Understand the complexities of responsible resource extraction, and upskill in the rapidly evolving field of social impact assessment (SIA).

In this course, you’ll learn the latest SIA practices and how to improve the way resource companies engage with society.

You’ll examine the challenges and opportunities for extractives-sector social impact assessments, as well as critical issues such as:

• consultation and consent
• impact and benefit agreements
• resettlement
• project closure
• social vulnerability.

What you'll learn

• Identify recurring issues in extractive sector social impact assessments.
• Apply ‘theory of change’ thinking to SIA.
• Know how to build an effective social baseline.
• Distinguish free, prior, and informed consent and ethics.
• Examine developments in the field, including community-controlled SIAs.
• Implement SIA and social impact monitoring programs.

Course Curriculum

• Module 1: Big picture issues
• Module 2: Developing a layered approach
• Module 3: Theory of change
• Module 4: Community-controlled SIA
• Module 5: Ethics and free prior and informed consent in SIA
• Module 6: Monitoring social impacts

Time commitment:

This is an online course that will require roughly 24 hours to complete.

• 18 hours of online content
• 6 hours of webinars
• Over 6 weeks

Assessment
There is no assessment. However, to receive the Certificate you will need to attend the lectures and interact with the online material via the discussion boards and Padlets.

Certification and accreditation
Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion to verify their skills and achievements.

Who should attend

• Social impact assessment (SIA) practitioners
• Resources extraction professionals

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course.