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Introduction
The certificate course in Child Focused Community Development focuses on skills development of professionals and Para- professionals in promoting community based child protection system and child welfare in Sri Lanka. It is designed in keeping with qualification framework advocated by the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of UGC in Sri Lanka.
Aim
To produce professionals and Para -professionals in child protection and Child welfare with the required knowledge, skills, and attitude for best practice at community levels
Objectives
- To produce quality professionals in community based- child protection
- To enhance the professional skills of the providers of child welfare, child care and child protection services using Child focused community development model.
- To develop the ability to such officers and service providers to facilitate intervention in child protection matters related to individuals, families, groups and communities owned system for sustainable community development
Medium - Sinhala/ Tamil/ English
Duration - 6 months (15 credits) on week days or weekends
Admission Requirements
GCE (O/L), without GCE (O/L) with experiences in community work and GCE (A/L) qualifications or graduates
The beneficiaries of this programne are professionals and para- professionals
- Community leaders
- Experienced child welfare officers and child protection officers, child welfare officers, in NGOs
- Experienced graduates who are working in the field of child welfare services (PO, CRPO, NCPA officers, Teachers, Volunteers) in GO Sector
- Early child hood officers, pre- school teachers, Child Right Promotion Officers, the Grama Niladharis and the Samurdhi Development Officers and other social welfare officers at the community level. The participants shall be selected by the NISD
Course Structure
This Certificate course consists of the following components:
- Four course units
- Field practice
| Module Code | Module | No. of Credits | No. of direct contract hours | No. of Self Learning hours | Total Notional learning hours |
| CCFCD 100 | Introduction Of Child Focused Community Development | 03 | 45 | 105 | 150 |
| CCFCD 101 | Understanding Child Development for protecting child rights | 03 | 45 | 105 | 150 |
| CCFCD 103 | Intervention methods of Social Work | 03 | 45 | 105 | 150 |
| CCFCD 104 | Professional practice and Research Skills Development | 03 | 45 | 105 | 150 |
| CCFCD 105 | Field Practice | 03 | 45 | 105 | 150 |
| Total credits & hours | 15 | 180 | 750 |
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