Communication is integral to every development project. In all sectors from public health to education, environmental protection, economic enterprise and conflict resolution effective communication is key to success.

Communication is not only about mass media radio, television, newspapers, Internet. It's about interpersonal and small-group communication, workshops and community organizations. It's about reaching different audiences urban and rural, young and old, in a village or across a continent. It's about spreading knowledge, changing attitudes and behavior.

Four courses will improve your knowledge and skills in researching, designing, managing and evaluating communication for development:

• Participatory Communication
• Strategic Communication in Development
• Field Research in Non-Western Settings
• Evaluation and Assessment
• Reporting Evaluation and Assessment Results
• Media Monitoring
• Microfinancing and Development

It's a flexible program. You can take one or two courses or the whole series. And each course is tailored to suit the needs and time frame of the client.

What will you learn? Don't expect the kind of course you took at school or university. Don't expect lectures or tests. This is on-line, interactive, real-world training that builds on your own experiences. It will challenge you to:

• Be an active learner, applying and sharing your experiences and perspectives in development communication.

• Take a problem and project-based approach, applying research and theory to the practical issues you face in your work.

• Critically analyze case studies from various countries and development sectors.

• Learn how to find and evaluate key sources of information , from both the developed and developing world.