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Project Management for Innovation in Social Infrastructure
Overview
If you work on social infrastructure projects in sectors such as education, health, social protection, security, tourism, and others, and you're looking to strengthen your skills in formulating, planning, managing, executing, and monitoring projects more efficiently and innovatively, this course is for you. Throughout the course, you'll learn to recognize the key phases of a project, identify risks, and apply design criteria and digital tools and instruments that improve the quality and impac...
What you'll learn
- A. Implement innovative strategies and best practices for managing social infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle to improve project execution.B. R…
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
- A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
- Self-paced: start any time.
- Hands-on: you build or practise, not just watch.
Disadvantages
- Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
- Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
- Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
- Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.
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Free to audit
- Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
- Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate $29). Audit access may end after the course closes.
Taught by
- Wilhelm DalaisonSenior Specialist in Social Infrastructure at the IDB
- Livia MinojaSocial Infrastructure Specialist
- Carlos DíazSpecialist in Social Infrastructure
- Ferdinando RegaliaChief of the Social Protection and Health Division
- Tomás SerebriskyInfrastructure and Energy Sector (INE) Manager
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo is in Tier 4: commercial training companies and platform-made courses of our institution ranking (64/100).
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