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Short enough to finish while working. Deep enough to change what you can do at work. Every programme runs in online, face-to-face or blended mode, with weekend and evening options.
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A six-month combined pathway that takes you from design fundamentals to running paid and organic marketing campaigns, with a portfolio and a live campaign as your final work.
For health workers moving into preparedness, surveillance and emergency operations roles.
Workplace and healthcare safety practice, from hazard spotting to facility systems.
Preparedness, response, cash programming and advocacy for humanitarian personnel.
From hygiene promotion to specialist emergency water and sanitation programming.
Risk assessment, response and recovery practice, leading towards the proposed Master of Disaster Management.
Short, stackable creative and marketing courses you can complete one month at a time.
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Humanitarian & Disaster Management · School of Humanitarian Studies
Core practice foundations for people working in relief, recovery and community development settings.
Practical component: Field-style rapid assessment exercise and response plan submission.
Protection, Gender & Child Rights · School of Child Protection
Practical safeguarding skills for staff, volunteers, teachers and community workers who work around children.
Practical component: Draft a safeguarding policy and referral pathway for your own organisation.
Leadership, Governance & Research · School of Research
Turn project activity into credible evidence with tools you can use on your next reporting cycle.
Practical component: Build a working MEL plan and mobile data form for a live project.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Everyday digital confidence plus practical, responsible use of artificial intelligence at work.
Practical component: Complete a workplace task portfolio using office and AI tools.
Leadership, Governance & Research · School of NGO Leadership
Leadership, proposal writing and fundraising skills for locally led organisations.
Practical component: Submit a complete concept note with budget for a real funding call.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Community health and hygiene promotion practice for field and facility settings.
Practical component: Design and pilot a hygiene promotion session in a community setting.
Protection, Gender & Child Rights · School of Gender and Protection
Survivor-centred prevention and response practice for protection and community programming.
Practical component: Map local referral pathways and design a prevention session plan.
Leadership, Governance & Research · School of Research
Design studies, analyse data and write evidence that decision-makers can act on.
Practical component: Complete a small applied research study and final report.
Climate & Resilience · School of Climate and Resilience
Adaptation and resilience practice for communities exposed to environmental stress.
Practical component: Facilitate and document a community resilience planning session.
Humanitarian & Disaster Management · School of Humanitarian Studies
The procurement, warehousing and distribution skills that keep a response moving.
Practical component: Prepare a full procurement and distribution documentation pack.
Leadership, Governance & Research · School of NGO Leadership
Budgeting, controls and reporting practice for organisations handling donor funds.
Practical component: Prepare a donor-ready budget, forecast and financial report pack.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Applied AI for programme design, analysis, reporting and service delivery.
Practical component: Deploy an AI-supported workflow in your own workplace and evaluate it.
Protection, Gender & Child Rights · School of Child Protection
Participation methods and psychosocial first-line support for children and adolescents.
Practical component: Plan and run a child participation session with reflective write-up.
Humanitarian & Disaster Management · School of Humanitarian Studies
Prepare for, activate and manage a coordinated response to sudden-onset and protracted crises.
Practical component: Table-top simulation of a district-level emergency activation.
Humanitarian & Disaster Management · School of Public Health
Emergency water supply, excreta management and hygiene in displacement and outbreak settings.
Practical component: Practical water testing and chlorination exercise with reporting.
Humanitarian & Disaster Management · School of Public Health
Advanced WASH programming for specialists leading emergency and recovery water and sanitation work.
Practical component: Full WASH response design assignment with budget and monitoring plan.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Assessment and management of acute malnutrition in emergency and humanitarian programmes.
Practical component: Screening and case-management practical with supervised data analysis.
Humanitarian & Disaster Management · School of Humanitarian Studies
Design, deliver and monitor cash and voucher assistance safely and accountably.
Practical component: Market assessment and CVA design assignment with risk register.
Humanitarian & Disaster Management · School of Humanitarian Studies
Short intensive on influencing decision-makers on behalf of affected communities.
Practical component: Produce a one-page advocacy brief and pitch it in class.
Humanitarian & Disaster Management · School of Humanitarian Studies
Methods for identifying hazards, exposure and vulnerability to guide preparedness decisions.
Practical component: Community risk mapping fieldwork with an assessment report.
Humanitarian & Disaster Management · School of Humanitarian Studies
Recovery, reconstruction and build-back-better practice after a disaster event.
Practical component: Draft a sector recovery plan based on a case scenario.
Proposed / future programme — subject to institutional and regulatory approval
Humanitarian & Disaster Management · School of Humanitarian Studies
A proposed postgraduate programme in disaster management, currently in development and subject to institutional and regulatory approval.
Practical component: Supervised applied research dissertation (proposed structure).
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Fire prevention, equipment use and workplace emergency planning for offices, clinics and facilities.
Practical component: Conduct a fire risk assessment and drill plan for a real premises.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Standard precautions and IPC practice for health facilities and community services.
Practical component: Facility IPC audit with an improvement action plan.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Identifying, assessing and controlling hazardous substances in workplaces and facilities.
Practical component: Prepare a COSHH assessment and control plan for one workplace.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Spot, record and control workplace hazards before they cause harm.
Practical component: Full workplace inspection and risk register submission.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Prevention, early identification and referral for substance misuse in communities and workplaces.
Practical component: Design and deliver a community awareness session.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Community mental health awareness, first-line support and safe referral.
Practical component: Case-based practice with supervised role-play and reflection.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Safety management for clinics, hospitals and community health services.
Practical component: Facility safety audit with improvement plan.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Prevention, case management and elimination strategy in high-burden settings.
Practical component: Plan and cost a district-level malaria campaign activity.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Community nutrition promotion, growth monitoring and food-based approaches.
Practical component: Community screening exercise with counselling practice.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Routine immunisation delivery, cold chain and vaccine-preventable disease surveillance.
Practical component: Cold chain check and outreach micro-plan exercise.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Injury prevention, road safety and disability-inclusive services.
Practical component: Design a local injury prevention initiative.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Health security capacities, IHR core requirements and preparedness planning.
Practical component: Table-top simulation exercise with after-action review.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Birth and death registration systems and the statistics they produce.
Practical component: Assess registration completeness for one facility or locality.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Laboratory networks, biosafety and specimen management for public health.
Practical component: Specimen handling and referral workflow exercise.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Running an emergency operations centre during a public health event.
Practical component: Simulated PHEOC activation with situation report production.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Selection, supply and rational use of essential medicines.
Practical component: Facility stock and quantification exercise.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Surveillance, investigation and response for outbreak-prone diseases.
Practical component: Outbreak investigation case study with line listing and report.
Health, Public Health & Safety · School of Public Health
Food hygiene, inspection and chemical safety for public health protection.
Practical component: Food premises inspection exercise with a written report.
Media & Communication · School of Digital Skills
Reporting, storytelling and responsible communication for community media and organisations.
Practical component: Produce a published-quality community story package.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Design skills for posters, social media and organisational branding using industry tools.
Practical component: Build a five-piece client-ready design portfolio.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Run marketing campaigns and small online businesses that actually convert.
Practical component: Run a live campaign and report on its results.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Photo editing, retouching and graphics production in Photoshop.
Practical component: Portfolio piece completed and reviewed in class.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Fast, professional design and marketing content using Canva.
Practical component: Portfolio piece completed and reviewed in class.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Vector design and logo development from brief to final files.
Practical component: Portfolio piece completed and reviewed in class.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Print-ready design for banners, cards and signage using CorelDRAW.
Practical component: Portfolio piece completed and reviewed in class.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Photo, video and written content production for organisations and brands.
Practical component: Portfolio piece completed and reviewed in class.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Marketing campaigns built and run entirely with Canva tools.
Practical component: Portfolio piece completed and reviewed in class.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Grow and convert audiences on Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok.
Practical component: Portfolio piece completed and reviewed in class.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
The core building blocks of online marketing for beginners.
Practical component: Portfolio piece completed and reviewed in class.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Get found on Google with practical search optimisation.
Practical component: Portfolio piece completed and reviewed in class.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Plan, run and optimise paid advertising campaigns on a budget.
Practical component: Portfolio piece completed and reviewed in class.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Use AI tools to research, create and optimise marketing faster.
Practical component: Portfolio piece completed and reviewed in class.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Professional documents, reports and templates in Microsoft Word.
Practical component: Complete a workplace file using the tool.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Clear, persuasive presentations and visual storytelling.
Practical component: Complete a workplace file using the tool.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Flyers, newsletters and print layouts in Microsoft Publisher.
Practical component: Complete a workplace file using the tool.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Email, calendar and task management for professional communication.
Practical component: Complete a workplace file using the tool.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Small database design, queries and reports for office data tracking.
Practical component: Complete a workplace file using the tool.
Digital, Creative & Business · School of Digital Skills
Spreadsheets, formulas and data analysis for everyday work.
Practical component: Complete a workplace file using the tool.
Fees
Programme fees are based on the length of your chosen course. Registration is one-off and separate from the programme fee. Final fees and any instalment arrangement are confirmed with you in writing before you commit.
Registration
SLE 100
One-off indicative registration fee covering application processing and enrolment.
1 month short courses
SLE 150 – 750
Indicative fee for courses running 1 month short courses.
1–3 months
SLE 2,500
Indicative fee for courses running 1–3 months.
3–6 months
SLE 3,500
Indicative fee for courses running 3–6 months.
6–18 months
SLE 5,000
Indicative fee for courses running 6–18 months.
SLIHSD is a developing professional learning institution. Accreditation and formal recognition are subject to applicable regulatory approvals. Certificates issued reflect completion of SLIHSD short courses and are not presented as accredited academic awards.
Applications for the Founding Student Intake 2026 are open. Register your interest and we will guide you to the right programme.