DPMI: Certificate in International Development & Social Change

Learn professional practices for promoting sustainable development under the guidance of renowned international development practitioners with extensive academic and practical field experiences.

DPMI: Certificate in International Development and Social Change at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, is a professional training program designed to prepare those who aspire to engage in humanitarian aid or long-term development work in Africa, Asia, Latin America or anywhere else extensive poverty is present.

By engaging in a highly interactive, participatory, student-centered learning community, DPMI provides participants with the skills needed for effective professional practice in an environment that addresses both local and global responses to important development challenges. The DPMI program teaches practical skills such as project design, project monitoring, strategic partnering, and the training of trainers.