Fees & Policies

Program Fees

The fee for Queensland Leadership is $16,900 + GST per participant.

This is made up of two parts:

1. Participant personal contribution - Each participant is required to make a personal contribution of $900 + GST towards the total fee.

2. Employer/sponsor contribution - The fee for employers is $16,000 + GST.

Queensland Leadership is operated by Social Leadership Australia on a cost recovery basis. Fees are kept to a minimum with a view to providing the maximum benefit to individuals, organisations and the community.

The fee covers all expenses associated with the program including:

• The development and delivery of 21 specifically crafted, ten-hour program days (including meals, venue costs and speaker fees)
• Individual coaching sessions including at least three sessions: one before, one during and one after the program
• Airfares for travel to and from locations where program days are delivered at a significant distance from Brisbane.
• All accommodation and meal expenses during the four program retreats (including a total of 14 days away)
• Two breakfast speaker events
• One 'cultural connect' evening
• All program resources including readings
• A graduation ceremony.

Scholarships

The Benevolent Society has significantly subsidised Queensland Leadership from its inception and it has been assisted in this task by the ongoing commitment and generosity of corporations, the government sector and individual sponsors. Each year a limited number of scholarships are made available for participants from the not-for-profit sector and, in 2012 - 2013 a number of scholarships will be offered for participants from rural and regional Queensland.

If your employer is unable to contribute the full cost and you are unable to secure sponsorship from another source, you are invited to contact the Queensland Manager to discuss what options might be available. Please contact Social Leadership Australia in Brisbane on 07 3170 4618 or email leadership@bensoc.org.au.

Policies

Ethics and values

The Benevolent Society is committed to equal opportunity and fairness regardless of race, ethnic origins, sex, marital status, religion, age, sexual preference or disability. These principles apply to all its programs, including Queensland Leadership. Queensland Leadership participants are also expected to respect these principles throughout the duration of the program.

Attendance policy

Queensland Leadership requires participants to undertake a serious commitment of time and energy. Attendance at all program events is mandatory. The program is collaborative and failure to attend an event has an impact on the entire group. Group work is intensive and being absent from site visits or presentations adversely affects group dynamics. Where extenuating circumstances prevent attendance, participants are expected to notify the Program Manager in advance.

Program readings

The program also requires extensive preparatory reading materials for each program day. All core texts are provided and participants are required to complete all readings in advance of each program day. 

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