"We learn, We share and We grow together"

Community Development Management (CDM) course was implemented through the Transformed People-Transform Communities(TPTC) project of Share And Care Nepal(SCN) to enhance the skills, knowledge, and capacity of development practitioners. The pioneer six batches of CDM were successfully completed. The 5th batch participants are in field-based practicum learning in their own communities and organizations.

The course has been designed with a comprehensive package of knowledge, skills, and competence to facilitate community development programs through the Diploma Course on Community Development & Management(CDM).

CDM (Diploma) course will have three different phases i.e. residential, online web-based learning, and workplace application (community lab) the details of each module have been provided in the section below.


Course Introduction and Overview

This module is for the learning of thematic components and assesses participant's knowledge about various issues. A software, web based program will be developed to share documents and assignments for students to access information easily and get use to information technology if feasible. In case of lack of access to web base facilities to participants, the postal service can be managed to deliver reading materials and assignment. This web based learning will carry out for 3 months for thematic component and they will carry on web learning and communicating to report and feedback to their plan of action after residential learning. This entire web learning process will be coordinate by dedicated resource person of the course. This module will also give an opportunity to develop relationship with students, so that they will feel comfortable as they get along with course resource person through communication.

Residential Course

The course has been designed with a comprehensive package of knowledge, skills and competence to facilitate community development programs through Diploma Course on CDM. In Phase 1, a residential learning program will be conducted for a period of 5 weeks by focusing on concepts, approaches and skills about on Community, Development and Management.  The participants will be provided intensive knowledge and skills based on their development needs.  The formal face-to-face learning will be organized based on residential mode at transformation center by facilitating from experts of community based, internal and external resource persons. The entire residential course content will be categorized in 4 groups with brief overview: i) Community, ii) Development, iii) Management & iv_ Skills Development. 

Online Course

This module is for the learning of thematic components and assesses participant's knowledge about various issues. A software, web based program will be developed to share documents and assignments for students to access information easily and get use to information technology if feasible. In case of lack of access to web base facilities to participants, the postal service can be managed to deliver reading materials and assignment. This web based learning will carry out for 3 months for thematic component and they will carry on web learning and communicating to report and feedback to their plan of action after residential learning. This entire web learning process will be coordinate by dedicated resource person of the course. This module will also give an opportunity to develop relationship with students, so that they will feel comfortable as they get along with course resource person through communication.


Work Place Application/Community Lab

After the residential learning, the participants will return back to their workplace/community and implement their learning through action plan they have prepared. While During work place application, the participants will be monitored and supported by resource person/course coordinator through communication and web based follow up frequently to ensure the progress.