This course will assist students in building the requisite skills in strategic planning and programme management in the youth development sector. Students will be introduced to the stages of the planning, programme and project cycles and will learn how to conduct activities in each. Special attention will be paid to research and project identification, programme formulation and design, implementation using results-based management (RBM) and monitoring and evaluation. Students will be required to write specialised project documents which demonstrate their understanding of tools for effective project and programme management. They will also conduct an evaluation of a youth-serving project or programme, as a group exercise.
Competencies:
YDWCYP0594: Coordinate and assess delivery of services to youth with special needs
YDWCYP0614: Design, develop and support the implementation of community youth development programmes
YDWCYP0624: Optimise resource mobilisation opportunities to support youth development work
YDWCYP0634: Manage research projects
YDWCYP0644: Develop a strategic plan
YDWCYP0654: Plan, coordinate and review service delivery in youth development work
YDWCYP0664: Coordinate the implementation of youth development work projects
YDWCYP0684: Develop and implement protocols and procedures to safeguard the welfare of young people in youth development work
YDWCYP0744: Design, develop and support the implementation of programmes to enable young people to address their circumstances
YDWCYP0754: Coordinate the implementation of youth development programmes
YDWCYP0764: Design, develop and support the implementation of new opportunities for the development of young people
YDWCYP0493: Work as an effective and reflective practitioner
