Kozi za Chuo cha Mipango Dodoma (Institute of Rural Development Planning – IRDP)
Chuo cha Mipango ya Maendeleo Vijijini (Institute of Rural Development Planning – IRDP) kilicho Dodoma ni moja ya vyuo vya serikali vinavyojulikana sana nchini Tanzania. Kimeanzishwa mwaka 1979 kwa sheria ya Bunge Na. 8 ya mwaka 1980, na kina lengo kuu la kutoa elimu, mafunzo na utafiti katika nyanja za mipango ya maendeleo, hasa vijijini na mijini. Chuo hiki kiko katika eneo la Mbwanga, takriban kilomita 7 kutoka katikati ya mji wa Dodoma, kando ya barabara ya Dodoma-Arusha.
IRDP kinatoa kozi mbalimbali kutoka ngazi ya Cheti cha Msingi (Basic Technician Certificate – NTA Level 4) hadi Shahada ya Uzamivu (Master’s Degree), pamoja na Postgraduate Diploma na kozi fupi za mafunzo. Kozi nyingi zinaangazia mipango ya maendeleo, uchumi, mazingira, ardhi, jamii na usimamizi wa miradi. Hii inafanya wahitimu wake kuwa na fursa kubwa za kazi katika wizara, manispaa, miradi ya maendeleo, NGOs na sekta binafsi.
1. Kozi za Ngazi ya Cheti (Certificate Programmes)
Hizi ni kozi za mwaka mmoja (NTA Level 4) zinazofaa kwa wanaomaliza kidato cha nne. Ada zake huanzia TZS 925,000/- hadi 1,000,000/- kwa mwaka, na uwezo wa kuchukua wanafunzi wengi (hadi 1200 kwa baadhi).
Baadhi ya kozi maarufu:
- Basic Technician Certificate in Rural Development Planning
- Basic Technician Certificate in Community Development
- Basic Technician Certificate in Development Administration and Management
- Basic Technician Certificate in Accounting and Finance
- Basic Technician Certificate in Geomatics (Upimaji Ardhi)
- Basic Technician Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning
- Basic Technician Certificate in Information Communication Technology (ICT)
2. Kozi za Ngazi ya Astashahada (Diploma/Technician Certificate)
Hizi ni kozi za miaka 1-2 (NTA Level 5-6). Zinajenga msingi imara kwa kujiunga na shahada.
Mifano:
- Technician Certificate/Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning
- Diploma in Development Planning
- Technician Certificate in Geomatics
- Technician Certificate in Rural Development Planning
- Technician Certificate in Development Administration and Management
- Kozi nyingine kama Accounting and Finance, Land Management and Valuation n.k.
3. Kozi za Shahada ya Kwanza (Bachelor Degree Programmes)
Hizi ndizo zinazovutia zaidi. Muda wa masomo ni miaka 3 au 4, na ada huanzia TZS 1,240,000/- hadi 1,510,000/- kwa mwaka.
Kozi kuu zinazotolewa:
- Bachelor Degree in Urban and Regional Planning (miaka 4)
- Bachelor Degree in Urban Development and Environmental Management (miaka 3)
- Bachelor Degree in Land Management and Valuation (miaka 4)
- Bachelor Degree in Rural Development Planning
- Bachelor Degree in Regional Development Planning
- Bachelor Degree in Population and Development Planning
- Bachelor Degree in Development Finance and Investment Planning
- Bachelor Degree in Environmental Planning and Management
- Bachelor Degree in Project Planning and Management
- Bachelor Degree in Community Development
- Bachelor Degree in Economics (na nyinginezo kama Statistics, Law n.k. katika baadhi ya programu)
Kozi hizi zinahitaji sifa za kidato cha sita (mara nyingi D mbili au zaidi katika masomo kama Jiografia, Uchumi, Historia, Biashara, Hisabati, Baiolojia n.k.) au diploma yenye GPA ya 3.0 au zaidi.
4. Kozi za Uzamili na Postgraduate
Chuo kinatoa pia:
- Postgraduate Diploma in Regional Planning
- Postgraduate Diploma katika maeneo mengine ya mipango
- Master’s Degree katika maeneo yanayohusiana na mipango ya maendeleo
5. Kozi Fupi (Short Courses)
IRDP inatoa mafunzo mafupi ya siku 5-6 katika maeneo kama:
- Strategic Planning
- Project Planning and Management
- Gender Mainstreaming in Planning
- Budgeting
- Mengineyo yanayohusiana na maendeleo na usimamizi.
Haya yanafaa kwa wafanyakazi wa serikali na mashirika.
Sifa za Kujiunga na Jinsi ya Kutuma Maombi
- Cheti: Kidato cha nne na alama za kutosha (Division I-IV kulingana na kozi).
- Diploma: Cheti husika au kidato cha sita.
- Shahada: Kidato cha sita chenye pointi zinazohitajika au diploma yenye GPA 3.0+. Maombi yanafanywa kupitia mfumo wa mtandaoni: oas.irdp.ac.tz au tovuti rasmi www.irdp.ac.tz. Pia kuna orodha za wanafunzi waliochaguliwa na OR-TAMISEMI.
Ada inaweza kubadilika kila mwaka, hivyo ni vyema kuangalia tovuti rasmi au prospectus ya mwaka husika kwa taarifa sahihi za ada, uwezo wa kuchukua wanafunzi na sifa kamili.
Faida za Kusoma IRDP
- Chuo kina utaalamu mkubwa katika mipango ya maendeleo vijijini na mijini.
- Wahitimu wana fursa nzuri za ajira katika Ofisi ya Rais – Mipango na Uwekezaji, manispaa, wizara za maendeleo, miradi ya kimataifa na zaidi.
- Mazingira ya kujifunza ni mazuri, na kuna vituo vingine kama Lake Zone (Mwanza).
- Inachangia moja kwa moja katika maendeleo ya taifa kulingana na Sera ya Maendeleo ya Tanzania.
Kwa maelezo zaidi, tembelea tovuti rasmi: www.irdp.ac.tz au wasiliana na ofisi ya chuo kupitia simu: 026 2963037 au barua pepe: rector@irdp.ac.tz. Pia unaweza kutembelea ofisi zao Dodoma au kutuma maombi mtandaoni.
Hitimisho Chuo cha Mipango Dodoma (IRDP) ni chaguo bora kwa anayetaka kuwa mtaalamu wa mipango na maendeleo. Ikiwa una nia ya kuchangia katika kujenga jamii bora na mipango endelevu, kozi zake zitakupa maarifa na ustadi unaohitajika. Hakikisha unaangalia taarifa za hivi karibuni kwani kozi na ada zinaweza kuboreshwa kila mwaka.
