Course detail: Certificate in Community Engagement

Looking to grow your professional skills? From the providers of the Community Tool Box at the University of Kansas comes this exciting opportunity to earn a Certificate in Community Engagement. This 25 hour, self-paced certificate will help you grow your skills for community engagement, including:
  • Creating/maintaining coalitions and partnerships
  • Assessing community needs and resources
  • Analyzing community problems and goals
  • Strategic and action planning
  • Building effective leadership
Hands-on projects will teach you how to:
  • Identify community stakeholders
  • Diagnose the health of your coalition
  • Conduct SWOT and root cause analysis
  • Plan community assessment methods
  • Draft a strategic and action plan
Community engagement is critical to making meaningful progress on important issues. Whether you come from community and public health, urban planning, applied social work, substance abuse prevention, or other applied fields, a Certificate in Community Engagement can help you demonstrate your commitment to and knowledge in engaging community stakeholders throughout the process of understanding and developing solutions to community problems.

Have several team members interested in obtaining a Certificate in Community Engagement?

Groups are welcome to enroll together. Many of the included projects are group-friendly.

Discounted group rates are available! Please contact Amanda Morgan at almorgan151@ku.edu for pricing.


To get started, click on the link below for the enrollment period currently open and reserve your spot today!

A Note About Course Dates: The dates listed below refer to the open enrollment period for this course and not the course start and end dates. This is a self-paced course, meaning that students have six months from the time of registration to complete the coursework.

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