West African Rural Development Centre

The Rural Community Development Practitioner (RCDP) curriculum is based on materials developed by Okanagan College educators in Canada with direct input from West African institutions, agencies and educators who provided West African case studies and general curriculum information.

Community Development Foundations (CDF) is considered to be general animator training and is designed as the first module which creates a foundation for the remaining 3 modules in the RCDP diploma.

These last 3 modules are respectively: Human Relations and Development, Economics and Development, and Management and Development. The RCDP diploma program is designed for individuals working with, or who wish to work with, rural West African adults in such areas as community development, literacy, health, vocational instruction, and life skills training.

Click on the links on the right to get more information about each module.

Training Programs
The Rural Community Development Practioner Curriculum

Module 1:
Community Development Foundations

Module 2:
Human Relations and Development

Module 3:
Economics and Development

Module 4:
Management and Development

For Potential Students

Program Costs:
(Includes Tuition, Books, Supplies, and Administrative Fees)

D3500 per module for independent students
D4500 per module for organization-sponsored students

Application Procedure

Course Evaluation and Transcript Information