Certificate in Rural Development Planning (CRP)
The course is intended mainly for in-service and pre-service officers in Government Departments, Parastatals, Private and Non-Governmental Organizations concerned with Development Planning and Management. Its duration is one year, divided into three trimesters. The CRP programme uses the “staggered system” with two intakes (CRP I and CRP II).
Entry Requirements
A candidate should have either
(i) A good Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) with at least 4 passes in any subject.
Or
(ii) A good Basic Certificate from any registered institution by Government.
Course modules
Trimester One
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact Hours |
|
CRP 111 |
Basic Principles of Economics |
96 |
|
CRP 112 |
Basic Mathematics and Statistics |
64 |
|
CRP 113 |
Basic Elements of Rural Sociology |
64 |
|
CRP 114 |
Communication Skills |
64 |
|
CRP 115 |
Introduction to Development Planning |
64 |
|
CRP 116 |
Introduction to Local Government Finance Management |
64 |
|
CRP 117 |
Studio work I |
64 |
Trimester Two
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact Hours |
|
CRP 120 |
Basic Elements of Environment and Development |
96 |
|
CRP 121 |
Development Studies |
64 |
|
CRP 122 |
Introduction to Project Planning and Management |
64 |
|
CRP 122 |
Introduction to Rural Development |
64 |
|
CRP 124 |
Computer Applications I |
64 |
|
CRP 125 |
Book keeping |
64 |
|
CRP 126 |
Studio work II |
64 |
Trimester Three
|
Module Code |
Module Name |
Contact Hours |
|
CRP 130 |
Introduction to Enterprise Development and Entrepreneurship |
96 |
|
CRP 131 |
Basic Elements of Rural Finance |
64 |
|
CRP 132 |
Introduction to Development Management and Public Administration |
64 |
|
CRP 133 |
Special Paper Writing Skills |
64 |
|
CRP 134 |
Introduction to Gender and Development |
64 |
Projects
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