Executive Certificate in Grants Management
What you'll learn
Course Structure:
Module 1: Fundamentals of Grants Management
• Understanding the Grants Management Cycle
• Developing Effective Proposals: Strategies and Best Practices
• Budgeting Essentials: Allocation, Tracking, and Reporting
• Types of Costs in Grant Management: Direct vs. Indirect, Allowable vs. Unallowable
• Grant Award Contracts: Types, Contents, and Compliance Requirements
• Fundraising Strategies and Tips for Sustainable Funding
• Implementing Grant Programs: Key Considerations and Challenges
• Ensuring Compliance: Eligible vs. Ineligible Costs and Cost Share Requirements
Module 2: Financial Management and Reporting
• Procurement Procedures and Regulations in Grant Management
• Utilizing Grant Tracking Tools: Monitoring Costs, Activities, and Progress
• Program Evaluation and Impact Assessment: Methods and Tools
• Managing Amendments: Time, Costs, Activities, and Partner Agreements
• Grant Reporting: Financial Documentation, Narrative Reporting, and Compliance
• Internal Controls and Audit Preparedness: Ensuring Transparency and Accountability
Module 3: Operational Management and Closeout Procedures
• Partnerships and Consortia Management: Collaborative Approaches and Challenges
• Ensuring Donor Compliance: Meeting Reporting Deadlines and Requirements
• Personnel and Staff Issues: Contracts, Time Sheets, and Ethical Considerations
• Travel Management: Itinerary Assignment, Per Diem Guidelines, and Expense Tracking
• Assets and Inventory Management: Tracking, Maintenance, and Disposal Procedures
• Co-Financing and Multi-Donor Funding: Leveraging Resources for Sustainable Programs
• Indirect Costs and Contingencies: Managing Overheads and Unforeseen Expenses
• Closeout Procedures and Final Tranche Disbursement: Ensuring Completion and Accountability
This comprehensive course structure equips participants with the essential knowledge, skills, and tools to effectively manage donor-funded projects throughout the grants management lifecycle. From proposal development to closeout procedures, participants will gain insights into best practices, regulatory compliance, and operational management strategies essential for successful grant implementation and reporting.
• Assignments: To demonstrate comprehension, participants will complete three assignments designed to apply course concepts to real-world scenarios, fostering critical thinking and practical problem-solving skills after completing each module.
• Final Examination: To demonstrate comprehensive understanding and application of the course, you will seat for a final examination which is conducted online.
• Certification: Showcase your competence and expertise with a certificate of completion issued by Stratford International BDLC upon successful completion
• Target Regions: Worldwide
Professional Diploma Program in Forced Migrations
What you'll learn
The Professional Diploma Program in Forced Migrations offers a comprehensive understanding of the complex issues surrounding forced displacement globally. Participants will delve into the causes, consequences, and responses to forced migration, gaining insights into humanitarian principles, policies, and practices aimed at protecting and assisting displaced populations. The course explores the legal frameworks, human rights considerations, and challenges associated with forced migrations, equipping participants with the knowledge and skills needed to address the needs of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and other forcibly displaced individuals.
Course Objectives:
• Understand the root causes and dynamics of forced migration.
• Examine the legal and human rights frameworks relevant to forced displacement.
• Analyze the impacts of forced migration on individuals, communities, and societies.
• Explore humanitarian principles, policies, and practices in responding to forced migrations.
• Develop strategies for protecting and assisting displaced populations effectively.
• Enhance awareness of the ethical considerations and challenges involved in forced migration response efforts.
• Research Paper: As part of the course requirements, you'll have the opportunity to select a research topic. After choosing your topic, you'll collaborate with the moderator to finalize it. Following approval, you'll proceed to develop a comprehensive proposal. Once approved, you'll continue to refine and expand your research by completing chapters three, four, and five of the paper. Detailed guidelines will be provided to ensure adherence to the preferred format specified by the institute.
• Assignments: To demonstrate comprehension, participants will complete three assignments designed to apply course concepts to real-world scenarios, fostering critical thinking and practical problem-solving skills after completing each module.
• Final Examination: To demonstrate comprehensive understanding and application of the course, you will seat for a final examination which is conducted online.
• Certification: Showcase your competence and expertise with a certificate of completion issued by Stratford International BDLC upon successful completion
• Target Regions: Worldwide
