The 48-day program is delivered over the course of 19 months, creating learning opportunities that combine instruction and practical application, distance education and dialogue with each other as well as today's business, government and community leaders. 

Each AALP Class includes eight  formal seminars held throughout Ontario.

Participants of AALP Class 13 at Seminar in Guelph, October 2009

Seminars include the following themes:

• Leadership - Theory & Application - The case for leadership and developing a positive awareness of yourself as a leader in your community and behaviours for success.
• Personality, Self-Understanding and Development - Understanding yourself and others to work together effectively for the benefit of the individual, the family and the community
• Shaping the Future, Dynamics of Change - Decision Making and Responsibility - Vision and strategic planning for the future of agriculture & food industries and the rural community; Forces of change in society; understanding and managing change and how it influences decision making and the responsibilities of leadership
• Political Process, Urban Society & Media - Provincial government and agricultural policies, urban issues and working effectively with the media
• Examining & Dealing with the Issues - Strategies for analyzing and dealing with issues facing society - ethically, locally, nationally and internationally
• Federal Government; Globalization & Trade - Canadian & American government: people, policies, programs; Globalization & Trade: new and emerging realities
• Making Your Case & Modeling Leadership - Issue Analysis presentations and exploration of leadership styles and lessons of experience
• A Look Ahead - Graduation - How to use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience in AALP