UK-based multi-national study programmes and seminars
We run annual study programmes and seminars in the UK for people working
in the public service and related organisations overseas. View
the schedule of programmes for 2010 in PDF format.
We are accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Independent
Further and Higher Education (BAC). Please see
our Certificate of Accreditation.
Our multi-national programmes include:
Access to civil justice
Efficiency, affordability and fairness (two weeks). Tuition fees (exc.
VAT) - £3,050
The programme is designed mainly for lawyers, judges, legal administrators
and representatives from NGOs and donor organisations with an interest
in the justice sector. It will draw substantially upon recent and continuing
developments in England and Wales and will also encourage the sharing
of ideas and experiences among participants from other jurisdictions.
Our next programme will take place from 8 to 19 November 2010. Please
follow this link for further
information and on-line
booking form or view the
brochure in PDF format.
Access to criminal justice and human rights
Police, courts and prisons (two weeks). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £3,025
The programme is aimed at policy makers, practitioners and senior decision-makers
across the justice sector, including lawyers, court administrators, prison
managers, police prosecutors and people concerned with the rights and
welfare of those charged with or convicted of criminal offences. The programme
explores strategies for increasing access to justice and allows participants
from a range of different countries and backgrounds to share best practice.
Our next programme will take place from 4 to 15 October 2010. Please
follow this link for further
information and on-line
booking form or view
the brochure in PDF format.
Better regulation
Water, energy, transport and communications (one week). Tuition fees (exc.
VAT) - £1,820
The programme is aimed at policy advisers and senior decision-makers in
governments changing the ways they regulate private or parastatal suppliers
of utility and network services, especially those providing monopoly services
in a global, free-market economy. Briefing and discussion sessions are
complemented by visits to regulators, government departments, parliament
and consumer organisations. Our next programme will take place from
21 to 25 June 2010. Please follow this link for further
information and on-line booking
form or view the brochure
in PDF format.
Changing
the law
Successful reform (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,840
The programme is designed for all those involved in law reform, including
those working for law reform commissions, committees and institutes, law
reformers working within governments and other major contributors such
as parliamentarians, judges, academic lawyers and representatives from
non-governmental organisations. Participants would most likely be working
at middle to senior levels, and be equally from countries where law reform
is a major priority, or from those where resources for law reform are
much smaller.Our next programme will take place from 25 to 29 October
2010. Please follow this link for further
information and on-line
booking form or view
the brochure in PDF format.
Crisis communication
in government (one week).
This programme is for senior policy officials, managers responsible for
operational planning, and public service communications specialists who
are responsible for government/public service communications at times
of risk and crisis. The programme is designed to help participants to
develop effective communications strategies for when things go wrong,
whether as a consequence of natural disaster or terrorist or other threats.
Our next programme will take place in May 2011. Please follow
this link for on-line booking
form.
Film, governance
and society
Red tape and celluloid (one week).
The programme is designed mainly for senior policy makers and executives
working in government ministries and agencies, regulatory and funding
bodies, and in non-government organisations concerned with the funding,
promotion, regulation or censorship of film industries. Our next programme
will take place in February 2011. Please follow this link for on-line
booking form.
Freedom of information
Achieving open and transparent government (one week).
This programme offers a valuable opportunity to explore both the theory
and practice of FOI legislation. The programme is aimed at parliamentarians,
presidential/government advisors, policy makers and managers, lawyers
and all those with a responsibility for, or an interest in, FOI and related
issues. Our next programme will take place in March 2011. Please
follow this link for on-line booking
form.
Government:
image and information
The UK experience (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,745
The programme is designed for government press officers, political and
general editors from national newspapers, broadcasting organisations and
news agencies as well as spokesmen/women from political parties and non-governmental
organisations. The programme will also benefit other individuals with
responsibility for disseminating information to the public. Our next
programme will take place from 18 to 22 October 2010. Please follow this
link for further information
and on-line booking form
or view the brochure in PDF
format.
Heritage
and culture
Challenges and innovation in policy and practice (one week). Tuition fees
(exc. VAT) - £1,770
The programme is designed mainly for senior policy-makers and experts
working in government ministries and agencies and in non-governmental
organisations concerned with the funding and promotion of heritage conservation
and culture. Applications will also be welcome from those in the voluntary
and private sector who wish to gain insights into the role of heritage
and culture in economic development and to engage in dialogue with officials
with responsibilities in this field. Our next programme will take place
from 28 June to 2 July 2010. Please follow this link for further
information and on-line
booking form or view the brochure
in PDF format.
Internal audit
and performance management
The UK and international perspectives (two weeks).
The programme is designed primarily for central, state and local government
audit officials and personnel working for agencies or departments responsible
for monitoring organisational performance. It will also be of interest
to other individuals working in this field; for example, officials in
development agencies; governance, audit, evaluation and civil service
reform policy advisers; aid donors working with internal audit departments
to improve coverage of aid projects, and local consultants engaged in
audit and performance management assignments Our next programme will
take place in February 2011. Please follow this link for on-line
booking form.
Lawyers
and government
Responding to change (two weeks).
The programme is designed primarily for government lawyers and senior
public administrators with responsibility for provision of government
legal services. It is aimed at middle to senior level staff. Emphasis
will be given to the extent and impact of the changes that are taking
place in public legal services, the problems encountered, and the processes
employed in managing modernsiation processes. Our next programme will
take place in March 2011. Please follow this link for on-line
booking form.
Managing
elections
Techniques and perspectives (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,810
This programme is designed to offer election administrators and other
election stakeholders the possibility to meet with counterparts in the
UK and Europe to learn about their practices and experiences. The programme
is also intended to provide hands-on, practical training to improve day-to-day
management skills in election adminsitration. Our next programme will
take place from 13 to 17 September 2010. Please follow this link for further
information and on-line
booking form or view
the brochure in PDF format.
Migration
policy and practice for the next decade
On the move (one week).
This programme is designed primarily for senior officials in ministries,
immigration, police and customs services and other public agencies concerned
with immigration and emigration, as well as representatives from NGOs.
The programme will look at the long-term migration picture as well as
the experience of public bodies centrally and locally and of key international
organisations. Our next programme will take place in June 2011. Please
follow this link for on-line
booking form.
Pension
schemes: Security, diversity and choice
The UK experience (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,720
The programme is designed for politicians and senior public service managers
responsible for public pension schemes, for administrators and managers
of occupational and other non-government pension schemes and for all those
interested in social protection issues. Our next programme will take
place from 27 September to 1 October 2010. Please follow this link for
further information and
on-line booking form
or view the brochure in PDF format.
Policy and
the public
Involving citizens and civil society in policy-making (one week). Tuition
fees (exc. VAT) - £1,795
The programme is designed primarily for senior leaders in ministries,
agencies and public bodies engaged in solving policy problems at national
and local level; those responsible for civil service reform and development;
senior representatives from organisations outside government such as non-government
organisations, interest groups and policy research institutes, who wish
to develop a better working relationship with the national policy-making
process.Our next programme will take place from 22 to 26 November 2010.
Please follow this link for further
information and on-line booking
form or view the brochure
in PDF format.
Protecting
society
Challenges in delivering effective prison services (two weeks).
This programme is aimed at policy makers, practitioners and senior decision-makers
in the criminal justice sector, particularly those responsible for managing
prison and other offender management services. It will also be relevant
for lawyers, administrators and people concerned with the rights, welfare,
rehabilitation and reintegration into society of those charged with or
convicted of criminal offences. Our next programme will take place
in March 2011. Please follow this link for on-line
booking form.
Public sector consultancy
A foundation in essential consultancy skills (one week). Tuition fees
(exc. VAT) - £1,500
The programme is designed for those wishing to enter the consultancy profession,
both in the public sector and the private sector - as internal or external
consultants. It will also be of relevance to existing consultants who
may wish to undertake a refresher course, line managers and those in other
functions who wish to know the basics of consultancy, those involved in
change management programmes and those working for the Certified Management
Consultancy (CMC) award. Our next programme will take place from 12
to 16 July 2010. Please follow this link for further
information and on-line
booking form or view the
brochure in PDF format.
Public service
commissions
Professionalism. performance - excellence (one week). Tuition fees (exc.
VAT) - £1,850
The programme is designed to meet the needs of Public Service Commissioners
and their senior staff, parliamentarians and others involved in the preparation
or implementation of a Civil Service Law, and senior policy-makers and
managers concerned with improving the effectiveness of public officials.
Our next programme will take place from 15 to 19 November 2010. Please
follow this link for further information
and on-line booking form or view
the brochure in PDF format.
Public-private
partnerships
The UK experience of roads and transport (one week). Tuition fees (exc.
VAT) - £1,870
This programme explores experience with a wide range of public-private
and public-public partnerships within the UK transport sector, particularly
in relation to roads. It is designed to meet the needs of parliamentarians,
senior staff from Ministries of Finance and Transport, senior road agency
staff, bankers and financiers, organisations planning to bid for PFI/PPP
contracts from government and consultants advising such organisations.
Our next programme will take place from 6 to 10 September 2010. Please
follow this link for further information
and on-line booking form or view
the brochure in PDF format.
Putting People
First
The key to improving public services (two weeks).
The programme is designed for senior managers responsible for delivering
public services, in particular those with direct interface with the public.
Participants may have a background in central or local government, health,
welfare, education or the administration of justice. Our next programme
will take place in June 2011. Please follow this link for on-line
booking form.
Rewarding work
The strategic approach to pay and grading (two weeks). Tuition fees (exc.
VAT) - £3,150
The programme is aimed at policy-makers, human resource practitioners
and senior decision-makers. The programme will explore policies being
adopted to modernise the management of pay, grading and benefits. It will
focus on the UK and examine current trends and practical implementation
of strategies in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Our
next programme will take place from 20 September to 1 October 2010. Please
follow this link for further
information and on-line booking
form or view the brochure
in PDF format.
Trust in Government
Promoting ethics, integrity and professional standards in the public service
(two weeks). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £3,075
The programme is designed for senior policy makers and managers in the
public sector, presidential or special advisers, parliamentarians, representatives
from non-government organisations and all those with responsibility for,
or a special interest in, public service ethics and good governance. It
will be relevant for those working at national, regional, local or organisational
level. Our next programme will take place from 1 to 12 November 2010.
Please follow this link for further
information and on-line booking
form or view the
brochure in PDF format.
When
Citizens Complain
The role of the Ombudsman in improving public services (two weeks).
This programme is designed for ombudsmen and similar complaint-handling
and human rights organisations and agencies and their senior staff. It
will also be relevant for policy makers from countries which have an ombudsman
system, which are in the process of setting one up or which are contemplating
doing so. Our next programme will take place in May 2011. Please
follow this link for on-line booking
form.
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