
Cooperative Board Pipeline Program (CBPP)
Prepare to serve as a cooperative, SACCO or federation director through mentorship, ethics practicums and governance scenarios.

Programs · Executive Education
Program overview
Design and finance the policy, capital and market systems that cooperatives depend on.
The Cooperative Development Leadership Program prepares policymakers, county officers, ministry staff and ecosystem enablers to design and finance the systems cooperatives depend on. Participants work on cooperative policy design, blended-finance architecture, market access, capital flows and inter-agency coordination, producing actionable development frameworks for their counties or institutions. It is the program for people who shape the environment rather than run a single cooperative. Graduates earn the Executive Certificate in Cooperative Development Leadership and go on to lead policy, investment and institutional reform.
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Actionable development frameworks for your county or institution, and the Executive Certificate in Cooperative Development Leadership.
On passing the assessment you receive a certificate for this Executive Education program. Verification arrangements for this program are stated at enrollment. Issued under Credence Institute certification.
If you want to know who leads this program before you apply, ask us and we will tell you.

If you are funding someone else’s studies, here is what you are paying for. Cooperative Development Leadership Program (CDLP) is an Executive Education program taking 8 weeks, examined and credentialed, and issued with a certificate that any employer can verify publicly at any time. It prepares the learner for leading cooperative policy, leading investment in cooperatives, and leading institutional reform. With the learner’s consent we will confirm enrollment, attendance and completion to you in writing at each stage.

Dates for the next cohorts are being confirmed. An advisor can tell you when this program next runs, and put you on the list for it.
Ask an advisor about datesMultiple payment options are available, with installments on programs of six weeks and longer. Employers can be invoiced directly against a purchase order or a letter of undertaking.

Prepare to serve as a cooperative, SACCO or federation director through mentorship, ethics practicums and governance scenarios.

Lead board-level compliance on SASRA, AML and data protection, and leave with a Board Compliance Action Framework.
