Call for Applicants from Africa, and specifically South Africa, for an exclusive course in African Leadership in ICT
Building leadership for Knowledge Society Development in Africa
March 2014
An 8 month part-time blended learning course, at post-graduate diploma level, designed for African mid-to-senior public sector managers and policy-makers.
No course fees required!
Course Benefits
• Strengthened career- advancement opportunities.
• 21st Century skills for the development of Knowledge Societies.
• Enhanced leadership capabilities.
• Membership to a continent-wide professional leadership network.
• Expected accumulated credits for post-graduate qualifications.
• Working knowledge of Futures Thinking and web 2.0 tools.
• Appreciation for the importance of innovation and creativity in strategy formulation.
• Improved policy planning, policy development and policy implementation skills.
• Mastery of Leadership Toolkit for Knowledge Societies.
Eligibility
Please apply for a place on the ALICT course if:
• You are a resident and citizen of one of the following countries: Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
• You are a degree holder.
• You work for a government ministry or state agency.
• You want to advance your career with a qualification in a state of the art leadership course designed to help you contribute to your country’s knowledge society development.
Application deadline: March 19th 2014
Course commences: May 2014
Course ends: December 2014
Course delivery: Part-time blended learning (majority online)
Application information found at: www.gesci.org
Certification
Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a Professional Development Certificate in African Leadership in ICT awarded by the African Union Commission, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, and GESCI (Founded by the UN ICT Task Force).
Participants may also choose to register for the concurrent award of Graduate Diploma in Leadership Development in ICT and the Knowledge Society awarded by Dublin City University (Ireland), a leading European university.
Read the full course description and eligibility criteria and apply online at:
http://www.gesci.org/apply-for-a-place-on-the-african-leadership-in-ict-course.html
If you have any problems completing your application form please contact:
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Niamh Brannigan
Communications Manager
GESCI
www.gesci.org+254 726 173 705
