Overview

Continuing Education for Senior Leaders (CESL) provides a participatory environment where senior leaders discuss current issues and challenges facing Civilian and Military leaders and provides a continuing education program on specific topics. This course is a combination of 40 hours of dL and 1 week of resident instruction.

End State: Students who successfully complete this course will be able to analyze:

• Cultural and Generational diversity
• Moral development/ethical dilemmas
• Cultural well being of organizations
• Knowledge management
• Strategic thinking
• Far/Middle Eastern culture
• Religion of Islam
• Ongoing Army strategies and programs

Eligibility:

• Army Civilians, grades GS-14 and 15 or equivalent
• Lieutenant Colonels and above
• Chief Warrant Officers 4 and 5
• Command Sergeants Major, Sergeants Major who supervise Army Civilian supervisors and managers

Army Civilian Prerequisites:

• Advanced Course completion or Advanced Course equivalent documentation or
• Command and General Staff College Intermediate Level Education (CGSC/ILE) or
• Warrant Officer Senior Staff Course (WOSCC) or
• Sergeants Major Course (SMC)

ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY Prerequisites:

• Command and General Staff College Intermediate Level Education (CGSC/ILE) or
• Warrant Officer Senior Staff Course (WOSCC) or
• Sergeants Major Course (SMC)

NOTES:

Approximately 25 percent of the available slots can be filled by Military who meet the prerequisites.