Le Programme de Leadership en situation de Crise (PLC) offers short, practical courses with flexible delivery models to meet the needs of first responders working in crisis response and recovery.
Participants will gain information to better understand and navigate the disaster response system, as well as develop their own leadership skills.
PLC is delivered in French. For full course information and to apply, please visit the PLC course page on the CHL French website.
Click here to be redirected to the English course, the Crisis Leadership Program.
About the course
PLC Seed, Grow and Extend
The PLC comprises three different courses: Seed, Grow and Extend.
PLC Seed is designed for participants with between 0 and 2 years’ experience (approx.) in conflict, disaster and crisis situations. Participative and action-oriented, PLC Seed provides you with information to better understand and navigate the disaster and crisis response system, and to develop your skills as a leader.
PLC Grow is designed for participants with between 2 and 8 years’ experience (approx.) in conflict, disaster and crisis situations. PLC Grow enables you to hone your leadership skills and provides you with the tools and techniques to better influence and navigate the disaster and crisis response system.
PLC Extend is designed for participants withat least 10 years’ experience (approx.) in conflict, disaster and crisis situations, in an organisational management position, with strategic planning and decision-making responsibilities, human and financial responsibilities and/or roles with external influence on key players and stakeholders.
Candidates must be involved in strategic planning, decision-making, human and financial resource management, and in roles that have a significant influence on external actors and stakeholders. PLC Extend is designed not only to strengthen your ability to lead teams and organisations in crisis situations, but also to help you hone your personal leadership style. The programme fosters deep personal development, helping you to better understand your impact as a leader and to cultivate the skills needed to inspire and mobilise change within the humanitarian and crisis response system.
2025 PLC Course Dates
As part of a partnership with the H2H Network, the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership will offer three online training courses between June and October 2025, aimed at strengthening humanitarian leadership in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Two PLC Seed courses and one PLC Grow course will be offered exclusively to humanitarian professionals currently working in the DRC.
This project is funded by the H2H Fund of the H2H Network, with support from UK aid – from the British people.
Each PLC training includes:
- 4 online half-day sessions spread over 7 weeks,
- self-paced learning between sessions through a dedicated online platform, and
- 5 consecutive intensive half-day sessions to conclude the course
PLC Seed
- 26 June – 15 August 2025 | 11 – 15 August 2025 (Intensive)
- 7 August – 26 September 2025 | 22 – 26 September 2025 ( Intensive)
PLC Grow
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- 7 August – 26 September 2025 | 22 – 26 September 2025 ( Intensive)
Eligibility
For full eligibility requirements and information on how to apply, please visit our French language course page.
You will need to download and complete the Soutien aux Employés and upload it with your application. There is one application form for all three PLC courses and it will adapt to the course of your choice.
Questions?
For any questions regarding the PLC, please email: chl-clp@deakin.edu.au.
