a time so that you can fit it in when you can.
If I am 18 years old, should I take the teen or the young adult version?
If you are 18 and still attending secondary or high school, you should register for the teen course for 14–18-year-olds. If you have already completed secondary school, you should register for the Young Adult course for 18–24-year-olds.
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