Administrative Governance, Public Policy & Management for the Public Sector Training

Administrative Governance, Policy Formulation & Management for the Public Sector Workshop

This course translates management theory into effective management practice by examining what managers do and how they do it. The course presents theories of management applicable to the public and private sectors and then reconciles these theories with current practice.

If you’re among the many people who are intimidated by the word “theory,” it might be helpful to know that the aim of this course is simply to give you some tools with which to identify, contemplate, and solve managerial problems. Your tool kit will be full when you finish this course to help you understand some of the things that are happening in your organization and why. These tools will also enable you to give an organization a “tune-up” or carry out some of the more common managerial “repairs.”

Main Course Modules

Orientation to Public Administration                                                                                            

The course provides awareness of public and nonprofit career options and professions; exposure to public service champions and the history of public service education; and introduces the unique roles of public service in a democratic society. This course will be hands-on and interactive.

Introduction to Public Administration                                                        

This course is an introduction to the basic problems of public administration, organizations, management, coordination, responsibility, personnel, budgeting, the information of policy needs and means, and the machinery of administration.

Organization Theory and Practice            

This course is designed to provide analysis of the role of organizations in contemporary society. Particular emphasis will be on decision-making of governmental organizations. Other organizational issues will be discussed.

Public Personnel Administration                                                                                                               

This course is designed to study the development of the national, state and local civil service. It will also focus on the merit system: problems of selection, training, classification, promotion, service ratings, in-service training, discipline and retirement. All personnel issues will be included for discussion.

Administrative Leadership                                                                                                                         

This course is designed to study elements of leadership as applied to selected administrative situations in the field of management. It also studies social, psychological and behavioral theories of organization. Emphasis will be on concepts of administrative leadership.

Government Budgeting                                                                                                                               

This course is designed to study the role of fiscal planning and management in the administrative processes. Focus will be on budgetary theory, budget-making process, inter-governmental fiscal relations. Problems of fiscal administration and budgeting also will be studied.)

Ethics in Public Service                                                                                                                               

This course is designed to provide delegates with the tools necessary for making difficult moral choices, in both their personal lives, as well as their professional lives. It motivates delegates to recognize, analyze, discuss and develop decision-making skills in regards to ethical issues in the public sector. Professional codes of ethics are the main focus.

Public Finance                                                                                                                      

This course includes public expenditures and budgets; systems, taxation and economic effects; income, sales, land, gift and inheritance taxes; other internal revenues, customs, duties assessment, collection of taxes and debt financing.

Public Policy & Administration                                                                             

This course is designed to offer analysis of the motives for government decision-making and elaboration of policy-making processes. It will study investigation of the problems of policy formation, measurement and outcome prediction. Emphasis will be on why governments are responsible for certain duties and the impact governmental policies have on our daily lives.

State and Local Government Finance                                           

An examination of the institutions and procedures involved in the revenue and expenditure decisions at the state and local level of government. Covers the analysis of alternative financing mechanisms (including taxation, bonds and intergovernmental transfers), benefit/cost analysis of government programs and the political process.

Administrative Law                                                                                                                         

This course studies delegation of powers and elements of fair administrative procedures. It also studies judicial control over administrative determination. Emphasis will be on administrative law and procedures common to public agencies.

Other Key modules

• Global Management
• Organizational Environments and Cultures
• Ethics and Social Responsibility

Making Things Happen

• Planning and Decision Making
• Control

Meeting the Competition

• Organizational Strategy
• Innovation and Change
• Designing Adaptive Organizations

Organizing People, Projects, and Processes

• Leading Teams
• Managing Human Resource Systems
• Managing Individuals and a Diverse Workforce
• Motivation
• Leadership

 Way forward After the Training

Participants will develop a work plan through the help of facilitators that stipulates application of skills acquired in improving their organizations. ASPM will monitor implementation progress after the training.

Training Evaluation:

Participants will undertake a simple assessment before the training to gauge knowledge and skills and another assessment will be done after the training in-order to demonstrate knowledge gained through the training