Welcome to PAI
We specialise in management consultancy and development services internationally and offer expert advice to governments going through political, constitutional, economic and structural change.
Our key objectives are promoting good governance and good practice in delivering public services.
Set up in 1995, we have worked on more than 165 projects in 63 different countries around the world and have welcomed over 3,400 senior policy makers and managers from at least 158 countries to our international professional development workshops and training courses.
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Workshop overview
We design and deliver professional development workshops in the UK and other countries, providing policy makers and senior managers with and opportunity to update their knowledge of public service structures and systems in the UK and elsewhere.
Regular workshops
Tailored workshops
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Corporate Governance and Board Effectiveness - Dubai -
International Accounting Standards: IPSAS, IFRS and implementation - Dubai
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Leading and Managing for Results
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High Impact Leadership: Creating real value in public services
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Advanced People Engagement Skills: Getting the best out of your people
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Better Policies; Better Lives: Using behavioural insights to evaluate and improve policy making
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Monitoring and Evaluation: Learning the lessons - Dubai
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Practical Project Planning and Control - Dubai
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Public Financial Management: Aiming for excellence
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Strategic Public Financial Management
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Developing Best Practice Financial Management
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Training of Trainers: Developing talent and transferring skills
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Pay and Grading: Changing for the better
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Emotional Intelligence: A critical element of organisational success
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Fraud and Corruption: Prevention and detection - Dubai
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Better Regulation: Protecting citizens
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Next Generation Human Resources: Transforming people management in the public sector
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Leaders as Change Agents
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Change Agents week one: Planning and implementing your change strategy
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Change Agents week two: Leading agile and responsive change
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Re-Energising the Public Sector: Motivation, productivity and getting results from leaders, managers and frontline staff
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Smart Cities: Digital and technological solutions - Dubai
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When Citizens Complain: For Ombudsman offices, Human Rights Commissions and complaint handling organisations
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International Accounting Standards: IPSAS, IFRS and implementation
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Accounting Standards week one: Understanding the requirements
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Accounting Standards week two: Towards excellence in practice
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Making Policy More Effective
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Policy Analysis and Use of Evidence
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Impact Assessment and Evaluation
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Inspiring Leadership: Unlocking high performance from individuals and teams - Dubai
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Inspiring Leadership week one: Engaging and motivating individuals and teams - Dubai
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Inspiring Leadership week two: Results-Oriented Management: All about people - Dubai
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Monitoring and Evaluation: Learning the lessons
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Innovating in the Public Sector
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From Policy to Legislation
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Advanced Legislative Drafting: Sharpening your drafting skills
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Corporate Governance and Board Effectiveness
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Providing Public and Private Pensions in a Rapidly Changing World
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Smart Cities: Digital and technological solutions
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Successful Law Reform: Practical issues today
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Managing the Performance of Your Organisation - Dubai
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Putting People First: Practical ways of improving customer service - Dubai
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Justice, Fairness and the Rule of Law: Improving legal systems and achieving better governance
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Communicating in Unprecedented Times: Lessons for governments
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Leaders as Change Agents - Dubai
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Change Agents week one: Planning and implementing your change strategy - Dubai
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Change Agents week two: Leading agile and responsive change - Dubai
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Parliamentary Administration: Structures and procedures
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Combating Fraud and Corruption in Rapidly Changing Societies
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Combating Fraud and Corruption: Prevention and detection
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Fraud and Corruption: Investigation, prosecution and sanctions
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Judicial Leadership and Judicial Management: Balancing leadership, independence and efficiency in the judicial system
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Gender Matters: Integrating gender into development policy and programming
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Translating Strategy Into Policies That Work
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Digital Transformation of Public Services
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Negotiation and Mediation Skills - Istanbul
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Judicial Administration
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Transforming Criminal Justice: Partnership working and multi-agency approaches
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How to Improve an Organisation’s Effectiveness
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Internal Audit and Risk Management: Effective, accountable and inclusive organisations
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Managing the Performance of your Organisation
Consultancy overview
We offer a comprehensive range of consultancy services, particularly for governments and related organisations implementing programmes of reform, democratisation and poverty reduction.
List of project references
We are currently looking for associate consultants in a variety of locations
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Latest news
Cubans visit PAI
Following our previous successful collaboration with the University of Havana, Ministry of Higher Education in Cuba, we hosted experts from the University’s Centre for the Study of Public Administration at ... Read More
Changes to the team at PAI
Clare Walters, our Programme Manager, has started a new chapter in her life as she has recently taken early retirement from PAI. Clare has been a friend and colleague for ... Read More
PAI re-selected for UK Aid framework contract
We are delighted to hear that we have been re-appointed as consultants for the next phase of the UK’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Framework Contract. Designed to provide ... Read More
Successful justice sector reform
Ongoing legal and judicial reforms focus on enhancing the performance of court systems – in particular – court administration. These measures seek to ensure appropriate methods and are used to improve ... Read More
Procurement and contract management
Modern business, whether in the public, private or non-government sector, relies on good financial controls, efficient and effective services and achieving value for money both for the organisation and its ... Read More
