Course summary
The course develops participants’ skills and knowledge in the following ways:
- Global context and international standards
- Legislative context
- Social responsibility in mining
- Community engagement
- Leveraging local economic and social development from the extractives sector
- Collaborative local planning
- Coordination methods include community infrastructure planning, coordination and development
- Local-level governance mechanisms
- Establishing meaningful stakeholder engagement processes (including separate processes for women)
- The development and implementation of policies on integrating local economics into extractives taking into consideration shared value principles.
- Mine planning to reduce impact
- Social and environmental impact assessments (community participation and disclosure) – including gender impact assessment and human rights impact assessment / due diligence
- Successful Africa case studies showcasing collaboration between stakeholders
- Broader leadership and organisational management competencies to include project management, implementing change and public speaking
- Addressing cross cutting development issues (gender equity, inclusive development, ethics, transparency)
- Inputs from industry to highlight/demonstrate contemporary industry environments/ processes and share knowledge are a valuable element of this short course.
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