Public Finance & Government Budgeting — Executive Core Program

20 weeks

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Public Finance & Government Budgeting — Executive Core Program

Executive program for Directors General, Directors, Department Heads, finance leaders and senior officials responsible for public expenditure and investment.

This comprehensive course develops practical capability in government budgeting, public financial management, accounting, forecasting, expenditure, revenue, financial control, audit, reporting, investment appraisal, public investment, fiscal risk, debt and performance-based resource management.

Program objectives

Strengthen fiscal discipline and strategic resource allocation.
Improve budget credibility, execution and forecasting.
Connect expenditure with services, outputs and outcomes.
Strengthen internal controls, audit and financial reporting.
Improve appraisal and management of public investment.
Identify and manage fiscal and financial risks.
Give non-financial managers practical financial-management competence.

Structure

20 sections × 10 lessons = 200 executive lessons. Each section combines executive foundations, institutional framework, budget/governance tools, forecasting, execution, monitoring, a government case study, a detailed solution and a practical 90-day implementation plan.

Important jurisdictional note

Public-finance laws, accounting bases, budget authority, audit mandates, debt rules and institutional titles differ between countries. This course teaches internationally applicable management principles; participants should apply the relevant national legal framework.

Curriculum

20 Sections
200 Lessons
20 weeks

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Government Budget Management
Executive management of the annual government budget from formulation and authorization through execution, reallocations, controls and closure.
10
- 1.1
  1.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 1.2
  1.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 1.3
  1.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 1.4
  1.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 1.5
  1.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 1.6
  1.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 1.7
  1.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 1.8
  1.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 1.9
  1.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 1.10
  1.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Public Financial Management
Integrated public financial management covering fiscal discipline, strategic allocation, operational efficiency, accountability and transparency.
10
- 2.1
  2.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 2.2
  2.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 2.3
  2.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 2.4
  2.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 2.5
  2.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 2.6
  2.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 2.7
  2.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 2.8
  2.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 2.9
  2.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 2.10
  2.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Government Accounting
Government accounting concepts, chart of accounts, accrual and cash information, commitments, reconciliations and stewardship of public resources.
10
- 3.1
  3.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 3.2
  3.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 3.3
  3.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 3.4
  3.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 3.5
  3.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 3.6
  3.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 3.7
  3.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 3.8
  3.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 3.9
  3.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 3.10
  3.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Budget Planning and Forecasting
Building credible expenditure plans, revenue assumptions, fiscal scenarios, expenditure ceilings and rolling forecasts.
10
- 4.1
  4.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 4.2
  4.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 4.3
  4.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 4.4
  4.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 4.5
  4.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 4.6
  4.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 4.7
  4.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 4.8
  4.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 4.9
  4.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 4.10
  4.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Medium-Term Expenditure Framework
Connecting government policy priorities with multi-year expenditure ceilings, sector strategies and annual budgets.
10
- 5.1
  5.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 5.2
  5.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 5.3
  5.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 5.4
  5.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 5.5
  5.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 5.6
  5.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 5.7
  5.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 5.8
  5.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 5.9
  5.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 5.10
  5.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Public Expenditure Management
Managing public spending for economy, efficiency, effectiveness, equity and fiscal discipline across the expenditure cycle.
10
- 6.1
  6.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 6.2
  6.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 6.3
  6.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 6.4
  6.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 6.5
  6.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 6.6
  6.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 6.7
  6.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 6.8
  6.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 6.9
  6.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 6.10
  6.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Government Revenue Management
Strengthening revenue forecasting, collection, compliance, administration, leakage control and sustainable public revenues.
10
- 7.1
  7.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 7.2
  7.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 7.3
  7.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 7.4
  7.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 7.5
  7.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 7.6
  7.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 7.7
  7.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 7.8
  7.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 7.9
  7.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 7.10
  7.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Financial Control in Government
Designing preventive and detective controls, segregation of duties, authorization, commitment controls and financial accountability.
10
- 8.1
  8.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 8.2
  8.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 8.3
  8.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 8.4
  8.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 8.5
  8.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 8.6
  8.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 8.7
  8.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 8.8
  8.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 8.9
  8.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 8.10
  8.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Internal Audit
Using internal audit as an independent assurance and advisory function to improve governance, risk management and internal control.
10
- 9.1
  9.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 9.2
  9.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 9.3
  9.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 9.4
  9.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 9.5
  9.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 9.6
  9.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 9.7
  9.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 9.8
  9.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 9.9
  9.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 9.10
  9.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Public-Sector Risk-Based Auditing
Planning audits around material risks, control weaknesses, fraud indicators, high-value transactions and institutional objectives.
10
- 10.1
  10.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 10.2
  10.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 10.3
  10.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 10.4
  10.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 10.5
  10.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 10.6
  10.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 10.7
  10.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 10.8
  10.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 10.9
  10.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 10.10
  10.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Financial Reporting
Producing reliable, timely and decision-useful financial reports for executives, legislatures, auditors and citizens.
10
- 11.1
  11.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 11.2
  11.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 11.3
  11.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 11.4
  11.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 11.5
  11.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 11.6
  11.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 11.7
  11.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 11.8
  11.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 11.9
  11.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 11.10
  11.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Evaluating public programs and investments using economic costs, benefits, distributional effects, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis.
10
- 12.1
  12.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 12.2
  12.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 12.3
  12.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 12.4
  12.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 12.5
  12.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 12.6
  12.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 12.7
  12.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 12.8
  12.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 12.9
  12.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 12.10
  12.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Investment Appraisal
Selecting public investments through financial, economic, strategic, social, environmental and risk-based appraisal.
10
- 13.1
  13.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 13.2
  13.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 13.3
  13.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 13.4
  13.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 13.5
  13.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 13.6
  13.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 13.7
  13.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 13.8
  13.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 13.9
  13.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 13.10
  13.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Project Financial Management
Managing project budgets, commitments, cash flow, procurement interfaces, variations, reporting and financial close.
10
- 14.1
  14.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 14.2
  14.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 14.3
  14.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 14.4
  14.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 14.5
  14.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 14.6
  14.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 14.7
  14.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 14.8
  14.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 14.9
  14.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 14.10
  14.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Public Investment Management
Building a disciplined pipeline from project identification and appraisal to selection, financing, implementation and ex-post evaluation.
10
- 15.1
  15.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 15.2
  15.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 15.3
  15.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 15.4
  15.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 15.5
  15.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 15.6
  15.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 15.7
  15.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 15.8
  15.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 15.9
  15.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 15.10
  15.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Fiscal Risk Management
Identifying and managing risks from state-owned enterprises, guarantees, PPPs, contingent liabilities, revenue volatility and macroeconomic shocks.
10
- 16.1
  16.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 16.2
  16.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 16.3
  16.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 16.4
  16.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 16.5
  16.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 16.6
  16.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 16.7
  16.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 16.8
  16.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 16.9
  16.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 16.10
  16.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Government Debt Management
Managing borrowing costs, refinancing risk, maturity, currency exposure, liquidity and debt sustainability within fiscal policy.
10
- 17.1
  17.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 17.2
  17.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 17.3
  17.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 17.4
  17.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 17.5
  17.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 17.6
  17.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 17.7
  17.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 17.8
  17.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 17.9
  17.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 17.10
  17.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Performance-Based Budgeting
Linking resources to outputs and outcomes through performance information, program structures, indicators and review mechanisms.
10
- 18.1
  18.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 18.2
  18.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 18.3
  18.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 18.4
  18.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 18.5
  18.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 18.6
  18.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 18.7
  18.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 18.8
  18.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 18.9
  18.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 18.10
  18.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Budget Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring execution, commitments, variances, performance and outcomes, and using evaluation evidence to improve resource allocation.
10
- 19.1
  19.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 19.2
  19.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 19.3
  19.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 19.4
  19.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 19.5
  19.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 19.6
  19.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 19.7
  19.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 19.8
  19.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 19.9
  19.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 19.10
  19.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes
Financial Management for Non-Financial Managers
Giving directors and operational managers the financial literacy needed to manage budgets, commitments, forecasts, controls and performance.
10
- 20.1
  20.1 Executive Foundations and Public Value
  60 Minutes
- 20.2
  20.2 Legal and Institutional Framework
  60 Minutes
- 20.3
  20.3 Budget Cycle and Governance
  60 Minutes
- 20.4
  20.4 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Allocation
  60 Minutes
- 20.5
  20.5 Planning, Forecasting and Scenario Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 20.6
  20.6 Execution, Controls and Cash Management
  60 Minutes
- 20.7
  20.7 Performance, Monitoring and Variance Analysis
  60 Minutes
- 20.8
  20.8 Case Study: Diagnosing a Public Finance Problem
  60 Minutes
- 20.9
  20.9 Case Solution: Executive Financial Recovery Plan
  60 Minutes
- 20.10
  20.10 Implementation Toolkit, Assessment and 90-Day Action Plan
  60 Minutes

Public Finance & Government Budgeting — Executive Core Program

Public Finance & Government Budgeting — Executive Core Program

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Important jurisdictional note

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