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Dates

Any time during the year: Specific dates will be determined upon consultation with the MDI coordinator.

Fees

Training fee for any Professional Diploma Program is:  $3,995

Professional Diploma Programs

A customized professional diploma can be arranged in any of five different areas, including:

  • Project Management for Sustainable Development
  • Financial Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Development Finance Management
  • Research and Evaluation for Development Program

To earn a diploma program, a participant must fulfill each (and all) of the following requirements:

  1. Complete an advanced certificate program consistent with the area where he or she wishes to earn a diploma:
    • Diploma in Project Management for Sustainable Development (requires Implementation of Management Projects)
    • Diploma in Financial Management (requires financial analysis and controls)
    • Diploma in Human Resource Management (requires Strategic Human Resource Management)
    • Diploma in Development Finance Management (requires Project Finance Management)
    • Diploma in Research and Evaluation for Program Development (requires Statistical Procedures and Methods for Monitoring and Evaluating Projects)
  2. Complete a supervised 3-week independent study in the area in which he or she wishes to earn a diploma; and
  3. Complete and present a Diploma paper to an MDI faculty committee, sometimes at the end of week 3 of his or her stay at MDI.

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