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Develop practical skills to manage development interventions.
15 UK postgraduate level credits from The Open University Credits are awarded on passing the final assessment. The evaluation focuses on the project cycle as the dominant mode of 'doing development', linked to a case study and subjected to critique. You will develop your own case study and provide a critique of the project cycle process. Find out how credits work and where you can use them in our FAQ.
Development is a complex process, and managing development intervention requires a combination of purposeful design and the confidence to flexibly adapt to changing circumstances. In this microcredential, you will develop the skills to effectively manage the development intervention process on the ground.
By using real-life case studies, you will engage with development tools, frameworks, and methodologies that can be used to plan, implement, and evaluate development interventions. In addition to practical development strategies, you will explore associated theoretical issues and debates.
This micro-credential meets the standards established by the Common Micro-Credential Framework.
Comprehensive Development in Practice: Designing an Intervention This course will provide you with the skills, tools, and methodologies to plan a development intervention. 12 weeks 13 hours per week
Microcredentials are designed to train you for jobs in fast-growing industries, without the time and cost commitment of a full degree. You micro credential it can stand alone as an individual credential, but some also offer academic credit to use toward a more advanced degree of study*.
Complete online courses led by experts for 12-16 weeks, with a dedicated group of professionals.
Test your understanding with online tutor-reviewed quizzes and exercises.
Complete your apprenticeship and pass your assessments to earn an accredited professional credential.
Use your micro-credential as evidence of your specialized skills and advance further in your industry.
*Some Microcredentials offer academic credits, which may be valid for further study, such as a postgraduate degree. This is subject to the characteristics of the study, and to the conditions required by the university or institution that offers the Microcredential.
Are you eligible for this microcredential? To study for this postgraduate micro-credential, you must have a bachelor's degree or an equivalent level qualification. It is also recommended that you have experience working in the global development industry. All teaching is in English, and your command of the language must be adequate for postgraduate study. If English is not your first language, we recommend that you obtain an IELTS score of at least seven.
Is this microcredential right for you? This microcredential is designed for professionals working in the global development industry. This could include those who work for non-governmental organizations, the public sector, government agencies, or for volunteers working on community action projects. Professionals who would benefit from the microcredential could be working as development managers, field workers, planning managers, project managers, project officers, country managers, or regional managers.
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You will receive 15 UK postgraduate level credits from The Open University Credits are awarded on passing the final assessment. The evaluation focuses on the project cycle as the dominant mode of 'doing development', linked to a case study and subjected to critique. You will develop your own case study and provide a critique of the project cycle process. Find out how credits work and where you can use them in our FAQ.
The Open University (OU) is the UK's largest academic institution and a world leader in flexible distance education, with a mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas.
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