Do you want to be a better leader and inspire others with your skills?

The Emirates Youth Leadership Training program is designed for leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs from government and semi-government entities, who are looking to take their leadership skills to the next level. It is a virtual LIVE program that teaches you how to speak with clarity and impact to motivate others and inspire them to create positive change.

This is a practical program that has been developed with input from top experts in leadership, influence, public speaking, and communication skills. Therefore it is guaranteed to help you reach your goals. You will also get a chance to practice the new strategies and techniques with direct feedback from your coach.

Emirates Youth Leadership Program is the result of working with over 2,000 young Emiratis and understanding their needs, desires, goals, dreams, and also what skills they need to be able to show up as a world-class leader and influencer. From September 2018 to December 2019, the UAE Federal Youth Authority gave COACH KARDAN an opportunity to conduct monthly workshops at several youth hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi & Ajman and as a result of over 30 powerful workshops, this program was initiated for the youth, by the youth and with the vision, innovation and relentless effort of its founder COACH KARDAN. This program is aligned with the UAE Government Vision 2021. We are grateful for all the support we are receiving from many governments and semi-government entities including the national archive in Abu Dhabi for sponsoring their Emirati employees who want to step up and become better leaders for the future of the UAE and the Crown Prince Court in Abu Dhabi who has been a major sponsor to several ambitious Emiratis who graduated from this program. We are also thankful to the University of Sharjah, UAE University, Zayed University, Knowledge Summit, the Gulf News, and Emirates Literature Festival for giving us the opportunity to showcase and represent this program in a professional way.

The program is for Emirati nationals aged between 18 – 38.

The Emirates Youth Leadership Training program is designed for leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs from government and semi-government entities, who are looking to take their leadership skills to the next level.

COACH KARDAN is the master trainer and the main coach for this program. His expertise and experience of over 15,000 hours of speaking training internationally will impact you massively. He will share with you some very powerful tools and strategies of advanced communications and will support you in accomplishing your goals and dreams. In addition, you will be connected with a positive like-minded peer group of incredible individuals who are all hungry for success and will encourage you and challenge you to produce outstanding results.

Yes. This program is designed for full-time employees including government & semi-government entities, university students, and people with other major commitments. The sessions happen two times per month in the evening from 7-9 PM and are delivered virtually in a LIVE format via Zoom.

You need a computer, or an iPad, or a smartphone, and also need to download the recent version of Zoom. Ideally, we suggest that you use your computer to attend each session in order to get the best results.

You must be an Emirati national, or one of your parents must be an Emiratis national. You must be between 18 to 38 years old to be eligible for attending this program.

You must have basic conversational English skills, and this online LIVE training program will be conducted in English only. It is a great opportunity for those who want to improve their presentation skills in English too.

The monthly membership fee for two online LIVE sessions per month is AED 1,000 + VAT.

You can pay by a credit card and monthly auto payment.

You can cancel at any time. Your payments are only for two sessions per month in advance, so if you decide to cancel your membership for any reason, there is no refund for the two upcoming sessions. Terms and condition page.

Yes. If you are an employee, you can communicate with your HR or managers to support your leadership development training. We can issue the invoice under your company’s name along with your name and admission number. If you are a student, you may communicate with your university and they might be able to sponsor you, or you can also ask your parents to be your sponsor.

To be eligible to receive your “Certification of Achievement” from Step Up International, you need to do all the requirements:

With your Certification of Achievement, we offer job opportunities in the UAE and Japan to those attendees who will complete the program successfully. We only hire A-class players, and we offer great compensations and rewards. This certificate can be a great addition to your CV.

As a participant, you have the ability to view all the previous Virtual LIVE sessions on a recorded version through your own portal. 

Emirates Youth Leadership Program is the result of working with over 5,000 young Emiratis and understanding their needs, desires, goals, dreams, and also skills they need to be able to show up as a world-class leader. From September 2018 to December 2019, the UAE Federal Youth Authority gave COACH KARDAN an opportunity to conduct monthly workshops at several youth hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi & Ajman and as a result of over 30 powerful workshops, this program was initiated for the youth, by the youth and with the vision, innovation and relentless effort of its founder COACH KARDAN. This program is aligned with the UAE Government Vision. We are grateful for all the support we are receiving from many governments and semi-government entities including The National Archive in Abu Dhabi for sponsoring their Emirati employees who want to step up and become better leaders for the future of the UAE, and the Crown Prince Court in Abu Dhabi who has been a major sponsor to several ambitious Emiratis who graduated from this program. We are also thankful to the University of Sharjah, UAE University, Zayed University, Knowledge Summit, the Gulf News, and Emirates Literature Festival for giving us the opportunity to showcase and represent this program nationwide.