Community Development

LGS 102               Community Development

Course description:   Local
development, and by extension community development, is one of the primary
responsibilities of local government. Community development activities often vary
in magnitude and scope but must be designed to enhance the quality of life of citizens. Through this course, participants will be exposed to principles,
practices and processes that would guide effective community development
initiatives and apply these to real life situations in their respective local
government jurisdictions.

Course duration:      8 hours

Learning outcomes: At the end of this course, participants
will be:

• aware
  of community development principles, practices, and processes.
• able to conduct community consultations.
• able
  to conduct a community mapping exercise.
• able to draft an outline of a community
  development plan.

Course topics:

• What is community development?
• Models of community development.
• Community consultations.
• Community mapping.
• Community development processes.