Front-line supervisors and managers are critical to organizational effectiveness and are essential personnel in business and industry.
The Supervisory Leadership certificate prepare learners to develop foundational and operational knowledge of the supervisory function, including employment law, staffing, delegation and empowerment, change leadership, team management, interpersonal communication, recognition and positive reinforcement, conflict management and diversity/inclusion.
Program offered completely online with part-time options
Instructors with 25+ years of industry experience
Six courses with flexible start dates
Flexible Options to Build On
The Supervisory Leadership certificate can stand alone to develop specific leaderships skills, or be combined with general education credits to earn an Supervisory Management AAS degree and advance your career even further.
Program Details
The Supervisory Leadership certificate prepare learners to develop foundational and operational knowledge of the supervisory function, including employment law, staffing, delegation and empowerment, change leadership, team management, interpersonal communication, recognition and positive reinforcement, conflict management, and diversity/inclusion.
Learners complete essential coursework and a final applied project in partnership with an actual organization’s leadership team.
- Apply effective diversity strategies in the workplace.
- Demonstrate critical and analytical thinking skills.
- Practice professional behavior and interpersonal communication skills.
- Develop and implement change strategies
- Demonstrate visionary leadership.
- Apply ethical marketing, management, and organizational theories.
- Apply human resource management practices.
- Plan, prepare, and deliver effective oral and written communications.
- Demonstrate financial management skills.
- Utilize current technology in the workplace
- Apply customer-focused strategies.
- Apply continuous improvement strategies by exercising creativity and innovation.
The supervisory field covers all areas of the private and public sector. Business and industry consistently seek out qualified employees who can move into the supervisory ranks.
The Anoka Technical College Supervisory Management program prepares individuals to perform successfully as supervisors.
Wage information is available from the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Program Sequence
Courses only offered certain semesters
| Fall Semester | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| SMGT 1600 | Management Education Planning |
2
|
| SMGT 1602 | Supervision Fundamentals |
3
|
| SMGT 1604 | Interpersonal Skills/Customer Service | 2 |
| SMGT 1610 | Field Study | 2 |
| Spring Semester | 5 | |
| SMGT 1606 | Managing Change & Conflict |
2
|
| SMGT 1608 | Personal Leadership |
3
|
Students can choose to complete this program part-time. Part-time students will take longer to complete their program than students who follow the full-time sequence listed on the official program guide (see the program guide PDF under the LINKS section to the right). Because every course may not be offered each semester, it is important for part-time students to reach out to their faculty advisors for help in planning their long-term, part-time course sequence.
If you need help picking out your first semester courses, reach out to your faculty advisor or enrollment services (contact info can be found under the “Contact” section on the top right portion of this page).
Human Resources Development
Certificate
Quality Supervision
Certificate
Supervisory Management
AAS degree
Faculty
Enrollment Services
EnrollmentServices@anokatech.edu
763-576-7710
Current Students
Students must earn a cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher to be eligible for graduation from this program.
Start Dates:
Fall semester: August
Spring semester: January
Flexible start dates throughout each semester.
Upcoming Events:
Enrollment Services
EnrollmentServices@anokatech.edu
763-576-7710
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