Community Needs Assessment and Development Planning

COURSE INFORMATION

Scheduled Dates: 16 – 27 Mar 2026 | 15 – 26 Jun 2026 | 07 – 18 Sep 2026 | 07 – 18 Dec 2026

Duration: 2 Weeks

Customized dates and one-on-one sessions can be organized.

PREAMBLE

The Community Needs Assessment and Development Planning training is a two-week intensive programme designed to equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and practical tools required to identify, analyse, prioritize, and respond to community needs through effective development planning.

The course explores participatory approaches to community needs assessment, stakeholder engagement, data collection and analysis, community profiling, problem identification, priority setting, resource mapping, and development planning. Participants will learn how to translate assessment findings into realistic, inclusive, evidence-based community development plans and projects.

The training emphasizes practical application, community participation, inclusion, sustainability, and results-oriented planning. Participants will undertake practical exercises, case studies, group work, and planning simulations to strengthen their ability to conduct needs assessments and develop actionable community development plans.

TARGET GROUP

This training is suitable for:

Community development officers and practitioners
NGO and CBO staff and managers
Project officers and project managers
Social workers and community workers
Local government and public sector officers
Development programme coordinators
Monitoring and evaluation officers
Researchers and field officers
Community leaders and representatives
Youth and women's development practitioners
Staff working with donor-funded development projects
Representatives of civil society and faith-based organizations
Consultants and development professionals involved in community development planning

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1: Introduction to Community Needs Assessment
Module 2: Understanding Communities and Community Development
Module 3: Community Profiling
Module 4: Stakeholder Identification and Engagement
Module 5: Participatory Needs Assessment Approaches
Module 6: Data Collection Methods and Tools
Module 7: Community Data Analysis and Interpretation
Module 8: Problem Identification and Root Cause Analysis
Module 9: Needs Prioritization and Decision-Making
Module 10: Community Asset and Resource Mapping
Module 11: Principles of Community Development Planning
Module 12: Developing Community Development Plans
Module 13: Project Design, Budgeting and Resource Mobilization
Module 14: Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Accountability
Module 15: Gender, Inclusion and Sustainability in Development Planning
Module 16: Practical Community Development Planning Workshop

REGISTRATION

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

Fees Payment - All fees are payable strictly in advance 2 working days before the course starting date.
Cancellation Fee - Cancellation of any participant 5 working days before the start day of a course will incur a 20% cancellation fee.
We regret that no cancellations will be accepted within 2 working days of a course, but substitutions may be made.