Leadership Development ProgramFor organisations

Develop the leaders you have. Build the leaders you’ll need next.
One leadership standard across your organisation.

The Connect Leadership Development Program helps organisations develop current and future leaders through flexible online learning, practical workplace application and nationally recognised qualifications - building stronger leaders, clearer development pathways and greater leadership capability across the organisation.

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Nationally Recognised Training

Nationally recognised qualifications delivered by Connect Business Academy - RTO 46529

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Delivery
Flexible online delivery. No workshops, no travel.
Qualifications
Nationally recognised qualifications
Application
Workplace-applied assessments
Support
Personal support and guidance throughout
Scalability
Works across multi-site and dispersed teams
Trainers
Delivered by experienced business leaders

Leadership is too important to leave to chance

It happens in organisations everywhere. A high-performing employee earns trust, gets promoted and suddenly finds themselves leading a team.

They were good at their job. Now they're expected to manage people, handle difficult conversations, develop others, make decisions and drive performance - often without ever being properly developed for the change. And it doesn't stop with new managers: many experienced leaders have built their capability over years on the job, often without a consistent leadership framework.

The risk isn't the person. It's leaving leadership capability to develop by chance rather than by design.

  • Current leaders may have never received structured leadership development
  • Future leaders are promoted before they're prepared
  • Leadership capability varies across teams, locations and managers
  • Your people don't have a clear and visible development pathway
  • Your business carries unnecessary leadership and succession risk
Emerging leaders collaborating around a laptop in a modern workplace

44%

of managers in Australia and New Zealand report receiving no formal training for their role (Robert Walters, 2024).

31%

of Australian employers report people management capability gaps in their leaders (AHRI Work Outlook, 2026).

What the research tells us

The opportunity is to develop future leaders before they're promoted - while continuing to strengthen the leaders already in place.

Develop your leaders without taking them out of the business

The Connect Leadership Development Program gives organisations a practical way to develop current and future leaders through nationally recognised qualifications, while they continue working and applying what they learn.

Capability builds in the workplace as participants progress - so the business keeps moving while your current and future leaders grow.

Flexible qualification pathways for current and future leaders

Leadership development isn't one-size-fits-all. Each participant is matched to the nationally recognised qualification that best fits their role, existing capability and stage of development.

Certificate IV in Leadership and Management
BSB40520
For emerging leaders moving into team leadership or supervision, and existing team leaders building their leadership capability.
Certificate IV in Business
BSB40120
For employees building broader business capability, confidence and effectiveness.
Diploma of Leadership and Management
BSB50420
For current and future managers developing stronger people leadership and organisational capability.
Diploma of Business
BSB50120
For managers and employees building broader business capability and organisational impact.
Double Diploma pathway
Diploma of Leadership and Management BSB50420 and Diploma of Business BSB50120
For participants who would benefit from a broader development pathway across both leadership and business capability.
Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship and New Business
BSB40320
For entrepreneurial employees, initiative-takers and leaders expected to identify opportunities, improve ways of working, or drive new ideas and growth initiatives within the business.

Built for Organisations

Flexible development. Practical application. Minimal disruption.

Fully online delivery

Participants learn at their own pace around operational priorities. No fixed classroom times, no travel, no off-site days.

Workplace application built in

Learning is designed to be applied directly in the role, so the business sees the benefit while the participant is still studying.

Scalable across teams

Whether you're developing two people or twenty, the program scales across teams, locations and business units.

Individualised pathways

Each participant is matched to the qualification that best fits their role, capability and stage of development.

Build your leadership pipeline

Develop emerging leaders before critical roles become vacant, while continuing to strengthen the capability of the managers already leading your business.

Support retention through development

Give your people a visible development pathway, meaningful investment in their future and a nationally recognised qualification they can carry throughout their career.

Practical, not academic

Delivered through a practical approach shaped by decades of real-world leadership and business experience, with learning designed to be applied immediately in the workplace.

Support from experienced business leaders

Qualified and experienced trainers and assessors guide participants throughout the program, helping keep learning practical, relevant and on track.

Andrew Sisley, CEO and Head Trainer at Connect Business Academy Andrew SisleyCEO & Head Trainer 
Sara Sisley, Co-Founder and Compliance Manager at Connect Business Academy Sara SisleyCo-Founder & Compliance Manager

Built by people who've led real businesses

The quality of a leadership program depends on the people behind it. We've spent our careers leading, managing and building successful businesses. 

Andrew Sisley - CEO & Head Trainer

  • 30+ years in senior leadership and business management
  • Samsung • Woolworths • SMEs • Start-ups
  • Led teams of 200+
  • Managed and built businesses across five countries
  • Practical leadership. Real-world experience
  • Passionate about helping others achieve their full leadership potential

Sara Sisley - Co-Founder & Compliance Manager

  • 20+ years in operations, compliance and sustainability
  • Built businesses and led teams across Australia, Bali and the USA
  • Led complex projects across government and private enterprise
  • Passionate about turning ideas into successful businesses

Your people will have access to personalised guidance and support throughout the program whenever they need it - they're not left to figure things out on their own.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Graduate Diploma of Business Administration Diploma of Business Diploma of Leadership and Management Certificate IV in Business Certificate IV in Leadership and Management Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship and New Business Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE)
Master of Environmental Management Bachelor of Science (Biomedical) Graduate Diploma of Human Nutrition TAESS00019 Assessor Skill Set Certificate IV in Business Certificate IV in Leadership & Management Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship & New Business
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