Responding to Regional Leadership Challenge

Plans are underway for The UWI, in 2018, to officially launch a ground- breaking online course in Transformational Leadership to equip Caribbean leaders and technical managers in the public and private sector, as well as civil society and development organisations, to implement the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the region.

The UWI Open Campus, in partnership with PEMANDU Associates of Malaysia, developed the Certificate Course on Transformational Leadership to Achieve SDGs, with support from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

CDB Economist, Mr. Kevin Hope; Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles; Mrs. Stacy Richards-Kennedy, The UWI Director of Development; and Dr. Luz Longsworth, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The UWI Open Campus at the course launch event. CDB Economist, Mr. Kevin Hope; Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles; Mrs. Stacy Richards-Kennedy, The UWI Director of Development; and Dr. Luz Longsworth, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The UWI Open Campus at the course launch event.

The short-term Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) 40-hour course covers core elements from the field of leadership, results-based management, sustainable development and the execution of inter-sectoral projects in support of SDGs. The customised certificate course focusing on building technical capacity will educate leaders about maximising the limited resources (human, financial, institutional, etc.) of Small Island Developing States (SIDS); managing the process of operationalising the SDGs; and building a culture committed to the ‘discipline of execution' through systematic goal setting, identification of indicators, monitoring, reporting and re-alignment of strategy and resources.

Mr. Kevin Hope, Economist at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), speaking at the launch of the specialised online course. This unique course offering was developed in partnership with the CDB, the UNDP and PEMANDU Associates of Malaysia. Mr. Kevin Hope, Economist at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), speaking at the launch of the specialised online course. This unique course offering was developed in partnership with the CDB, the UNDP and PEMANDU Associates of Malaysia.