The Advanced Certificate programme in Sustainable social development will provide opportunities for preliminary knowledge and skill acquisition for a career in the private and public sectors in national and global economies. The aim is to enhance the capacity of learners in sustainable social development-related problem solving. Learners will be able to understand basic principles, concepts and methodology of sustainable social development. The underlying philosophy of the Advanced Certificate in sustainable social development is to produce a crop of graduates equipped with sufficient foundation knowledge and capacity to be able to provide solutions to contemporary social issues.
The major objectives of the programme are to:
1. Equip students with foundation knowledge of sustainable social development, application of theories, models, methods and approach
2. Cultivate in students the ability to apply sustainable social development basic knowledge to understanding of growing societal problems, and
3. Expose students to appropriate basic standards in socio-cultural, legal, economic and environmental contexts among others.
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE COURSE IN SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
The training in this programme will enable candidates function effectively as technical personnel in various public and private organizations involved in environmental sustainability activities within and outside the nation such as environmental impact assessment, oil field assessment, forest and game reserves, botanical gardens, zoological gardens, horticultural parks, recreational parks, research institutes, re-afforestation projects, and environmental protection and regulatory agencies.
The programme is tailored to produce competent, intellectually mature, ethical and socially responsible environmental sustainability operators armed with detailed understanding of environmental risk management and implementation, environmental audit and inspection, waste management and control strategies, environmental laws and regulations, amongst others.
The objectives of the programme are to:
1. Provide participants with tools to manage environmental risks that results from work activities.
2. Create in student an awareness and comprehension of a wide range of environmental challenges and opportunities in the immediate and wider region.
3. Provide comprehensive knowledge of management systems, legal framework and social/cultural issues pertaining to utilization of natural resources.
Develop skills and knowledge for translating the theory and concepts of resource and Environmental sustainability into practice relevant to communities and work places today.
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE COURSE IN SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT STANDARDS
The fundamental philosophy of Track B is to be a “professional” rather than an “academic” certification that will upgrade participants’ procurement competencies to assume procurement functions through pursuing the needed modules of Track A (professional training) plus selected regular university “academic” offerings that are best relevant to the discharge of their actual or desired jobs.
Aim and Objectives of the Training
The aim of this three week course is to provide participants with:
1. Capacity to manage the planning processes associated with the procurement of goods, services and works.
2. Additional skills to improve communication, negotiation and personal professional development skills required by those involved in advanced level procurement; and
3. Improved capacity to manage the evaluation, contract development, and contract administration process associated with advanced level procurement.
Target Beneficiaries
The target audience for the training programme will be public servants, private and civil society personnel, graduates, the unemployed and school leavers who are taking on procurement responsibilities or who wish to acquire professional skills in procurement.It is primarily intended to attract high school graduates (without university degree) or school leavers (under certain conditions) who are incumbent civil servants and/or procurement job aspirants.