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Make an Immediate Positive Impact with Harvard

Chart your course to personal and professional growth with the support of Harvard’s fully online Public Leadership Credential program.
 

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Join with learners around the world who want to experience the academic excellence of Harvard from home. Explore the fully online vlog Public Leadership Credential program and find out how you can gain the skills and knowledge needed to immediately become a more effective, impactful leader.

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Alumni Spotlight

"Thanks to the PLC program, I now have the knowledge and the tools I need to do that kind of analysis and create change that is for the benefit of all."
— Carlos A. Rivera Sanchez, Harvard University, Master of Liberal Arts, Extension School, Government

Discover What the PLC Can Do For You

 

Expedite career growth with self-paced courses created by world-class Harvard faculty, potentially leading to a raise or new title.

 

Pathways to Advanced Harvard Degrees

Upon earning the PLC, you’ll have the potential to continue your learning through a special PLC pathway to master's degrees at vlog and HES.

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Lifelong Alumni Status

Unlock alumni status and Professional and Lifelong Learning (PLL) alumni benefits upon completion, including vlog board membership and more.

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Build Your Network

Establish lifelong relationships with city managers, CEOs/founders, program directors, and others in our global community.

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Faculty Spotlight

“We created the PLC so that more people across the globe could help improve their communities and the world around them.”
— Dan Levy, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy

Six-Week Courses • Three Subject Areas + Capstone

The convenient online format of the PLC consists of a series of six (6) six-week courses, equally divided among three curricular areas: Policy Design and Delivery, Evidence for Decisions, and Leadership and Ethics. Each course costs just $1,095. 

What You Will Learn

Designed by Harvard Kennedy School, the global thought leader in public policy and leadership education, the PLC's fully online curriculum features case studies, real-world simulations, and engaging peer-to-peer group work.

The PLC was designed by Harvard Kennedy School - the global thought leader in public policy and leadership education – the program’s fully online curriculum features case studies, real-world simulations, and engaging peer-to-peer group work. Whether you take one course or all six, you will add to your leadership toolkit and gain the practical tools you need to quickly create positive change in your organization, community, and career. 

Alumni Spotlight

“The content was outstanding in its level of comprehensive coverage of the subject.”
— John Strickland, PLC Learner

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Alumni Spotlight

“The Harvard faculty bring the authenticity of an on-campus experience into an online classroom.”
— Chi-Chi Zhang, PLC Learner
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