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Providing Professional Education in Social and Human Development

PRIA Continuing Education (PCE) has been established by PRIA, an international center for learning and promotion of participation and governance, for transferring its experience, knowledge and learning of over 25 years. This vast pool of knowledge and learning has been synthesized and packaged into distance education programmes.

Overview of Courses starting 1st April 2008:

Duration: 3 months

Eligibility: Bachelor's Degree

Nature: Certificate Programmes in Distance Mode

Key Features:

(a) National & International subject experts;

(b) Internet-based interactive discussion forums;

(c) Evaluation on the basis of written assignments;

(d) Self-explanatory course material

Courses offered:

International Perspectives in Participatory Research

Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Certificate in International Perspectives in Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

Certificate in Civil Society Building

Certificate in Understanding Gender in Society (English / Hindi)

Certificate in Panchayati Raj Institutions in India (English / Hindi)

Certificate in International Dimensions of Adult Education and Lifelong Learning

Overview of Courses:

a. Certificate in International Perspectives in Participatory Research

(Joint certification of University of Victoria, Canada and PRIA)

This programme is a unique collaborative initiative of PCE in India and Continuing Studies, University of Victoria located in British Columbia, Canada. The programme aims at sharing insights developed from both the Development Sector world and the academic world. Practitioners from both India and Canada have designed this programme. This programme is an introduction to the practice and theory of community-based participatory research and evaluation from the global perspective. The emphasis is on participatory research and evaluation, community action and