Skill House Academy · Future Leaders

Young leaders,built one behaviourat a time.

A four-stage leadership journey for ages 10 to 25. Every session teaches one skill, breaks it into three behaviours you can see, and practises them until they hold.

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The method

One skill. Three behaviours. Total practice.

The same discipline runs through every stage of the journey. It is what makes progress visible to the young person, to their parents and to the school.

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One skill

Each session is built around a single skill. Not a topic, not a lecture: one thing a young person can do by the end of it.

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Three behaviours

Every skill is broken into three behaviours that can be seen and scored. If it cannot be observed, we do not count it.

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Total practice

Most of each session is doing, not listening. Behaviours are practised, coached and practised again until they carry outside the room.

Four levels of proficiency

Every behaviour is scored on the same four-level scale, so progress is tracked session by session rather than guessed at the end.

DiscoveringRecognises the behaviour when they see it.
TryingAttempts it with prompting.
ApplyingUses it in the session, unprompted.
TransferringShows it at home, at school, at work.
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In every track
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Observed and scored per track
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One for each track completed
The journey

Four stages. No skill taught twice.

Each track applies the previous foundation at a higher standard, in a harder context.

Stage 0

SPARK

Ages 10–13

A one-day activation that opens the idea of leading yourself, before the tracks begin.

One-day activation
Track 1

Lead Yourself

Ages 13–18
“Can I understand, manage and express myself effectively?”

The personal operating system of a future leader.

Certified Self Leader
Track 2

Lead Teams

Ages 17–22
“Can I help other people work, grow, decide and deliver together?”

Relationships, teamwork, coaching, presentation, decision-making and situational leadership.

Certified Team Leader
Track 3

Lead a Business

Ages 18–25
“Can I build, validate and mobilise people around an idea?”

A real problem, a real venture, and the stakeholders who decide whether it lives.

Certified Founder
Track 1 · Lead Yourself

The personal operating system of a future leader.

Fifteen sessions of about three hours each, across five competencies, for ages 13 to 18.

01

Emotional Intelligence

Noticing, naming and managing emotions, starting with your own.

3 sessions · 9 behaviours
02

Communication

Listening properly, speaking clearly, and being understood.

3 sessions · 9 behaviours
03

Creative Thinking

Generating options, and building on other people’s ideas.

3 sessions · 9 behaviours
04

Resilience

Recovering from setbacks, and keeping going on purpose.

3 sessions · 9 behaviours
05

Presence

Confidence that shows: in a room, on a stage, online.

3 sessions · 9 behaviours
Two bands

Foundation for ages 13–15, Advanced for ages 16–18. Same competencies, pitched to the age.

The finish

An integrated challenge across all five competencies, and a leadership commitment written in their own words.

Credential

Certified Self Leader

How to join

The whole track, or the skill you need.

Complete track

Full track

All fifteen sessions, scored against all forty-five behaviours, ending in the credential.

Three sessions

Single competency

One competency on its own, such as Emotional Intelligence or Communication, for ages 12–18.

One day

SPARK day

A one-day activation for ages 10–13, and the natural way into Track 1.

Delivered inSchoolsCorporate CSR programmesSkill House venues
Who built it

Ibrahim Elsharkawy.

Ibrahim Elsharkawy

Founder, Skill House · General Manager, Arabian Academy

Fifteen years designing how adults learn on the job — for retail and consumer businesses across MENA, and for the licensed corporate academy he founded and runs. The Future Leaders method is that same discipline, one skill and three observable behaviours at a time, rebuilt for ages 10 to 25.

The advisory side of Skill House →
  • 01Presidential Labor Medal, First GradeArab Republic of Egypt
  • 02Top 50 HR Leaders, Saudi Arabia
  • 03CIPD Associate & Tutor
  • 04PHR — Professional in Human Resources
Next step

Register your interest.

Tell us the age, the setting and what you are looking for. We will come back with dates and the right programme.

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