This certificate provides entry-level education for participants interested in becoming Community Health Workers (CHWs) and focuses on the area of Women’s Health. The curriculum focuses on the physiological, psychological and social factors that affect the growth and development of women. The coursework also covers specialty topics including pregnancy, common diseases, and preventative care. Participants will learn to take these factors into account as they develop skills to effectively work with the female population within their communities. This program will be offered though interactive lectures to ensure the best learning setting for participants and promote critical thinking and learning, while encouraging active engagement.

This certificate provides entry-level education for participants interested in becoming Community Health Workers (CHWs) and focuses on the area of Non-Communicable Diseases. This certificate will provide an introduction to the four main non-communicable disease groups which cause the greatest number of deaths: cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (including asthma), while also providing variation in the etiology, diagnosis, intervention and prevention of non-communicable diseases. This program will be offered though interactive lectures to ensure the best learning setting for participants and promote critical thinking and learning, while encouraging active engagement.

This certificate provides entry-level education for participants interested in becoming Community Health Workers (CHWs) and focuses on the area of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support. This program aims to upskill learners to work sensitively with people of all ages experiencing mental health illnesses, by which they will learn about the early identification, risk assessment and timely intervention of the most common mental health conditions. This curriculum also features a number of exercises designed to examine the concepts of gender and gender-based violence. It will further explore the impact of gender-based violence on various aspects of women’s life. This program will be offered though interactive lectures to ensure the best learning setting for participants and promote critical thinking and learning, while encouraging active engagement.

This certificate provides entry-level education for participants interested in becoming Community Health Workers (CHWs) and focuses on the area of infectious diseases. By the end of this program, the participant will understand the basics underlying communicable diseases and identify the most common illnesses encountered by the community. The participant will also learn about the best preventive methods against communicable diseases and how to apply them to the community, while also highlighting the important role of vaccines. This program will be offered though interactive lectures to ensure the best learning setting for participants and promote critical thinking and learning, while encouraging active engagement.