Community-Based Development Certificate

Certificate Overview

Enhance your ability to empower people through sustainable community development with this highly flexible certificate program. The program, offered through Village Earth, uses a multi-sector, participatory approach to learning. Rather than teaching prescriptive solutions to community problems, you learn how to use the community's input and vision to create options and solutions that truly meet community needs.

In this program, you will learn through case studies, exercises, and group discussions and share experiences with fellow community development practitioners from around the globe. Experienced practitioners will gain a fresh perspective on community development, and novices and volunteers will get the training they need to be successful in this field.

Upon completion of the program, you will be prepared with practical tools to meet today's challenges as a project director, community leader, grassroots activist, funder, or field worker in community-based organizations and governmental and nongovernmental institutions. With a wide variety of electives, you can tailor the program to meet your needs and interests.

Curriculum

To earn a certificate in community-based development, you must complete one required course and three elective courses. Each course runs five weeks and requires a minimum of 20 hours of student participation. You may take courses in any order.

Required course

Elective courses (select three courses)