Learning Outcomes

What is Community Development?

Process Strategies and Roles

Community Development Roles

Community Collaboration

Working Effectively Across Different Organizational Cultures

Lesson Summary

In this module, you will learn how to define the community and its characteristics, and identify an issue to be resolved within the community. You will look at the various roles within a community group and the strategies it can use to further its objectives.

Getting To Know Your Community

Assessing Your Community

Using Criteria and Processes to Set Priorities

You will learn about tools that can be used to analyze the community such as community asset mapping and the community characteristic checklist. You will also get an overview of the types of collaboration that may be possible with other organisations found in the community development sector.

Building the Team

Effective Meetings

Planning for Change

Governance - Part 1

Governance - Part 2

In this module, you will learn about creating a team that can identify issues within the community group from ensuring inclusive participation to navigation conflict as well as the practical aspects of governance, liability and structure of the community group.

Communication Skills

Learning Styles

Facilitation Skills

Presentation Skills

Media Relations

Leadership Skills

Negotiation Skills

This module looks at the skills involved in delivering projects such as communication and facilitation techniques, preparing presentations and leadership skills. It also reviews media relations such as writing a press release or how to answer a difficult question.

Working Together

Making It Happen

Finding Resources

This module focuses on working with other organisations and forming successful partnerships. The phases of fundraising and pros and cons of different types of fundraising are reviewed as is what you need to do to have a successful volunteer program.

Choosing an Evaluation Format

Evaluation Methods

Sustaining Momentum

In this module, you will explore why it is important to evaluate the community project, what evaluation methods you can use to evaluate the project and what you need to do to sustain progress in a community group.

Diploma In Community Development First Assessment

You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.

Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion

Issues and Challenges

An Organizational Change Strategy

Steps to Inclusivity - Part 1

Steps to Inclusivity - Part 2

Legal Considerations

This module looks at diversity and inclusion, what the barriers to inclusion and how can they be overcome. It outlines the steps necessary to implement an inclusive policy in your organisation or group.

Planning Inclusive Events

Responding to Opposition

Sample Terms of Reference

Assessing the Community Demographic

Encouraging Diverse Community Involvement

Key Representative Interviews

Conducting Focus Groups

Organizational Self-Assessment Tool

Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders

Evaluating Your Success

This module provides the tools and techniques necessary to implement inclusiveness in and organisation along with the templates in the resources PDF that can be modified to fit your requirements.

What Do We Mean by Ethics?

Why Ethical Behavior Is Important

Who Is Subject to a Code of Ethics?

What Are the Ethical Issues to Be Considered?

This module will look at the role ethics play in community development projects. You will look at what is meant by the word 'ethics' and why ethical behavior is important. You will also study what ethical issues should be considered in community development projects and who is subject to a code of ethics.

Manage the Planning Process

Conduct a Situational Assessment

Set Goals, Audiences and Outcome Objectives

Choose Strategies and Activities and Assign Resources

Develop Indicators

Review the Plan

This module provides the tools and techniques necessary to manage and plan a promotion campaign in the community development area. It takes you through step by step from the situational assessment and goal setting to the reviewing the plan for completeness.

Developing Program Plan

Seeking Funding

Manage the Proposal Development Process

Developing Your Proposal

Producing and Packaging Proposal

Submitting Proposal and Follow-Up

This module will walk you through the process of seeking funding for community projects, from firming out your project plan and identifying possible funding sources to developing and submitting the proposal.

Diploma in Community Development Second Assessment

Diploma In Community Development Final Assessment

This online course offers a certificate in community development, covering community values, concepts, and practices.

Diploma in Community Development

This free online course offers a Certificate in Community Development, and covers the values, concepts, and practices commonly found in the community development sector, showing you how to consider community health in trying to understand community development. You will learn to identify and address serious issues in your community. If you want to learn how to organize a community group, this certificate training program is for you.

Extremism and Terrorism

The Radicalisation Process

Counter-Terrorism Strategies

This module provides an in-depth understanding of the contemporary forms of extremism and terrorism and the factors motivating radicalism. You'll learn to identify potential signs of radicalisation and the various preventive strategies to counter extremism and foster a more inclusive and resilient society.

Extremism and Terrorism Awareness Training - Course Assessment

Enhance security, recognise threats, and contribute to a safer community and world with this free online course.

Extremism and Terrorism Awareness Training

In today's world, it is crucial to stay vigilant and protect against extremism and terrorism. Are you prepared to defend against these threats? This course is designed to enhance your understanding of radicalisation and extremism, equipping you with the skills to safeguard vulnerable individuals from manipulation by terrorists and extremists. Explore the 'Prevent' concept and discover how communities can contribute to countering terrorism.

This module defines the community and its characteristics, and how to identify an issue to be resolved within the community. You will also look at various roles within a community group and strategies it can use to further its objectives.

This module is about tools that can be used to analyze the community such as community asset mapping and the community characteristic checklist. It provides an overview of the types of collaboration that may be possible with other organizations found in the community development sector.

Introduction to Community Development Assessment

Learn about the principles of community development, how to identify and resolve issues from this free online course.

Introduction to Community Development

This free online course, Introduction to Community Development, teaches about the values, concepts, and practices utilized in the community development sector. You will learn how to identify issues that need to be actioned within the community as well as about the collaborations, tools for community analysis, group roles and strategies to achieve objectives, as well as inclusive participation and navigating group conflict.

Course Introduction

Definitions Of International Relations

Types Of Theories

Theories of International Relations

More Theories of International Relations

Evolution Of Inter-State Relations

In this module, you will be introduced to the concept of international relations and its history. Learners will also be introduced to the theories and evolution of international relations. You will learn about the evolution of inter-state relations and the driving force behind their emergence. You will be shown how cooperation is achieved and sustained in world politics and the political powers that existed in the middle ages.

Causes Of War

Quest For International Peace

Security And Organizations

International Political Economy

Economy And Globalization

In this module, you will be introduced to the definitions of war and its causes. You will be taught the Bretton Woods system of monetary cooperation and its institutions. On top of this, you will learn about the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on globalization. Furthermore, learners will gain an understanding of the idea of collective security, how to reform capitalism and Marxism in international relations.

Course Assessment - International Relations

This free online international relations course will improve your skills in addressing contemporary global issues.

International Relations

In this free online course, you will be presented with a complete introduction to international relations which is an important academic discipline. This course will make you a better thinker and speaker by giving you the knowledge and understanding of the key aspects and basics principles of international relations along with the unique relationships that exist between many nations, sovereign states and their respective cultures.

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