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NPQICL programme details

The National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership (NPQICL) offers a blended learning approach incorporating face-to-face learning, online learning and collaborative reflection. It includes:

• opportunities to reflect in depth on your leadership
• access to a mentor to support, guide and challenge you
• a leadership learning journal to record thoughts and reflections about key incidents, which provides a focus for mentoring sessions
• a centre-based assessment visit towards the end of the programme

Stage	Details
Initial self-assessment diagnostic	Online
Mentor session	Three hours
Module 1: Building the learning community	Two face-to-face days
Leadership learning group 1	One face-to-face day
Module 2: Developing leadership in a research community	Two face-to-face days
Leadership learning group 2	One face-to-face day
Module 3: Developing as a reflective leader	Three face-to-face days
Assignment 1	Submission
Mentor session	Two hours
Leadership learning group 3	One face-to-face day
Module 4: Developing integrated centre leadership	Four face-to-face days
Mentor session	Two hours
Leadership learning group 4	One face-to-face day
Leadership learning group 5	One face-to-face day
Assignment 2	Submission
Centre-based assessment visit	One assessment day
Leadership symposium - celebration	One face-to-face day

What is NPQICL?

You can explore each element of the programme in more detail using our new interactive resource. Interviews with previous participants also give you a flavour of what's involved.