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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 2013 in PDF format.
Our multi-national programmes include:
We are accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Independent
Further and Higher Education (BAC) as a short course provider. Please see
our Certificate of Accreditation.
For UK-based programmes participants may require a UK entry visa. Please
contact the British High Commission/Embassy in your own country to check
this. Under UK Border Agency guidelines you must apply for a Student Visitor
Visa which allows those attending professional training programmes, such
as PAI's, to live, travel and study in the UK for up to six months. Please
be aware that British High Commissions/Embassies require up to 4 weeks
to deal with visa applications. If requested, we can send a letter of
support to you so that you can submit this together with your visa application
directly to the British High Commission/Embassy in your country, provided
we have already reserved a provisional place for you on the programme.
Please note, however, that this does not guarantee that you will be granted
a visa and it is your responsibility to satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer
that you are genuinely seeking entry to the UK for the purpose and duration
that you have stated. For further information regarding visa application
please consult the UK Border
Agency website.
Access to civil justice
Efficiency, affordability and fairness (one week). Tuition fees (exc.
VAT) - £1,825.
This programme is designed mainly for lawyers, judges, legal administrators
and representatives from NGOs and donor organisations with an interest
in the justice sector. The programme draws substantially upon recent and
continuing developments in England and Wales and also encourages the sharing
of ideas and experiences among participants from other jurisdictions.
Our next programme will take place from 7 to 11 October 2013. Please
follow this link for further information and on-line
booking form or view the brochure in PDF format.
Better regulation
Economic regulation of utilities (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,855
This 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. The programme will cover regulation
in both theory and practice, drawing especially on the UK experience.
Our next programme will take place from 22 to 26 April 2013. 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) - £1,790.
The programme is designed for all those involved in law reform, including
those working for law reform commissions, committees and institutes, law
reformers working with government and other major contributors such as
parliamentarians, judges, academic lawyers and representatives from NGOs.
Our next programme will take place from 21 to 25 October
2013. Please follow this link for further information and on-line booking form.
Consultancy for the public sector
A foundation in essential consultancy skills (one week). Tuition fees
(exc. VAT) - £1,600
The programme is designed for those wishing to enter the consultancy profession,
both in the public and private sectors – 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
Consultant (CMC) award. The programme leads to the Award in Professional Consultancy. Our next programme will
take place from 1 to 5 July 2013. 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). Tuition fees
(exc. VAT) - £1,660
This programme is for senior policy officials, managers responsible for
operational planning, and public service communication 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 from 10 to 14 June 2013.
Please follow this link for further information and on-line booking
form or view the brochure in PDF format.
Doing business
Promoteing private sector development and economic growth (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,870.
The programme aims to look at the experience of a range of economies, including the UK, in addressing the challenges of encouraging private sector development. The study programme will introduce participants to UK Ministries and other national bodies dealing with economic and business growth, consider aspects of UK best practice that could be applied elsewhere to promote private sector development, for example the Business Link online network, better regulation initiatives, business incubation projects etc. and encourage action planning by participants on ideas for necessary reforms in their own countries so as to help stimulate growth and employment. Itis designed for senior policy makers and managers in trade, industry and business Ministries and agencies charged with stimulating business development, senior officials in Government Ministries concerned with economic and financial policy, investment promotion agencies responsible for attracting investors and staff of donor organisations looking to encourage private sector development. Our first programme will take place from 4 to 8 November 2013. Please follow this link for further information and on-line booking
form or view the brochure in PDF format.
Film, governance
and society
Funding, classification and promotion (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 (NGOs) concerned with the funding,
promotion, regulation or censorship of film industries. Our next programme
will take place in March 2014. Please follow this link
for on-line
booking form.
Government:
image and communication
The UK experience (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,780.
The programme is designed for ministerial press officers, representatives
of national television and radio agencies, spokesmen/women from political
parties and non-governmental organisations and others responsible for
disseminating information to the public. Includes briefings, practical
work and discussions with key practitioners in UK Government Departments,
parliament, political parties, the media and NGOs. Our next programme
will take place from 28 October to 1 November 2013. Please follow this link for further information and on-line booking form or view the brochure in PDF format.
Heritage
and tourism
Policy and practice for maximising benefits (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 welcomed 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 the field. Our next programme will take place
from 17 to 21 June 2013. Please follow this link for further information and on-line
booking form or view the brochure in PDF format.
Internal audit
and risk management
Achieving organisational objectives (one week).
Programme designed primarily for central, state and local government audit
officials and personnel working for agencies or departments responsible
for internal audit, risk management or corporate performance. Our next
programme will take place in March 2014. Please follow
this link for on-line booking form.
Integrity in public life
Core values, codes of conduct and conflicts of interest (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,885.
The programme is aimed at assisting the participants in developing and introducing practical mechanisms for establishing, promoting and sustaining an ethical infrastructure in the public life. It will look at identifying core values and the methods by which they can inform behaviour, developing strcutures, systems, legal and administrative procedures to prevent wrongdoing, exploring the use of cods of conduct in public life, establishing conflict of interest arrangements that are workable and achievable. The programme is designed for parliamentarians, senior policy makers and managers in the public sector, presidential or special advisers, local government officials, representatives from civil society organisations and all those with responsibility for or a special interest in ethics, anti-corruption and good governance. Our next
programme will take place from 18 to 22 November 2013. Please follow
this link for further information and on-line booking form or view the brochure in PDF format.
Managing
elections
Techniques and perspectives (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,845.
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 administration. Our next programme will
take place from 9 to 13 September 2013. Please follow this link for further information and on-line
booking form or view the brochure in PDF format.
Managing the performance of public sector organisation (one week)
This programme focuses on performance management at an organisational
level, which provides a framework for senior managers to evaluate progress
towards overall objectives. It has been designed specifically for public
sector organisations - central, state and local government bodies and
personnel working for agencies or departments responsible for performance
management at an organisational level. Our next programme will take
place in March 2014. Please follow this link for on-line
booking form.
Pay and grading
Strategies for change (two weeks). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £2,950.
This programme is aimed at policy-makers, human resource practitioners
and senior decision-makers, the programme explores policies being adopted
to modernise the management of pay, grading and benefits. It examines
current trends and practical implementation of strategies in the public,
private and not-for-profit sectors. Our next programme will take place
from 16 to 27 September 2013. Please follow this link for further information and on-line
booking form or view the brochure in PDF format.
Pension
schemes: planning for the future
The UK experience (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,755.
This programme examines the range of public and private pension schemes
in the UK; how they are structured, how they are integrated into an overall
system of social protection, how they are financed, how they are managed
and how they are regulated. 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 30 September to 4 October 2013. Please follow this link
for further information and on-line booking form or view the brochure in PDF format.
Protecting
society and alternatives to custody
Component One: Challenges in delivering effective prison services (one week).
Component Two: Probation and community sentences (one week).
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. Also relevant for lawyers, administrators
and people concerned with the rights and welfare of those charged with
or convicted of criminal offences. The programme considers strategies
currently being adopted to modernise the management of offenders in the
UK. It also explores the impact of custodial and community sentences on
citizens as well as on criminals and victims of crime. Our next programme will take place in April 2014. Please follow this link for on-line
booking form.
Public-private
partnerships
Focus on roads and transport (one week). Tuition fees (exc.
VAT) - £1,890
This programme explores experience with a range of public-private and
public-public partnerships within the UK transport sector, with an emphasis
on 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, and organisations planning to bid for agency contracts
from government. Our next programme will take place from 2 to 6 September
2013. 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) - £1,900.
This study programme is aimed specifically at members of Public Service
Commissions and equivalent organisations, and is designed to provide an
opportunity for Commissioners to consider and debate key current topics,
and to look at some of the practical issues involved in their work. The
programme concentrates on the role and functions of Public Service Commissioners
and includes sessions and visits concerning recruitment and appointment,
modernising the civil and public service, civil service appeals, and on
legislation governing the civil service. Our next programme will take
place from 11 to 15 November 2013. Please follow this link for further information and on-line booking
form.
Putting People
First
Component One: Improving public services (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,875
Component Two: Leading and managing public service change (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,865
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. The programme comprises two components whcih can be attended as separate modules or attended together to gain a more comprehensive understanding of customer service and its potential for improving service delivery.Component One will take place from 13 to 17 May 2013 and Component Two will take place from 20 to 24 May 2013. Please follow this link for further information and on-line
booking form or view the brochure in PDF format.
Righting wrongs
Ombudsmen, justice and public service (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,760
This programme is designed for ombudsman offices, complaint-handling and
human rights organisations and their senior staff. Also relevant for policy
makers from countries which have an ombudsman system or which are in the
process of setting one up. Covers issues of both principle and practice
relating to the ombudsman’s role and includes briefings, discussion
sessions, visits to ombudsman and related offices, practical work and
action planning. Our next programme will take place from 3 to 7 June
2013. Please follow this link for further information and on-line
booking form or view the brochure in PDF format.
Successful cities
Promoting economic growth and sustainable development (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,860
The programme will provide the UK and international context in which city growth has taken place and will look at future trends, examine the fundamental importance of economic growth and the elements needed to achieve this, including infrastructure (transport, energy, ICT, water), labour market supply, higher education and marketing, consider ways of tackling social and environmental challenges (including public health, housing, deprivation, crime reduction and waste management) and examine city governance and the respective powers of national, regional and local politicians and other key decision makers. It is designed for senior leaders in ministries, agencies, local government and other public bodies working on economic growth and city development. Also relevant for those responsible for promoting better working across ministries. Our next programme will take place from 14 to 18 October
2013. Please follow this link for further information and on-line
booking form or view the brochure in PDF format.
Transforming criminal justice
From joined-up justice to multi-agency approaches (one week). Tuition fees (exc. VAT) - £1,880
The programme will explore practical strategies for improving collaborative working in the criminal justice system and the difficulties faced, overcome and still remaining. It will include seminar sessions, discussions, case studies, practical work and visits. The programme is designed for policy makers, practitioners and senior decision-makers across the justice sector. These will include judges, lawyers, court administrators, police and prison managers, prosecutors, legal and judicial reform specialists and others concerned with making the criminal justice sector work more effectively for the benefit of all citizens, to uphold the rule of law and advance speedy, fair and reliable justice. Our next programme will take place from 25 to 29 November
2013. Please follow this link for further information and on-line
booking form or view the brochure in PDF format.
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