Finance Skills for Public Sector Managers

Course Info

Length: 1 Week

Type: Online

Available Dates

Fees

  • Jan-06-2025

    1,735

  • Feb-03-2025

    1,735

  • Mar-03-2025

    1,735

  • Apr-07-2025

    1,735

  • May-05-2025

    1,735

  • June-02-2025

    1,735

  • July-07-2025

    1,735

  • Aug-04-2025

    1,735

  • Sep-01-2025

    1,735

  • Oct-06-2025

    1,735

  • Nov-03-2025

    1,735

  • Dec-01-2025

    1,735

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

Politics and the Public Sector
 
  • Introduction to public sector Management
  • Political differences
  • The role of the state
  • A centralised or decentralised state?
  • Politics and management: values
Public Spending
 
  • The macro-economic policy context
  • Fiscal policy and the economic cycles
  • What is the money spent on?
  • Where does the money come from?
  • Public spending in the devoted administrations
  • Why is the level of public spending important?
  • The fiscal crisis of 2008 and its aftermath
Social Policies and Management
 
  • Choice of policy instrument
  • Trends in policy and management
  • Income maintenance
  • Community care
  • Education
  • Criminal justice
  • Health policy – Housing
Advantages of Public Sector Reforms
 
  • Better management of public resources
  • Better public service delivery
  • Increased transparency and accountability
  • Streamlined operations and processes
  • Competitive advance in the global market space
Hindrances to Successful Public Sector Reforms
 
  • Employee resistance
  • Lack of political commitment
  • Informal norms
  • Uneven distribution of resources because of corruption and political influence
  • Gender insensitivity
  • Scarcity of capacity in resources and skill