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Community Development Specialist Course

Community Development Specialist Course
from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country

What will I learn?

You will master the full community development cycle, from conducting rigorous needs assessments and asset mapping to co-creating strategic plans with residents. You will learn to design and manage programmes using proven project management tools, build diversified funding streams, and write grant proposals that win. The course covers stakeholder engagement, equity-centred practice, monitoring and evaluation, and advocacy campaign design. You will also develop leadership skills, cross-sector partnership strategies, and the communication tools needed to influence policy and mobilise communities. By the end, you will have a complete professional toolkit ready for immediate use in the field.

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Develop skills

  • Community Assessment Design: Conduct mixed-methods assessments to build actionable community profiles.
  • Grant Proposal Development: Research funders and write competitive proposals that secure programme funding.
  • Stakeholder Engagement Planning: Design inclusive participation processes that build lasting community ownership.
  • Monitoring and Evaluation Systems: Develop indicators and use data to measure and improve programme impact.

Suggested summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

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