What is the Certified Humanitarian Protection Specialist?

The Certified Humanitarian Protection Specialist is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Security Management.

How long does this certification take?

The programme is 11 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 Humanitarian Protection Specialist in Nigeria

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

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Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Humanitarian Protection Specialist

Certified Humanitarian Protection 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

Extension approaches, models and methods

Preparing financial statements
Interpreting financial statements
Participatory rural appraisal and needs assessment
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
Soil biology, organic matter and the soil microbiome
Soil testing, interpretation and fertility mapping
Nutrient management planning and the 4R framework
Organic, inorganic and biological fertiliser strategies

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
Livestock records, performance and productivity metrics
Animal welfare standards and ethical husbandry
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
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

Rural livelihoods, food security and nutrition

Rural livelihoods, food security and nutrition
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Reporting quality and governance
Soil and water conservation and erosion control
Land-use planning, capability and degradation management
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

Monitoring extension outcomes and impact

Management accounts and dashboards
Budget vs actual and variance
Cost and profitability analysis
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
Curriculum and programme design
The agricultural sector: systems, actors and global food value chains
Soil formation, classification and physical properties
Climate-smart agriculture: productivity, adaptation, mitigation
Risk management planning
Account opening, KYC and customer due diligence
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Ratio analysis: liquidity, profitability, gearing

Professional writing

Professional writing: reports, proposals and briefs
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Negotiation with buyers, suppliers and financiers
Forecasting and variance analysis
Professional roles, ethics and standards for agricultural practitioners
Agroecological zones, farming systems and enterprise selection
Integrated pest management (IPM) principles and practice
Disease identification, epidemiology and control
Weed ecology and integrated weed management
Plant nutrition, foliar feeding and micronutrients
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

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
Infrastructure planning for water and mechanisation
Precision agriculture principles and site-specific management
Farm management information systems and data platforms
Variable-rate application and yield mapping
Traceability, blockchain and digital records
Emerging agri-tech and innovation adoption
Regenerative and conservation agriculture practices
Carbon, greenhouse gases and soil carbon sequestration
Biodiversity, pollinators and ecosystem services
Climate risk, forecasting and resilient practices
Water stewardship and drought management
Pricing strategy and models

Change and Innovation

Training and change management
Learning transformation and modernisation
Innovation and experimentation in learning
Sustaining transformation and benefits
Measuring learning transformation impact
Innovation in learning technology
The finance function and digital transformation
Finance transformation and target operating models
Change management in finance
Innovation and fintech partnerships
Measuring transformation impact
Foreign exchange and hedging
Supplier development and innovation
Change management and adoption
Regulatory change management

Strategic Context

Supply markets and the enabling environment
Category management and strategy development
Sourcing strategies and portfolio (Kraljic)
Negotiation strategy and planning
Strategic customer relationships
Residential and commercial property markets
Comparable sales analysis and market evidence
Listing, marketing and selling property
Real estate marketing channels and property portals
Insurance products and lines of business
The automotive market: segments, brands and buyers
Managing growth, risk and resilience
Forecasting and planning
Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Linking CX to business performance

Inclusion and Equity

Brand strategy, identity and equity
Handling vulnerable customers
Financial inclusion and agency banking
Financial inclusion strategy
Nomination, succession and diversity
The business case for diversity and inclusion
Team diversity and inclusion
Brand equity and positioning
Financial inclusion and the evolving customer
Decision rights and accountability
Stakeholder satisfaction

Crisis and Resilience

Business continuity and crisis management
Crisis communications
Emergency preparedness and response planning
Business continuity and recovery
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Reputation and crisis communications
Operational risk and resilience
Herd and flock health planning and biosecurity
Sustainability strategy and materiality
Environmental governance and climate risk

Research and Method

Irrigation systems: surface, sprinkler and drip design
Market analysis and environmental scanning
Value proposition design and messaging
Competitive analysis and differentiation
Market and customer analysis
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
Standard costing and variance analysis
Financial modelling and scenario analysis
Sensitivity, scenario and what-if analysis
Training needs analysis and learning strategy

Knowledge and Records

Lessons learned and knowledge management
Professional documentation and presentation
Professional report writing and presentation
Process and control documentation
Tender planning and documentation
Knowledge management and capability building
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
Health records, data and confidentiality
Record-keeping and data protection
Data, records and confidentiality tech

International and Donor Context

Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Proposal development and donor reporting
Overall equipment effectiveness and downtime analysis
Maintenance in production: preventive, predictive and breakdown
Root cause analysis and corrective action on the line
Costing production: standard costs, variances and the true cost of scrap
Range planning and category management
Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket
Mine planning and methods: surface and underground
Decision support and insight
Communicating financial results

Leadership and Governance

Dairy, poultry, and small-ruminant enterprise management
Water resources, catchment and on-farm water management
Equipment maintenance, safety and cost management
Housing, welfare and environmental management
Pasture, forage and rangeland management
Leadership versus management and when each is needed
Situational and adaptive leadership
Values, purpose and authentic leadership
Strategic decision-making under uncertainty
Managing team performance and dynamics
Self-awareness and the leader's identity
Subcontractor and supplier management
Front office and reservations management
Attachment and developmental theory
Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms

Risk, Compliance and Assurance

Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Accounting concepts, principles and the regulatory landscape
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Governance, risk and compliance (GRC)
The regulatory and legal environment
Committees: audit, risk, remuneration
Compliance frameworks and programmes
Compliance monitoring and testing
Legal and regulatory responsibility
Environmental legal compliance
Peer support and consultation
Legal and other requirements
Compliance monitoring and enforcement
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Contract types and risk allocation

Resources and Value

Prioritisation and portfolio value
Continuous improvement of finance processes
Governance and organisational value
Options appraisal and cost-benefit
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
HR's role in culture, values and employer brand
Cost of accidents and prevention value
Resource efficiency and circular practice
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
Make-versus-buy and total cost of ownership
Cost and price analysis
Cost reduction and efficiency programmes
Capital budgeting: NPV, IRR and payback
Cost of capital and WACC
Capital structure and financing decisions

Evidence and Reporting

Anti-corruption and honest reporting
Predictive safety analytics
Data quality and master data management
Sustainability reporting and disclosure
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Analytical techniques and bias
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Data visualisation for finance
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Sales analytics and forecasting tools
Reporting to leadership
Monitoring and evaluation with data
Monitoring sustainability outcomes

Stakeholders and Engagement

Partnering and co-creation with customers
Negotiation with clients and partners
Advocacy and policy engagement
Corporate social responsibility and community impact
Proactive engagement and success
Win-back and re-engagement
Employee experience and engagement
Stakeholder mapping and collaboration
Managing difficult stakeholders
Stakeholder mapping in banking
Customer and community engagement
Stakeholder engagement strategy
Motivation and engagement
Assurance engagements and standards
Stakeholder communications

Planning and Delivery

Governance of the CX programme
Voice of the customer programmes
Loyalty programmes and rewards
Workforce planning and scheduling
Leading service projects and change
Banking products, services and delivery channels
Leading banking projects and change
Development banking and project finance
Risk-based audit planning
Communications strategy and planning
Continuous improvement of delivery
Demand, master scheduling and material requirements planning
Capacity planning and line balancing
Projects and expansion: connecting the unserved
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice

Communication and Influence

Ethics in communications
Internal communications
Corporate social responsibility communications
Presentation and public speaking
Professional report and presentation
Facilitation skills and presence
Virtual and hybrid facilitation
Voice, communication and delivery
Facilitation, coaching and mentoring
Safety communication and campaigns
Communicating risk to the workforce
Integrated marketing communications (IMC)
Negotiation and influencing
Professional and persuasive communication
Toolbox talks and safety communication

Quality and Improvement

Productivity and efficiency improvement
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Supplier development 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
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
Quality management systems and audits
Roles, standards and professional conduct
Journey and process redesign
Governance of service standards

People and Capability

Blended and hybrid learning design
Career and talent development
Motivation and self-directed learning
Learning technology ecosystem
Learning analytics and data
AI and adaptive learning
Data-driven learning design
Learning data privacy and ethics
Capability and skills frameworks
Managing resistance and upskilling teams
Succession planning and talent pipelines
Managing virtual and cross-cultural teams
Building high-performing project teams
Team leadership in sales and marketing
Team leadership in field and project settings

Technology and Systems

Appropriate and small-scale mechanisation technologies
Agile and digital transformation projects
Portfolio and resource management systems
Automation in project delivery
Emerging project technologies
Digital disruption and modern go-to-market
Digital and data-driven go-to-market
Digital marketing strategy
Email and marketing automation
Marketing technology stack
CRM and marketing automation platforms
Digital permits and inspections
Automation and safety technology
Duty of care and risk management
Digital procurement and the future of the profession

Environment and Sustainability

Sustainability certification and standards
Social media customer care
Responsible and sustainable banking
Social performance and outreach
Sustainable and green banking
Control environment and risk assessment
Emerging assurance areas (ESG)
Sustainability, ESG and integrated value
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
Responsible and sustainable governance
ESG principles and frameworks
Integration with quality and environment
Sustainability and responsible sourcing
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Embedding sustainability in sourcing

Ethics and Accountability

Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Accountability and follow-through
Ethics of technology in practice
Professional ethics and responsibility (PMI)
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Professional standards and ethics
Marketing and sales ethics
Conflicts of interest and transparency
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Ethics and fair customer treatment
Ethics and professional conduct in security
Real estate regulation, licensing and professional conduct
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Ethical principles and codes of practice

Policy and Institutions

Types of banks and financial institutions
Public, private and non-profit governance
Policy, planning and objectives
Public versus private procurement
Policy administration and customer service in insurance
Psychoeducation and public communication
Media and public communication
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Stress testing and scenario analysis
Client feedback and satisfaction
Model risk and provisioning (IFRS 9)

Service and Beneficiaries

Customer personas and insight
The marketing concept and customer orientation
Customer and brand health metrics
Building strategic customer relationships
Customer success and retention
Customer lifetime value and profitability
Customer data platforms and segmentation
Customer experience and journey mapping
Cross-functional collaboration with product and service
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services
Customer service and experience principles
Customer journey and experience design
Process re-engineering and shared services
Buyer behaviour and the customer journey
Voice of the customer and feedback

Safety and Wellbeing

Influencing and safety leadership
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Confidentiality and health data
Driving measurable safety improvement
Evidence-based improvement
Contractor and visitor safety
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Event risk, safety and contingency planning
Managing risk and difficult cases
Lessons learned and development
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Brand health and measurement
Regulatory compliance and biosafety
Measuring brand health
Data protection and customer privacy

Procurement and Supply

Contract performance and exit
Fair trade and responsible supply
Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Designing and facilitating groups
Psychoeducation and workshops
Goal setting and contracting
Procurement and contract value
Procurement and contract management
Vendor selection and management
Supply market analysis
Contract law and formation
The procurement cycle and operating models
Procurement’s contribution to organisational strategy
Contract administration and variation
Contract exit and renewal

Certified Humanitarian Protection Specialist

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