INTEGRATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

The Development Planning Courses are modular and any of the groups may be studied on its own as a standalone entity or taken together as a six 6 months course of study. If taken separately, successful participants will be issued a Certificate of Achievement relevant to the Course Group studied. If all the groups are taken within the 6 months time frame, participants will be awarded a Diploma in Land-use Planning for Sustainable Development. OCDT offers both On-site and specially requested Off-shore training in Small Islands and Developing Low-lying Coastal States in Developing Countries. On completion of the training, participants will be awarded an Applied Professional Diploma in Integrated Community Development Planning.

Who should attend

These courses are recommended for Technical Staff of Physical Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Planning, Forestry, Fisheries, Coastal and Marine Resources Planning and Management, Health, Environment and Tourism Departments of Small Island and Low-lying Coastal Development States.  This course may be taken as a one-time training application over five days of intensive training by special request. It is an on-site, delivery scheme at client’s offices. It is delivered to groups within agencies of the housing sector in any developing country as part of institutional strengthening/capacity-building programs.

Course Modules

ICDPP Module 1: Definitions and Conceptual Understanding of The Integrated Development Planning and Integrated Community Planning Approach to Land-use Planning and Development

ICDPP Module 2: Understanding the Importance of Community Engagement Environmental Management for Sustainable Development.

ICDPP Module 3: Understanding and Analyzing Stakeholder Interests in Resource Use and Management

ICDPP Module 4: Community Participation and Conflict Resolution over Natural Resources Use and Management

ICDPP Module 5: Private-Public Partnerships in Community Planning and Development for Social Change and Sustainable Development

ICDPP Module 6: Integrated Community Development Planning for Social Change and Economic Resilience.

ICDPP Module 7. Participatory Community Planning Methodology

Course Duration

Course duration is proposed for a maximum contact time of 40 hours. 

Course Objectives

This course may be taken as a one-time training application over five days of intensive training by special request. It is an on-site, delivery scheme at client’ offices. It is delivered to groups within agencies of the housing sector in any developing country as part of institutional strengthening/capacity-building programs. On completion of the training, participants will be awarded the Applied Professional Diploma in Integrated Community Development Planning.

APPLIED PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

This is one of four courses which are modular.
Any of the Development Planning Courses may be studied on its own as a standalone entity or taken together as a 6 months course of study.

• If taken separately, successful participants will be issued a Certificate of Achievement relevant to the Course Group studied.
• If all the groups are taken within the 6 months time frame, participants will be awarded a Diploma in Land-use Planning for Sustainable Development.

OCDT offers both On-site and specially requested Off-shore training in Small Islands and Developing Low-lying Coastal States in Developing Countries.

On completion of the training, participants will be awarded an Applied Professional Diploma in Integrated Community Development Planning.