Course In Focus -

Course Title:

Post Graduate Certificate in Development Management (PGCDM)

Course Duration:

One year – beginning January

Eligibility:

Should have a Bachelor’s degree and should have passed the officers selection examination conducted by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC).

Course Profile

First launched in 2003, the PGCDM is one of the flagship courses of the Royal Institute of Management designed for the RCSC selected graduates who would be the future managers and executives of Bhutanese public administration and development sectors. Upon successful completion of the course, the graduates are expected to function as programme managers, assistant planning officers, assistant administrative officers,

human resource officers, information management officers in various government organizations. Students are also exposed to the realities of development management at the dzongkhag and geog levels through field
immersion. It provides the students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills gained in the classrooms.

Modules studied:

• Environmental Analysis
• Organizational Diagnosis
• Leadership
• Marketing Management
• Management Information Systems
• Operations Management
• Human Resource Management
• Sustainable Development
• Strategic Planning
• Project Management
• Management of Change
• Public Policy Analysis
• Development Theory and Practice
• Communications Management
• Research Methodology and Statistics
• Project Management
• Development Theory and Concepts
• Public Administration