Personal Empowerment & Leadership Development MQF 1

Entry Requirements

Leaners are expected to have an understanding of English at MQF Level 1.

Duration

30-week course with 3 contact hours per week.

Learning Outcomes

Expected learning outcomes for this course include:

Knowledge

  • Identify personal strengths and weaknesses.
  • Recognise and describe key personal qualities.
  • Explain the importance of positive thinking on self-perception.
  • Identify components of personal identity through guided reflection exercises.
  • Recall and explain basic concepts and theories of self-leadership includingthe role of commitment and responsibility in completing tasks.
  • Describe the basic principles of reflective thinking.
  • Demonstrate understanding of key responsabilities in decision-making including personal accountability, teamwork, and negotiation as tools for conflict resolution.

Skills

  • Practice positive self-thinking and effective communication, especially in group discussions.
  • Interact constructively in various life situations using assertiveness techniques learned through presentations and problem-solving.
  • Discuss solutions to life challenges and recognize personal strengths and weaknesses for self-improvement.
  • Apply reflective thinking to support opinions and understand opposing views.
  • Demonstrate foundational leadership skills—motivation, planning, time management, teamwork, and delegation—through activities and reflection.
  • Develop negotiation, interpersonal, and empathy skills via role-play and guided exercises.
  • Argue constructively without conflict and empathize with diverse perspectives.

Competences

  • Demonstrate effective collaboration with and respect towards peers and colleagues at various work levels while maintaining personal values and integrity.
  • Show accountability to family members by taking responsibility for personal actions and decisions.
  • Exhibit respectful behaviour in interpersonal interactions across diverse settings.
  • Participate in communication activities and demonstrate the ability to cooperate in a team.
  • Identify and respond to opportunities to share resources and ideas showing initiative and a spirit of collaboration.
  • Show accountability to peers and immediate superiors by taking responsability for one’s actions.
  • Model positive behaviour within the family context, serving as a role model for others.”

Delivery Method

Face-to-face lessons

Certification/Award

An award certificate accredited by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority will be presented to learners who attend a minimum of 80% of the course and achieve an overall mark of 45% or higher in their tasks.

Progression to Further Education

Learners may be interested in following the course Empowering Personal and Professional Development MQF Level 2 and/or An Introduction to Leadership and Management MQF Level 2.

Additional Note

This course helps the learner to:

  • nurture a sense of self-awareness and control;
  • identify one’s strengths e.g. good communication and social skills;
  • develop focus upon identification of one’s strengths e.g. one can involve oneself in community services
  • develop life management skills e.g. use time and money effectively;
  • develop self-leadership skills e.g. express own opinion freely.

Language of Instruction

Bilingual