What is the Certified Peacebuilding Specialist?

The Certified Peacebuilding Specialist is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Occupational Health & Safety.

How long does this certification take?

The programme is 10 Weeks and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

You can enrol by emailing info@certifications.ac, contacting us via WhatsApp at +254 722 223 084, or filling the enrolment form below.

Certified Peacebuilding Specialist in Australia

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Peacebuilding Specialist

Certified Peacebuilding Specialist: industry context, trends and professional standards
Project management principles and lifecycle
Projects, programmes and portfolios
Project management standards (PMI, PRINCE2)
The project environment and stakeholders
Project roles and the project manager
Business case and strategic alignment
Project governance and assurance
Ethics and professional responsibility
Predictive, agile and hybrid approaches
Career pathways and professional development

Demonstration, on-farm trials and technology transfer

Demonstration, on-farm trials and technology transfer
Group dynamics, facilitation and community mobilisation
Advisory service design and delivery
Biodiversity, pollinators and ecosystem services
Climate risk, forecasting and resilient practices
Water stewardship and drought management
Good Agricultural and Handling Practices along the chain
Grades, standards and export certification (GlobalG.A.P.)
Pesticide residues, MRLs and safe use
Cold chain, packaging and shelf-life management
Participatory rural appraisal and needs assessment
Rural livelihoods, food security and nutrition
Curriculum and programme design
The agricultural sector: systems, actors and global food value chains
Soil formation, classification and physical properties

Rural livelihoods, food security and nutrition

Rural livelihoods, food security and nutrition
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Analytical techniques and bias
Liming, amendments and rehabilitation of degraded soils
Professional writing: reports, proposals and briefs
Responsible use of agrochemicals and inputs
Animal welfare and ethical production
Cost-effectiveness and value-for-money analysis
Peer review and expert feedback
Crop physiology, growth stages and yield determinants
Cropping systems, rotations and intercropping
Seed selection, quality, treatment and certification
Planting, spacing, and crop establishment techniques
Integrated pest management (IPM) principles and practice
Disease identification, epidemiology and control

Monitoring extension outcomes and impact

Preparing financial statements
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Interpreting financial statements
Harvest timing, methods and quality optimisation
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and field record-keeping
Livestock species, breeds and selection criteria
Animal nutrition, ration formulation and feeding systems
Breeding, reproduction and genetic improvement
Housing, welfare and environmental management
Herd and flock health planning and biosecurity
Common diseases, prevention and veterinary basics
Pasture, forage and rangeland management
Dairy, poultry, and small-ruminant enterprise management
Livestock records, performance and productivity metrics
Animal welfare standards and ethical husbandry

Professional writing

Professional writing: reports, proposals and briefs
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Negotiation with buyers, suppliers and financiers
Prioritisation and portfolio value
Forecasting and variance analysis
Professional roles, ethics and standards for agricultural practitioners
Agroecological zones, farming systems and enterprise selection
Policy, institutions and the enabling environment for agriculture
Smallholder, commercial and cooperative production models
Gender, youth and social inclusion in agricultural development
The business case for productivity, quality and sustainability
Key global frameworks: FAO, GlobalG.A.P., SDGs and national strategies
Career pathways and continuing professional development
Setting professional goals and a personal development plan
Soil chemistry, pH and cation exchange capacity

Partnership building and multi-stakeholder platforms

Partnership building and multi-stakeholder platforms
Communicating technical information to diverse audiences
Conflict resolution over land, water and resources
Soil testing, interpretation and fertility mapping
Nutrient management planning and the 4R framework
Organic, inorganic and biological fertiliser strategies
Soil and water conservation and erosion control
Land-use planning, capability and degradation management
Weed ecology and integrated weed management
Plant nutrition, foliar feeding and micronutrients
Farm enterprise budgeting and gross-margin analysis
Agricultural finance, credit and investment appraisal
Cost of production, pricing and profitability
Agricultural value chains and market linkages
Contract farming, aggregation and out-grower schemes

Extension approaches, models and methods

Budget vs actual and variance
Forecasting and planning
Participatory rural appraisal and needs assessment
Ratio analysis: liquidity, profitability, gearing
Pricing strategy and models
Decision rights and accountability
Anti-corruption and honest reporting
Stakeholder satisfaction
Soil biology, organic matter and the soil microbiome
Agribusiness marketing, branding and export readiness
Post-harvest handling, storage and loss reduction
Cooperatives, farmer organisations and collective bargaining
Farm records, bookkeeping and management accounting
Business planning and bankable proposal development
Water resources, catchment and on-farm water management

Stakeholders and Engagement

Roles, responsibilities and consultation
Worker engagement and empowerment
Growth strategy: organic, M&A and partnerships
Stakeholder capitalism and ESG
Stakeholder mapping and analysis
Board and investor engagement
Transparency and stakeholder trust
Team and engagement metrics
Implementation and stakeholder plan
Motivation theories and engagement
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Engagement, motivation and energisers
Stakeholders and users of financial information
Stakeholders, agency and accountability
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism

Planning and Delivery

Infrastructure planning for water and mechanisation
Risk management planning
Voice, communication and delivery
Continuous improvement of programmes
Cost reduction and efficiency programmes
Compliance frameworks and programmes
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Supply analysis, gaps and scenario planning
Onboarding and induction programme design
Succession planning and talent pipelines
Data visualisation for finance
Project management maturity assessment
Driving measurable delivery improvement
Developing the project business case
Project budgeting and financial control

Communication and Influence

Facilitation skills and presence
Virtual and hybrid facilitation
Facilitation, coaching and mentoring
Safety communication and campaigns
Communicating risk to the workforce
Toolbox talks and safety communication
Negotiation strategy and tactics
Professional presentation and defence
Communicating vision and telling stories
Negotiation and conflict resolution
Executive communication and presence
Corporate social responsibility communications
Presentation and public speaking
Professional report and presentation
Cross-cultural communication

Quality and Improvement

Sustainable procurement principles and standards
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
In-process quality control and inspection
Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
Costing production: standard costs, variances and the true cost of scrap
Service quality and the passenger experience in transport
Energy efficiency and demand management
Mineral processing and beneficiation
Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Reporting quality and governance
Data quality and governance
Professional standards and ethics
Continuous improvement and optimisation
Benchmarking against standards and best practice

People and Capability

Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Training needs analysis and learning strategy
Talent sourcing channels and pipelines
High-potential identification and talent reviews
Knowledge management and capability building
Communicating financial results
Continuous improvement and learning organisations
Aligning teams around strategy
Team formation and effectiveness models (Tuckman, Lencioni)
Managing team performance and dynamics
Cross-functional and matrix teams
Servant leadership and self-organising teams
Virtual and distributed teams
Team leadership and motivation
Leading project teams

Technology and Systems

Farm management information systems and data platforms
Traceability, blockchain and digital records
Irrigation systems: surface, sprinkler and drip design
Appropriate and small-scale mechanisation technologies
Email and marketing automation
Marketing technology stack
CRM and marketing automation platforms
Scaling technologies and business models
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Digital and market transformation
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services
The banking system, intermediation and financial markets
Digital disruption and the future of banking
Digital transformation in banking
Branch-to-digital migration

Environment and Sustainability

Climate-smart agriculture: productivity, adaptation, mitigation
ESG principles and frameworks
Sustainability strategy and materiality
Environmental governance and climate risk
Governance of ESG and reporting
Sustainability standards (GRI, ISSB)
Attachment and developmental theory
Sustainability and environmental duty
Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
Environmental legal compliance
Sustainability and climate responsibility
Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Sustainability and social impact in projects

Ethics and Accountability

Ethics and professional standards in finance
Ethics, confidentiality and professional conduct in HR
Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Ethics and duty of care
Professional ethics and duty of care
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Ethical leadership and integrity
Corporate governance and accountability
Setting goals, roles and accountability
Ethics and responsible leadership
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Accountability and follow-through
Ethics of technology in practice

Policy and Institutions

Policy administration and customer service in insurance
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Psychoeducation and public communication
Media and public communication
Advocacy and policy engagement
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Public, private and non-profit governance
Policy, planning and objectives
Public speaking and thought leadership
Public versus private procurement
Emerging agri-tech and innovation adoption

Service and Beneficiaries

Account opening, KYC and customer due diligence
Voice of the customer programmes
Design thinking for service
Reducing customer effort
Customer effort and sentiment analysis
CRM systems and customer data
Service analytics and dashboards
Customer service technology stack
Social media customer care
Unified customer view
Emerging service technologies
Customer experience strategy
Customer journey mapping
Customer loyalty and advocacy
Customer lifetime value

Safety and Wellbeing

Equipment maintenance, safety and cost management
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Record-keeping and data protection
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Risk assessment and safety planning
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Brand safety and responsible marketing
Customer and brand health metrics
Brand health and measurement
Regulatory compliance and biosafety
Job safety analysis (JSA) and task risk
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Contractor and visitor safety
Predictive safety analytics

Procurement and Supply

Subcontractor and supplier management
Peer support and consultation
Goal setting and contracting
Procurement and contract value
Procurement and contract management
Vendor selection and management
Supply market analysis
Contract law and formation
Contract exit and renewal
Employment relationship and the psychological contract
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice

Change and Innovation

Emerging tools and innovation
Change control and configuration
Organisational change management
Change and adoption in projects
Innovation and continuous delivery
Agile and digital transformation projects
Measuring change and project impact
Baseline setting and change control
Sales and marketing transformation
Innovation and new product launch
Measuring growth and transformation impact
Supplier development and innovation
Change management and adoption
The finance function and digital transformation
Regulatory change management

Strategic Context

The media business: audiences, advertising and subscription
Content strategy across platforms
Business case and requirements
Stakeholder engagement strategy
Value management and business value
Strategic alignment of investments
Competitive analysis and differentiation
Product and portfolio strategy
Go-to-market and channel strategy
Marketing planning and budgeting
Setting objectives and marketing KPIs
Digital marketing strategy
Content marketing and editorial
SEO and search marketing
Influencer and affiliate marketing

Inclusion and Equity

Financial inclusion and agency banking
Financial inclusion strategy
Nomination, succession and diversity
The business case for diversity and inclusion
Diversity, inclusion and inclusive leadership
Team diversity and inclusion
Brand strategy, identity and equity
Handling vulnerable customers
Contract performance and exit
Contract governance and compliance
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)

Crisis and Resilience

Crisis communications
Emergency preparedness and response planning
Business continuity and recovery
Organisational resilience and adaptive strategy
Managing growth, risk and resilience
Operational risk and resilience
Business continuity and crisis management
Risk, compliance and feasibility analysis
Credit analysis and the 5 Cs of credit
Financial statement and cash-flow analysis
Foreign exchange and treasury operations

Research and Method

Designing a marketing or sales strategy
Budget, ROI and feasibility analysis
Account planning and whitespace analysis
Market research design and methods
Qualitative and quantitative research
Trend analysis and foresight
Segmentation and needs analysis
Baseline surveys and data collection tools
Situation analysis and diagnostic assessment
Duty of care and risk management
Financial and technical feasibility analysis
Designing a safety programme or control
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis
Risk assessment methodology and matrices
Root-cause analysis techniques

Knowledge and Records

Professional documentation and presentation
Professional report writing and presentation
Process and control documentation
Tender planning and documentation
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Health records, data and confidentiality
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Strategic decision-making under uncertainty
Measuring strategic progress
Leading remote and hybrid teams

International and Donor Context

Proposal development and donor reporting
Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Variations, claims and delay: managing change on site
Client feedback and satisfaction
Telecom products, tariffs and customer lifecycles
Media planning and buying
Creating content that performs: formats, hooks and production
Managing risk and difficult cases
Cost and profitability analysis
Lessons learned and development
Designing and facilitating groups

Leadership and Governance

Precision agriculture principles and site-specific management
Conflicts of interest management
Leadership and management development
Safety management systems overview (ISO 45001)
Safety culture and leadership
Management and board reporting
Influencing and safety leadership
Psychoeducation and workshops
Management review and improvement
Leadership versus management and when each is needed
Situational and adaptive leadership
Designing an intervention or programme
Professional case study and presentation
Management accounts and dashboards
Decision support and insight

Risk, Compliance and Assurance

Quality control and continuous improvement
Integrated risk and quality control
Implementation planning and risk management
Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Regulatory and fair-treatment obligations
The regulatory landscape and central banking
Regulatory duty and accountability
Enterprise risk management in banks
Credit risk measurement and mitigation
Liquidity risk and asset-liability management
Treatment planning and review
Regulatory reporting and audits
Building a culture of compliance
Interest-rate risk and gap analysis
Derivatives and risk instruments

Resources and Value

Sustainability, ESG and integrated value
Long-term value creation and stewardship
Cost concepts, classification and behaviour
Costing methods: absorption, marginal and activity-based
Cost-volume-profit and break-even analysis
Standard costing and variance analysis
Budgeting techniques and the budgeting cycle
Flexible budgets and rolling forecasts
Responsibility accounting and cost centres
Capital budgeting: NPV, IRR and payback
Cost of capital and WACC
The value of customer-centricity
Cost, feasibility and impact analysis
Anti-corruption and financial-crime ethics
Operational efficiency and cost-to-income

Evidence and Reporting

Managing complexity and comorbidity
Evidence-based improvement
Evidence-based practice
Evidence-based practice and research literacy
Professional writing and reports
Writing advisory reports that drive decisions
Reporting to boards and executives
Monitoring, control and reporting
Reporting and dashboards
Project data, reporting and analytics
AI and predictive project analytics
Coaching and quality monitoring
Data ethics and customer privacy
Transaction monitoring and suspicious reporting
Data protection and customer privacy

Certified Peacebuilding Specialist

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