COURSE DESCRIPTION

This certificate course is designed to introduce individuals to community development as a concept as well as basic skills in mobilising communities for development and influencing social change. This online training is therefore, to build the capacity of individuals involved in community mobilisation as well as those seeking innovative approaches in community development activities. This course content will increase the confidence of development workers, Government officials and private practitioner as it provides a step by step approach in their quest to mobilise communities toward sustainable development. The main purpose of this course is to provide a resource for community leaders, volunteers, and practitioners who desire to make their communities a better place. It describes the steps in the community development process, and the guiding principles that explain why each step in the process is important.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:-

• To understand the concept of community development;
• To identify and apply various tools and skills in engaging communities for development;
• To introduce community organising as a process in community development;
• To introduce advocacy as a key tool for community entry;
• To assist practitioners to source resource for community development;
• To develop practitioners skills on participatory monitoring and evaluation of community initiatives.

COURSE BENEFIT

The overall purpose of the training programme is to enhance the capacity and skills of individuals and development practitioners to engaged communities as well as monitor and evaluate community development programmes.

CERTIFICATION

Successful students will receive the TACOA Certification on Community Development Training Statistics from previous courses showed that submission of assignments and receiving online tutoring help participants to integrate gender in their various activities. Certificates can be awarded only to those students who:-

• Completed all assignments and Final Exam;
• Obtain a combined final mark of 50% or more for the assignments and Final Exam.