The Presbyterian University, Ghana (PUG), Centre for Continuous Professional Development (CCPD) is organizing 3 weeks of intensive online certificate courses from Monday August 31 to September 17, 2026. Lectures will be organized online from Monday to Thursday, from 6 pm GMT to 9 pm GMT.
The cost per programme is GH¢1000 per local participant, and US$ 200 per international participant. PUG alumni, PUG students, and Presbyterians will have a 25 % discount. The courses are as follows:
- CERTIFICATE IN DIGITAL-AGE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Rationale
The twenty-first century is defined by rapid digital disruption — artificial intelligence, remote and hybrid work, generational change, and pervasive misinformation. Traditional command-and-control leadership, built for stable hierarchies and slow information flow, no longer matches the environment in which organisations, churches, schools, political institutions, and civil society bodies across Ghana and the wider African continent now operate. These institutions require leaders who can inspire transformation while navigating digital tools and data, who can lead people rather than merely manage tasks across hybrid and virtual teams, and who can drive innovation, ethics, and impact under conditions of uncertainty and public scrutiny. This course equips such leaders with both the mindset and the digital competence required to lead change, build resilient teams, and create sustainable value in a hyper-connected world.
Goal
To develop ethical, visionary, and digitally competent leaders capable of transforming individuals, teams, and organizations by critically applying transformational leadership theory, digital technology, emotional intelligence, and strategic influence toward sustainable impact.
Modules
- Overview of Transformational Leadership in the Digital Era
- Digital Fluency & Tools for Modern Leaders
- Vision, Strategy & Change Leadership
- People Leadership: Emotional Intelligence, Coaching & Inclusive Teams
- Digital Communication, Influence & Public Leadership
- Data-Driven Decision Making & AI in Leadership
- Ethics, Integrity & Trust in Digital-Age Leadership
- Strategic & Crisis Leadership in Complex Environments
Target Group
Certificate-level students in leadership, management, public administration, theology, or related graduate programmes, together with suitably experienced professionals admitted to an executive-track cohort — including church leaders and ministers, entrepreneurs and business managers, educators and school administrators, NGO and civil-society leaders, and public-sector officers seeking rigorous, research-informed leadership development.
- CERTIFICATE IN GENERATIVE AI FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Rationale
Generative AI is transforming academic research by enhancing productivity, creativity, and efficiency in literature review, data analysis, academic writing, peer-review, and dissemination of knowledge. Researchers can now leverage tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and domain-specific AI systems to draft proposals, analyze datasets, and generate insights faster. However, without structured training, researchers risk issues such as plagiarism, hallucination, data bias, and ethical misuse.This program aims to equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and ethical guidelines to responsibly integrate generative AI into research processes.
Goal
To provide participants with theoretical understanding and hands-on competence in applying generative AI tools across the research lifecycle, while emphasizing ethical use, critical evaluation, and academic integrity.
Modules
Module 1: Foundations of Generative AI in Academic Research
Module 2: Generative AI for Literature Review & Knowledge Discovery
Module 3: AI-Augmented Academic Writing
Module 4: Generative AI in Data Analysis
Module 5: Ethics, Integrity & Responsible AI Use in Research
Module 6: Capstone Project & Future of AI in Research
Target Group
Postgraduate students (Masters & PhD), early-career researchers, faculty members and lecturers, tuitors, research assistants and consultants, policy researchers & think tanks, academic librarians and research administrators, and individuals interested in Generative AI for Academic Research
- CERTIFICATE IN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) & CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Rationale
The increasing complexity of social, corporate, and institutional relationships has led to a surge in disputes requiring timely, cost-effective, and culturally sensitive resolution mechanisms. This certificate programme aims to provide theoretical grounding and practical skills in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes and conflict management.
Goal
The goal is to equip participants with alternative dispute resolution and conflict management skills.
Modules
Module 1: Foundations of Conflict and Dispute Resolution
Module 2: Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (Act 798) in Ghana’s Justice Delivery
Module 3: Communication and Negotiation Skills
Module 4: Mediation Practice and Process
Module 5: Arbitration and Adjudicative ADR
Module 6: Conflict Management in Organizations and Communities
Module 7: ADR in Commercial Disputes: The Role of Ghana’s Courts and Arbitration Centres
Module 8 : Ethics and Professionalism,
Target Group: business professionals, educators, community leadership, HR experts, and public administration professionals and individuals interested in ADR & Conflict Management
- CERTIFICATE IN THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
Rationale
The Art of Public Speaking is about crafting and delivering a message to an audience. It encompasses the ability to deliver a compelling a story line with a great body language, tone and most importantly the ability to resonate with your crowd.
Goal
This course seeks to equip participants with a thorough understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of understanding audiences and contexts and crafting compelling messages.
Learning Objectives
- To provide insight into understanding audiences and contexts.
- To equip participants with the skills to structuring effective speeches.
- To provide participants with the knowledge of using storytelling and persuasion techniques.
- To empower people to manage presentation anxiety.
Modules
Module 1: Foundations of Public Speaking
Module 2: Speech Crafting and Delivery
Module 3: Presentation Skills
Module 4: Speech writing
Module 5: Leadership Communication
Module 6: Intercultural Communication
Target Group
Civil/Public servants, Management and staff of corporate bodies, Teachers, Pastors, Public figures, leaders . the Clergy, Entrepreneurs, Tertiary Students and individuals interested in the Art of Public Speaking
- CERTIFICATE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Rationale
This course is to expose participants to the fundamentals of Project management practices and to equip them with vital skills to manage projects towards success. Thus reducing uncertainty, managing risks, and controlling change. Teams with effective project management skills deliver on expectations with less stress and frustration. It encompasses essential elements and processes involved in project management and will equip participants with skills necessary to enter the job market.
Goal
The programme is uniquely designed to provide participants with the framework for understanding the dynamics of discipline in project management.
Learning Objectives
- To expose participants to processes of project management and its application in delivering successful projects;
- To introduce participants to evaluate a project, develop the scope of work, provide accurate cost estimates and plan the various activities;
- To equip participants to be able to evaluate the process to ensure that project activities design, plan and implementation are effective and efficient regarding the purpose of the project and its performance.
- To assist participants to identify resources required for project management and to produce a work plan and resource schedule;
- To equip participants to use risk management analysis techniques that identify the factors that put a project at risk and to quantify the likely effect of risk on project timescales;
- To equip participants to be able to develop a project management plan and change control systems to integrate and monitor the various project elements.
Modules
Module 1: Fundamentals of Project Management
Module 2 : Project Scope and Time Management
Module 3: Introduction to Project Quality Management
Module 4: Project Schedule, Cost and Budget Control
Module 5: Project Risk Management
Module 6: Project Monitoring and Evaluation
Target Group
Individuals interested in project management
- CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING FOR NON-ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONALS
Rationale
Knowing and understanding accounting principles and information is fundamental in making business/investment decisions. Whether you own your own business or occupy a strategic position in an organization, your ability to interpret financial data is crucial for resource management. This course is designed to provide participants with relevant knowledge in accounting principles and concepts, preparation and interpretation of financial statements, budgeting and cost management, irrespective of their educational or professional background.
Goal
The programme is designed to equip participants with relevant knowledge in Accounting, specifically in understanding accounting principles and standards, the regulatory framework of Accounting, preparing financial statements, analyzing and interpreting financial reports, budgeting and cost management.
Modules
Module 1: Overview of Accounting and Accounting Information
Module 2: Introduction to International Financial Reporting Standards
Module 3: Books of original entry
Module 4: Preparation of Financial Statements
Module 5: Financial Statement Analysis
Module 6: Cost and Management Accounting
Target Group
Entrepreneurs, Business Executives, Non-Accounting Students, Non-Accounting Professionals and Individuals interested in accounting
- 7. CERTIFICATE IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY
Rationale
Understanding and managing children and adolescents who are experiencing difficulties with their emotions or behaviour can be challenging for parents, caregivers, and teachers. Research indicates that many parents, teachers, and caregivers have little knowledge of child and adolescent psychotherapy
Goal
The goal of this programme is to equip participants with the necessary skills to assist children and families in understanding children, knowing the challenges they face, assisting them to resolve their problems and effecting behaviour modification through a participatory approach.
Learning Objectives
- To introduce participants to child and adolescent psychotherapy
- To acquaint participants with child and adolescent development processes.
- To sensitize participants with biopsychosocial problems in the development of children and adolescents.
- To introduce participants to ethical boundaries and referral services in child and adolescent psychotheraphy.
- To introduce participants to the process of child psychotherapy.
- To equip participants with techniques used in child psychotherapy.
Modules
Module 1: Introductory Issues in Child Psychology
Module 2: Developmental Processes of Children
Module 3: Biopsychosocial Problems in Children and Adolescents
Module 4: Ethical Boundaries and Referral Services in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Module 5: The Process of Child Psychotherapy
Module 6: The Techniques used in Child Psychotherapy
Target Group
Para-counsellors, teachers, health workers, social welfare officers, DoVVSU officers, heads of educational institutions, religious leaders, parents, and anyone interested in children and adolescents’ development.
- CERTIFICATE IN CRIMINAL LAW
Rationale
Knowledge and understanding of Criminal Law for non-lawyers is essential in promoting criminal justice. This course is to introduce participants to the Criminal Code, Amendment Act, 2003 (Act 646).
Goal
This course seeks to expose participants to the Criminal Code, Amendment Act, 2003 (Act 646).
Modules
Module 1: General Provisions
Module 2: Offences Against the Person
Module 3: Offences Against Rights of Property
Module 4: Offences Against Public Order, Health and Morality
Module 5: Consequential
Target Group
Individuals interested in Criminal Law
- CERTIFICATE IN HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
Rationale
Human Rights and Administrative Justice are two integral components of any proper functioning democratic state. Human beings, who constitute the central pivot of public service and governance, have the right to live dignified lives. Citizens must have access to due diligence in the court of law when accused of a crime, when they suffer losses due to unfair treatment. This course will enlighten participants on the concept of human rights. Participants will equally appreciate the role of human rights in sustaining a democratic society.
Goal
The goal of this course is to introduce participants to the concept and composition of human rights and administrative justice in Ghana.
Modules
Module 1: The 1992 Constitution of Ghana and Human Rights
Module 2: Law governing the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice in Ghana.
Target Group
Individuals interested in Human Rights Law
- CERTIFICATE IN MEDIA LAW
Rationale
The media is the fourth estate in any thriving democratic dispensation. They bridge the information gap between citizens, businesses and governments. It is therefore imperative that media firms, their owners and employees (journalists and non-journalists) become very abreast with the laws governing their critical activities of reporting and disseminating facts about developments bothering on the social and economic happenings in society are regulated by law.
Goal
This course seeks to equip participants with a thorough understanding of laws regulating the media landscape in Ghana and the world at large.
Modules
Module 1: 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
Module 2: National Media Commission Act, 1993, Act 449.
Module 3: National Communications Act 769, 2008.
Module 4:Right to Information Act 2019 (Act 989).
Target Group
Media firms, Owners of Media firms, Board of directors of Media houses, Journalists, Citizens, Civil servants, Public Servants, Students studying journalism, Editors, Ghana Journalists Association, Television and Radio Shows Producers, Public Relations Practitioners etc.
*A participant must attend at least 80% of the online lectures in order to receive a certificate.
To register please contact
The Coordinator, CCPD
+233 (0) 209054911 +233 (0) 244705695, +233 (0) 502271090,
WhatsApp +233 (0) 0502271090
Email: ccpd@presbyuniversity.edu.gh