The Bridging-Changes Academy for Leadership in Practice is a cooperative endeavour between different organisations and learning institutions such as the Asia Institute for Hospitality Management (AIHM), the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) and the Thinking Ahead on Societal Change Platform (TASC). It is coordinated by Bridging-Changes SàRL, a social enterprise registered in Switzerland, and funded amongst others by the Bridging-Changes Foundation and other private donors.

Sending your employee(s) to this training is allowing them to take a critical distance from their everyday life and reflect. The course will enable them to become better versions of themselves with skills that benefit them, their environment, and their workplace

The Bridging-Changes Academy for Leadership in Practice will transform their thinking, which will impact their ability to influence constructively and enhance their management and leadership abilities to benefit the organization and company

In today’s world, training and up-skilling is part of the employee retention strategy. Many forward-thinking employers choose to offer course participation to their key personnel with a requirement to complete the entire course and remain with the organisation until 2-4 years after.

• Before being admitted to the course, selection criteria must be met
• Participants must be between 30 and 40 years old and have at least eight to 10 years of professional experience.
• They must be fluent in English, as this is an international course, curious to learn more, open-minded
• Willing to reflect on themselves and their context and interested in bringing about change in their workplace or social context.
• Interested participants will be asked to submit two referees,
• An essay responding to questions
• A short 1-2 minute video presenting themselves, their motivation, what they hope to achieve by participating in this course and how they intend to use the learned skills in their context.
• A panel will interview short-listed participants.

Your commitment is to be open to learning, curious and to participate in all three modules, as well as doing inter-sessional work that aims to help you implement what you have learned during the modules.

The course is 27 days of in-person training over 3 modules and ½ days work per week between modules. In total the training is about 4 days over 10 months

Only promising participants will be selected.

The course format is three nine-day modules of in-person training using a combination of teaching, teach-backs, coaching, mentoring, practical exercises, case studies, and self-reflection.

Given adult learning principles, in-person training is one of the assets of the Bridging-Changes Academy for Leadership in Practice. A group of 7-8 facilitators will accompany the process to allow for maximal face-time and interaction with the experienced trainers.

The targeted use of interactive adult learning techniques will maximise the absorption, understanding and implementation of the skills and reflections gained through the course.

The modules will take place in June, October and March.

Between the modules, there is personal work and online coaching, mentoring, and masterminding to facilitate the implementation of what has been learned in the modules and help the participants strengthen their own network and support groups.

The faculty comprises world-class leaders with broad practical regional and international experience, who use and already apply what they teach.

The course will focus on experience-sharing rather than untested theories or ideas

They are skilled trainers and facilitators from diverse backgrounds in business, civil society and policy work, diplomacy, etc, to cater to a range of participants and broaden their outlook on leadership.

This course will help you become a better version of yourself.

You will learn skills that a leader requires in today’s world and can practice them in a safe setting until you feel confident to implement them in your professional context.

You will learn how to empower the people around you and gain their confidence to offer their ideas and solutions to problems. You will grow and learn how to set up a safe environment for others to grow and succeed.

You will interact with people of your age who have similar questions and interests, and with the faculty. This will allow you to learn different perspectives, experiences and contexts.

You will be ale to become a better leader in your workplace and a more productive member of your community or company.

You will also be part of an network of people who understand the need for a new form of leadership in the 21^st century.

The Bridging-Changes Academy for Leadership in Practice differs from other programs because it focuses on teaching skills rather than theory. It is, therefore, longer than other leadership courses to allow the participants to practice and learn from their mistakes in a safe environment before using them in their work context.

The Academy offers iterative learning through the three modules. It gives the participants access to coaching, mentoring, masterminding and a wide array of opportunities throughout the year between modules to check in with the faculty in case of questions and challenges while implementing what has been learned.

The Academy also allows the participants to sit back and reflect on themselves, their learning experience and challenges. It explicitly explores leading self, leading others and leading change to enable participants to acquire the foundations for becoming well-rounded leaders in their own right.

Finally, the Academy establishes a life-long network of young professionals with similar notions and aspirations regarding leadership in the 21^st century.

All participants are mid-level professionals between 30 and 40 years old and come from Southeast Asia, with a focus on the Mekong region. The aim is to establish a peer group with similar aspiring leaders to strengthen cohesion and a network.

During the course, confidentiality will be a priority under the motto “What is said in the course room, stays in the course room.”

Interested people can apply. There will be a selection process based on age, mastery of English, educational qualifications, motivation, interest, and willingness to learn according to the selection criteria

Shortlisted applicants will also be interviewed by a partner

The course will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, in June, October 2024, and February 2025.

The overall course fee is USD 60,000*, which includes travel and lodging expenses.

For that, participants in the course will receive 27 days of intensive in-person training over three modules, inter-sessional work in small groups with mentoring, coaching and master-minding sessions with faculty members and direct access to top quality trainers and facilitators who come with practical life-long experience in the field of leadership.

We are committed to engaging with the participants on a personal level. The classes will be kept small to maintain quality contacts and exchanges among participants and interactions with the faculty.

Participants will receive a certificate at the end of the successful completion if all three modules.

*There is a limited amount of grants available for participants.