24. How a Bachelor in Leadership Would Fill a Gap

This chapter argues that a bachelor in leadership could fill a gap in the Danish education system. While education in Denmark, in general, is state-provided, leadership education is mostly offered at the master’s level. A more flexible undergraduate education is needed to integrate academic knowledge more fully with practice and experience. As vocationally skilled workers make up a significant proportion of the Danish workforce, we argue that formalized leadership education is needed in a form that is easily put into practice and that, at the same time, provides academically sound knowledge without creating an educational gap between those leading and those being led. A viable solution to this is to bridge the existing educational and/or vocational leadership void with a professional bachelor in leadership.