Course Description

The past five years has seen unprecedented changes as global financial and economic upheaval has affected every government and its citizenry. The “lessons learned” from this change will be critical for your government planning for the next one, five, and ten-year periods. Participants in this course will be exposed to proven efficient approaches that improve the performance and delivery of government services, create higher levels of citizen satisfaction, end bureaucratic inefficiencies, and improve fiscal responsibility and accountability.

Through presentations, case studies, roleplaying, simulated exercises and on-site meetings with experts and practitioners, participants will learn to develop their own Public Sector Management Action Plan for programs at the national (ministerial), governorate, and municipal levels.

 

This course content will be covered over a two - week period. Participants are responsible for attending all presentations and site visits, actively participating in discussions, case studies and group exercises, and completing a strategic action to directly facilitate changes within their organization, department, and/or team.

 

IP3’s team of training experts offers practical experience with top presentation skills. Participants who successfully complete the course requirements will receive a Certificate of Achievement.

 

By the end of the course, participants will have achieved the learning outcomes provided below.

Learning Outcomes:

• Analyzing the new global financial and economic landscape and its impact on governments worldwide
• Evaluating what new policies and regulations need to be put in place to increase government accountability and transparency
• Illustrating how to identify and mitigate corruption through the introduction of advanced accountability tools
• Applying new revenue sourcing and cost recovery tools and techniques
• Analyzing forecast operational budgets and asset purchases in uncertain environments
• Creating your own Public Sector Management Action Plan for your ministry state or municipal government
• Networking and building professional relationships with experts, policymakers, and fellow participants involved with public sector management

Outline

 

Course Module Topics
Module I:	Public Sector Management in Changing Financial and Economic Environments Understanding how volatility impacts government decision-making Developing financial data collection and analysis networks for decisionmaking inputs Creating more effective lines of communication to improve decisionmaking processes
Module II:	Strategies to Institutionalize the Regulation, Monitoring, and Enforcement of Government Projects and Programs Understanding the linkages between sound institutions, good policies and effective government programmings Determining the appropriate balance of government regulation/li> Developing program monitoring plans that focus on accountability and transparency
Module III:	Developing program monitoring plans that focus on accountability and transparency Developing managerial accountability plans at each level of government Identifying techniques to mitigate corrupt practices Developing performance-based indicators to analyze and measure results Improving procedures and quality in daily transactions with customer/beneficiaries
Module IV:	Fiscal Management Accountability: Revenue Forecasting and Expense Budgeting Understanding revenue requirements for on- going operations and asset expenditures Setting priorities for tax policy, user fees, and other cost recovery tools under IASB Using performance budgeting to set government program priorities
Module V:	Site Visits and Special Meetings with Government Organizations
Module VI:	Action Planning

 

Requirements for Completing the Course

 

To achieve the course Learning Outcomes and earn the maximum available CEUs, you must:

• Attend all training sessions during the duration of the program
• Complete course assignments as assigned by IP3 instructors
• Attend site visits to engage with U.S. counterpart officials
• Complete a Strategic Action Plan that will be reviewed and graded by an IP3 facilitator