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PROGRAMMES
1. Certificate in Rural in Rural Development Programme
AIM The course aims at developing participants’ understanding of rural development and strategies for poverty reduction for the purpose of increasing the rural population’s economy. OBJECTIVEParticipants will be able to define rural poverty and its causes, explain rural development process and factors effecting success and failures of development initiatives in rural areas. They will also be able to describe rural people’s participation and response to development initiatives and how to apply the dynamics of communications and interpersonal skills in project management. PROGRAMME CONTENT
It covers definition and theories of sustainable rural development.
Students will be equipped with the knowledge about the role migration plays in rural development. Definition, causes and effects of migration on rural development will be discussed as well as gender in relation to migration.
This course will provide knowledge on poverty in Lesotho its causes and effects will be discussed. The characteristics of rural and urban poverty as well as strategies to reduce it will be examined.
The course will introduce students to the importance of community mobilization and popular participation in rural development, thus will cover the role of non-governmental organizations and community based organizations as well as cooperative movements.
The students will be equipped with knowledge and skills of how to identify, formulate and implement development project. This will cover project planning, managing, monitoring and evaluation.
The students will be introduced to the relationship of disasters and development. It will cover concepts of disaster management, common disasters in Lesotho mitigation, climate change and environmental issues.
The students will be equipped with knowledge about the importance role that is play by agriculture in rural development. This will cover farming systems, extension and agriculture research services, the role of women in agriculture and agrarian reforms.
Students will be introduced to the process of development planning in Lesotho and what challenges it posed. It will cover the historical background to development planning in Lesotho, contralization of planning, development policies and all the complexity of development planning.
Students will be introduced to the health care systems and the objectives of primary health care since it is the strategy that government is using in rural areas. It will cover health planning and management health delivery services community health workshops focusing at TB, childhood diseases, STDs, HIV and AIDS, home based care and HIV testing and counseling.
The students will be equipped with knowledge of the role of management in rural development as well as community leaders’ role. This will also cover the relationship between the central government (bureaucracy) and local authorities and other rural institutions. Methodology: Lecture/discussion, case studies, group exercises, study visits to some projects, role playing and simulation. The programme will have 2 weeks for revision. Assessment: Two assignments, Two internal tests, One final examination, A mini research project which will be done concurrently with the course work (25 typed pages), Field-based project. Duration: 8 Months § Prerequisites: Entry requirement, A Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) at least the third division.G.C.E. plus 5 years relevant working experience in rural development related work.
§ References: 1. Lele Uma (1975). The Design of Rural Development 2. Van de Geer and Wallis M. (1982) Government and Development in Rural Lesotho 3. Hunter G et al (1978) Policy Practice in Rural Development 4. Coombs P. (1980) Meeting the Basic Needs for rural poor 5. Hulme D. and Turner M. (1990) Sociology and Development Theories and Practices. Harvester Wheatsheaf: New York 6. Reed David (1996) Structure Adjustment, the Environment, and Sustainable Development. London 7. Chambers Robert (1983) Rural Development 2. Diploma in Local Government Programme
AIM The programme aims at building capacity of students on how local government functions, its role and responsibilities. It provides students with necessary skills and knowledge for effective efficient performance of local government. OBJECTIVE This programme provides knowledge about local government concept, management and administrations. The students will be able to describe the relationship between the community, local government and central government. PROGRAMME CONTENT
Students will be introduced to the importance of local government as a democratic strategy to involve grass roots people. Students will be able to define local government within the democratic content in the country it will cover Decentralization, Democracy, good governance and local government.
Students will be introduced to the legal documents related to local government and they will be able to relate all the laws that deals with local government. It will cover local government Act 1997 and its amendment, local government election Act 1998 as amended chieftainship Act 1969 and urban government Act 1983.
The structure of local government will be discussed and the students will be able to differentiate between different structures and their roles and the different categories local government. This will cover traditional structure, rural councils, community councils and municipal councils.
Students will be introduced to local government finance procedures, financial planning, income generation and sources of funds. The students will be equipped with knowledge of budget preparations for local government as well as auditing of local government accounts books according to the law. Taxation process will be examined.
The students will be introduced to the proper administration and management of local government, its functions, roles and responsibilities. It will cover Human Resource in local government recruitment and retaining the personnel needed to serve citizens, team building leadership, responsibility of the mayor, chief executive officers and their relations as well as accountability, organizational behaviour, council decision-making processes committee systems.
Students will be introduced to communication skills that helps the management of local government to be effective and efficient, it will cover meetings procedures, presentation skills writing brief and letters, reporting systems, consulting and negotiating with both the communities and central government. The relations with media and newsletter writing.
This course provides a brief overview of key theoretical concepts and focuses of practical tools which support and guide the interaction between councils, administration, the media, the public and it examines approaches to promoting affective and democratic public engagement and popular participation.
Students will be introduced to the proper policy-making as well as the implementation of programms and evaluations of policies. It will cover planning processes, policy making role of planning units and the role of councilors in policy making.
The students will be introduced to methods and ways of improving service delivery to the public within council’s jurisdictions. It will cover setting standards for services, total quality management, customer care and performance management.
Students will be introduced to the relations that have to be maintained between the central government and local government and its importance. It will show that local government is the government within the central government. It will cover all aspects that bring these two governments together such as the grants from central government, economic regulations, political control, minimum standards, administrative efficiency and local government elections. Methodology: Lecture/discussion, case studies, presentations 2 weeks for revision in final exam. Assessment: Two assignments, Two Tests, Final examination, Research which will take 3 month full time minimum 30 typed double spacing pages, Field work exercise. Duration: 15 months References: 1. Brain C. Smith (1993) Chances in the Design of 2. Decentralization, Common Wealth Secretariat. UK 3. Duncan S.t Goodwin M (1988) The local state and uneven development Policy Press. UK 4. Mapetla E. + Rembes. (1989) Decentralization and Development in Lesotho NUL Roma 5. Hill D. Democratic Theory and local government 6. Wallis, M + Van de Gear R 19 Government and development in rural Lesotho NUL Roma.
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