• Females in management will benefit from grants for leadership development.
    Females in management will benefit from grants for leadership development.
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Women & Leadership Australia has announced it will administer a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across all industry sectors.

The initiative will provide women in management positions with grants for leadership development. Senior management and executive level women leaders can apply for $12,000 individual grants to undertake the Advanced Leadership Program, and all women managers can apply for $5000 individual grants to undertake the Accelerated Leadership Performance Program.

The deadline for expressing interest for this funding ends on 29 April.

The form can be accessed by emailing Ian Johnson at the National Industry Scholarship Program, Australian School of Applied Management, here.

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