Welcome to
Social Standards
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Social Standards programme at the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards (FUTO CE-sPESS). The Social Standards, one of the three programme areas in FUTO CE-sPESS was established in 2019 by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in partnership with the World Bank to provide innovative training programmes, which before were now not available in Nigerian higher institutions.
The Social Standards programme is designed to develop human capacity in Social Standards practice in public and private sector projects and business processes for sustainable development in Nigeria, Africa and the global community. The programme will equip graduates with appropriate knowledge and skills in the solution of contemporary social issues; gender, land acquisition/resettlement, welfare, labour, and general livelihood.
The Social Standards programme is designed to metamorphose into the Department of Sustainable Social Development (SSD) in the very near future. Presently, there are five tracks: Track A - Executive Short courses, Track B - Advanced Certificate, Track C - Postgraduate Diploma, Track D – Masters’ degree and Track E - First degree, B.Sc. The Resource persons and Faculty staff, drawn from the University, Public and Private sectors are seasoned professionals from the following relevant disciplines: Social Sciences, Humanities, Environmental Management and Biological Sciences.
Some of our public and private sector partners include:
1. Ministry of Lands, Imo State.
2. Federal Ministry of Environment.
3. Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Imo State Ministry of Women Affairs.
4. Humane Care and Grass-Root Women Empowerment Initiative, Owerri, Imo State.
5. Youth for Transparency International, Calgary Alberta, Canada.
6. Imo State Civil Service.
7. Owerri Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Tribunal, Owerri Imo State.
8. Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution (CAPCR), California State University, Sacramento, USA.
We still have openings for organisations for partnerships/collaborations. Please feel free to contact me.
Our target audience for Track A - Executive Short Coursesincludes Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics; Social Welfare Workers; Military/Paramilitary, Staff of MDAs, NGOs, the Religious, Traditional Rulers/Wives and all persons who wish to acquire professional skills in Social Standards
You are most welcome to join any of our Tracks for upskillingin Social Standards practice.
