Centre for Continuous Professional Development (CCPD) in collaboration with PUG Faculty of Law is organizing 3 weeks of intensive online certificate courses from Monday, 23 January to Thursday, 9 February 2023. Lectures will be held online from Monday to Thursday, from 6 pm GMT to 9 pm GMT.
The cost per programme is ¢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 Criminal Law
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)
Learning Objectives
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 Intellectual Property Management
Rationale
In today’s knowledge-based economy, intellectual property, intellectual capital, and organizational capabilities are crucial for increasing business performance and economic growth. Intellectual property rights, as a company’s most important intellectual asset, allow innovators to collect the full value of their work. Organizations must now develop competence and capability not only in terms of creating intellectual property through R&D, but also in terms of managing it and giving it appropriate weight in strategic decision-making.
Goal
The goal of this course is to equip participants with intellectual property management skills
Learning Objectives
- to educate participant on managing copyright
- to expose participant to managing patents
- to expose participant to managing trademarks
- to educate participant on managing industrial designs
- to equip participant with unfair competition management skills
Modules
Module 1: Managing Copyright
Module 2: Managing Patents
Module 3: Managing Trademarks
Module 4: Managing Industrial Designs
Module 5: Managing Unfair Competition
Target Group
Individuals interested in intellectual property management
- Certificate in Labour Law
Rationale
An organisation’s most valuable asset is its labor force; to encourage productivity and a healthy working environment, it is crucial for employers, employees, and labor union officials to understand and be familiar with labor legislation. This course seeks to expose participants to the Labour Act, 2003.
Goal
This course seeks to expose participants to the Labour Act, 2003
Learning Objectives
- To expose participant to Labour Act, 2003
Modules
Module 1: Public Employment Centres and Private Employment Agencies
Module 2: Protection of Employment
Module 3: General Conditions of Employment
Module 4: Employment of Persons with Disability
Module 5: Employment of Women
Module 6: Employment of Young Persons
Module 7: Fair and Unfair Termination of Employment
Module 8: Protection of Remuneration
Module 9: Special Provisions Relating to Temporary Workers and Casual Workers
Module 10: Trade Unions and Employers’ Organisations
Module 11: Collective Agreement
Module 12: National Tripartite Committee
Module 13: Forced Labour
Module 15: Occupational Health, Safety and Environment
Module 16: Labour Inspection
Module 17: Unfair Labour Practices
Module 18: National Labour Commission
Module 19: Strikes
Target Group
Individuals interested in Labour Law
- Certificate in Income Tax Law
Rationale
Tax reform is a hot political issue that is always being discussed. The complexity of the legislation, along with news stories about millionaires who deftly evade paying taxes, are likely to confirm the unpleasant concerns of many people that they are being unfairly taxed. This course seeks to expose participants to the Income Tax Act, 2015.
Goal
This course seeks to expose participants to the Income Tax Act, 2015
Learning Objectives
- To expose participant to Income Tax Act, 2015
Modules
Module 1: Imposition of Income Tax
Module 2: Income Tax Base
Module 3: Rules Governing Amounts Used in Calculating the Income Tax Base
Module 4: Assets and Liabilities
Module 5: Rules Governing Types of Persons
Module 6: Special Industries
Module 7: International
Module 8: Tax Payment Procedure
Module 9: Interpretation
Module 10: Temporary and Transitional Provisions
Target Group
Individuals interested in Income Tax Law
- Certificate in Land Law
Rationale
Then need to harmonise and consolidate the laws on land to ensure sustainable land administration and management, effective and efficient land tenure has become pertinent. This course is to introduce participants to the Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036).
Goal
This course seeks to expose participants to the Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036)
Learning Objectives
- To introduce participant to interests and rights in land
- To expose participant to land administration and land management
- To expose participant to offences and miscellaneous provisions
Modules
Module 1: Interests and Rights in Land
Module 2: Land Administration and Land Management
Module 3: Offences and Miscellaneous Provisions
Module 4: Schedules
Target Group
Individuals interested in Land Law
*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) 244705695, +233 (0) 502271090, +233(0) 544058359
WhatsApp +233 (0) 0502271090
Email: ccpd@presbyuniversity.edu.gh