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Emerging Leaders

Improve the leadership skills of law enforcement and military personnel — and deliver results with confidence. Emerging Leaders is an ACE-certified foundation of leadership principles, practices, and habits, proven across more than 11 million training hours since 2010.

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The Curriculum · ICLD I–IV

Four courses.One foundation.

Emerging Leaders is built as four progressive courses (ICLD 1–4) — 187 contact hours that move from principles, to practice, to real-world application, to mastery. Take the full college-transferable program, or complete the courses individually.

ICLD 1

42 Contact Hours

Foundations & Principles

Understand the true definition of policing and align your actions with the organizational mission. Explores leadership and ethics, the dilemmas facing law enforcement, and their impact on public trust and individual careers.

Leadership Principles

Leadership & Ethics

Effective Communication

Elevate organizational thought and team-building by studying the theories and practices of leaders across sectors who have driven significant change within their organizations.

Emotional Intelligence

Application & Advancement

Concentrate on the human factors of police leadership and how they shape internal culture and external perception — emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and leadership styles from adaptive to servant to tactical.

Based on extensive research and field testing, drawn from Every Officer Is a Leader: Coaching Leadership and Learning in Justice, Public Safety, and Security Organizations.

Grounding & Centering

Values & Vision

Time & Priority Management

Building Accountability

Coaching Other Leaders

Who It’s For

Leadership at every rank.

Law enforcement and military personnel building leadership capacity
New and aspiring leaders preparing for their first role
Corrections and public-safety professionals at any rank
Agencies developing a consistent leadership pipeline
Anyone who leads within their sphere of influence

Learning Outcomes

Seven outcomes.

A functional knowledge of your leadership style and strengths.

An understanding of the foundation and principles of leadership.

Recognition of your personal potential to enhance leadership capacity.

A functional knowledge of how to lead organizational change.

An understanding of the value of teamwork.

The ability to assess and improve leadership climate and agency culture.

Practical critical-thinking and value-based decision-making skills.

Enrollment

Two ways to complete it.

Earn college-transferable credit with the full ACE-certified program, or complete the four ICLD courses individually. Agency and enterprise purchases are available with significant discounts.

College Transferable · EL-IAPS

Emerging Leaders — Full Program

$2,400 / participant

The complete 187-hour program with American Council on Education college credit — 6 upper-division semester hours (ACE Course No. 0002). Includes the Emerging Leadership Certification digital badge.

Individual Courses

ICLD 1–4 — Non-Transfer

$1,600 total · taken separately

Prefer to go course by course without college transfer credit? Complete ICLD 1, 2, 3, and 4 individually at your own pace.

ACE College Credit Recommendation

In the upper-division baccalaureate category, 6 semester hours in organizational leadership, public safety leadership, or sociology (10/19). Credit type: undergraduate level · ACE Course No. 0002. View the official listing and ACE member universities on the ACE National Registry.

MAGNUS | UNIVERSITY

Readiness Network, Inc. (dba National Command & Staff College) is a leadership educational institution that serves as the education “Center of Excellence” for public safety. It incorporates innovative blended curriculum, comprehensive instructional leadership programs, and teaching methods that adapt to a changing workplace — because our faculty believes education is a long-term commitment, and our college must set high academic standards to which others aspire.

Duty

Honor

Integrity

Intellect

Loyalty

Respect

Selfless Service

Personal Courage

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For Agencies

Invest in leadership. Strengthen your agency.

Special pricing is available for a limited time — with custom enterprise options for larger organizations. Communicate more effectively, strengthen accountability, build healthier cultures, and lead with greater confidence.

50 Employees or Fewer · Limited-Time

ICLD I & ICLD II — Agency Bundle

$5,000 both programs, one price

Equip your agency with the first two ICLD courses at one flat rate — built for agencies with 50 employees or fewer. One price, lasting impact.

Larger Agencies

Custom Enterprise Pricing

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Customized pricing and implementation plans for large agencies, regional partnerships, and statewide initiatives. Custom solutions, maximum impact.

Program Details

The essentials.

Length

187 hrs

Self-paced · 1 year to complete

College Credit

6 ACE Hours

Upper-division · Course No. 0002

Tuition

$2,400

Or $1,600 as ICLD 1–4

Assessment

80% to Pass

Quizzes, papers & final exam

One stage of one ecosystem.

Emerging Leaders is the foundation, but leadership doesn’t stop here. Every stage connects back into the MAGNUS | ONE ecosystem through coaching, reinforcement, AI, assessments, and measurable progress — so growth continues long after the program ends.

Ready to get started?

Register now and begin the Emerging Leaders program — or, if you’re buying for an agency, inquire about special and enterprise pricing.

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