Course Description

This course is strategic to the issue of sustainable development and sociopolitical progress in the modern day society. It entails how a well-conceived, professionally implemented communication programmes could be packaged to achieve specific development projects. The course specifically teaches the strategies involved in getting information out to particular audiences, listening to their feedback, and responding appropriately. 

Course Objectives

The main objective of the course is to provide the skills required to initiate and implement successful development communication projects that cut across various socio-economic reforms from health, education or rural development to private sector development, financial reform or judicial reform. The course also aims at teaching how to use communication to build consensus through raising public understanding and generating well-informed dialogue among stakeholders.

Qualification Awarded

 Diploma Students:   Professional Diploma in Development Communication
Intensive Professional Development Course (PDC) students: Professional Certificate in Development Communication. 

Who Should Attend

Development partners, actors in non governmental, non-for-profit organizations, social mobilization officers, communication professionals, government officials and any interested members of the public.

Course Duration

3 months for diploma students, 4 days for Intensive Professional Development (PDC) students

Taught Mode

Available in both classroom and distance learning.
3 months Diploma Course available in both classroom and distance learning.
Intensive Professional Development Course (PDC) available for classroom only.

Course Fee

350 Great Britain Pound Sterling for diploma students, 300 Great Britain Pound Sterling  for PDC students        

Course Start Date

3 months Diploma Course classroom mode: March, June, September, December
3 months Diploma Course distance learning mode: Application can be made anytime as admission is on a continuous basis.
Intensive Professional Development Course (PDC): Courses are run on any four days on a monthly basis. Students to contact the School office for days.

Minimum Entry Requirements

GCSE O’ level or equivalent

Assessment Methods

Assignments and open book exams