Overview: The Federal Government of Nigeria, in partnership with the World Bank, has embarked on a cross-cutting professionalization project in Environmental Standards (ES). Enhancing the ability of the participants to conduct Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) studies. Improving the participant?s understanding, knowledge and application of the international environmental and social best practice, especially the World Bank?s Safeguard Policies and the Environment and Social Framework (ESF).Improving the participants? capability to identify and manage environmental and social issues in projects, particularly in accordance with the ESF.Enabling the participants ability to meet and respond to Terms of References of the ESIA, and to carry on efficient and high-quality ESIA. Introduce the participants to important current and emerging environmental issues Professionalizing the practice of environment standards in both public and private sectors is critical to attaining sustainable development in a country. This course is designed to build a cadre of environmental standards practitioners that are informed and guided by the objectives of Environment and Social Framework of the World Bank (ESF) and Good International Industry Practice (GIIP) in furtherance of the attainment of relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Target Participant: The training programme is intended for capacity development of Safety Professionals, Environmental Safeguards Officers, Environmental Managers and Supervisors both from the Public and Private sectors, Graduates of Tertiary Institutions, the Unemployed and Other Interested individuals seeking to advance their knowledge and qualification in the area of Environmental Standards and Regulations.

Mode of Study: Content delivery will be conducted by dual (Physical and virtual) mode.

Fees: This novel capacity building programme is an initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria aimed at producing a critical mass of professionals and career growth opportunities for Nigerians in particular, in the areas of Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards and internationally. It is therefore tuition-free. However, a token administration fee will be charged for al levels of applicants.

Overview: The advanced certificate in Social Standard is designed for 9 months. It is an inter-disciplinary professional and proficiency capacity-building programmes for developing human resources and capacity social standard for both the public and private sectors.

Target Participant: The training programme is intended for capacity development of public servants, private and civil society personnel, graduates, and experienced individuals.

Mode of Study: The mode of the course delivery for the programme shall be a combination of classroom contact, virtual teaching, multimedia resources and presentations, interactive sessions, capstone approach/case studies, and student feedback mechanism.