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The Diploma in Community Development responds to the need for properly trained Community Development professionals for East Africa’s growing economies. The Diploma is designed to prepare professionals capable of serving at middle and upper level echelons of the Community Development sector. The program takes cognizance of the fact that there exists only but a few and unique programs in Community Development at the Diploma level in East Africa. The programme is also expected to add value to organizations as it will produce professionals capable of serving as Community development officers, project managers, in Non-Governmental organizations, government, civil society, educational institutions, county governments and other areas.

• To equip participants with skills and knowledge that will enable them to engage in an effective way in community development and more or so within the counties.
• To develop, implement and evaluate programmes to eradicate poverty and inequality in communities.
• Assess the effect of their facilitation and empowering management skills in the holistic context of community development.
• To give participants a positive educational experience that will contribute to their life choices and motivate them towards further learning along the same line.

1.5 year

Face to Face learning

The programme will be delivered through lectures, seminars, class discussions, case studies, field trips and class exercises.

Virtual / Distance and e-learning

The programme is delivered virtually through robust e-learning platforms that facilitate students’ interactions with self-instructional material such as study modules, multimedia prepared by lectures, online assessments and online interactive devices. The platforms also facilitate virtual student-lecturer interactions.

Blended learning

A combination of face-to-face and virtual learning.

Regular (Day)
Evening
Virtual Learning

Admission into the Diploma program will be subject to the general regulations of St. Paul’s University. Specifically, those intending to seek admission for the course will be expected to meet the following criteria:

• KCSE mean grade of C -

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