Introduction

Good corporate governance is a foundational attribute of a healthy organisation. It sets the tone for how the organization generally operates and behaves internally and in the market. It defines the relationship between the Board of Directors, management, and the rest of the organisation. Corporate governance aims to achieve an effective and efficient balance among corporate considerations; thus, it is a performance-related issue for any organisation.

The regional course on Corporate Governance, Regulatory Compliance, and Risk Management is designed to provide participants with the knowledge necessary to effectively design and enhance integrated good governance and regulatory compliance activities across organisations. Participants will also be exposed to the tools and techniques used in understanding organisational obligations, mitigating regulatory compliance risk, and having e a proper structure to manage risks when they arise.

Objectives

The main objective of this course is to give practical and tremendous values for organisations which is an essential part of building ethical culture, establishing acceptable standards of behavior, and mitigating compliance risk in organisations. The course is also expected to enable leaders in organisations and compliance managers to learn good corporate governance strategies, risk management, and regulatory compliance issues. Participants are also expected to develop core operational skills that focus on best-fit practices in risk management, create regulatory compliance culture, and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders.

Broad Themes

The following broad themes, among others, will be covered during the course:

• • concepts of good corporate governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance;
• • regulatory compliance issues;
• • culture of compliance ethics, obligations, and legislation;
• • corporate governance, effective regulatory compliance, and risk management;
• • identify high-risk areas and compliance in organisations using a risk-based management approach; and
• • development and implementation of strategic plans for risk management and regulatory compliance, among others.

Benefits to Participants/Countries

This course is of direct relevance to corporate governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance, and as a result, organisations will benefit greatly from their employee’s participation. The benefits would include:

• • effective support for corporate governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance teams;
• • greater relevance and reliability of analyzing the regulatory bodies;
• • more strategic thinking and focus on performance;
• • preparation of staff for increased responsibility;
• • supports risk and regulatory compliance officers through education;
• • better understanding of the context and importance of corporate governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance; and
• • The tools to detect any violations of company policies, among others.

Who May Attend

The course is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills needed for effective oversight functions and leading the development and implementation of current policies and procedures in organisations for: Executives and Board Members, Internal Auditors, Compliance Managers, Governance Professionals, Company Secretaries and Regulatory Representatives, and Directors, among others.

Delivery Modalities

Experienced consultants and practitioners drawn from the sub-region will facilitate the course. They will make use of lectures, case studies, syndicate sessions, hands-on exercises, and role-playing.

Introduction

The advancement of technology, coupled with the emergence of artificial intelligence and cloud computing, has brought new approaches to decision-making for organisations. Many organisations are rapidly integrating human resource (HR) functions with data and information management to guide decision-making and drive organizational success. The term HR Analytics which deals with understanding data and analytical thinking approach to Human Resource Management (HRM) is now taking center stage in organization setups. This is because data serves as an important source for predictive HR decision-making, knowledge discovery, and integration of HR analytics.

For HR teams, harvesting the right kind of data requires strong analytical skills that facilitate the identification and use of metrics and data sources that deliver organizational insights. To achieve optimum utilization of human resource capital, reform organizational processes, and quantify medium to long-term needs of organisations, HR professionals must ensure that metrics and measures are used effectively to achieve strategic organizational goals.

This course focuses on identifying effective data sources, developing meaningful metrics, designing long-term measures, and applying results to gain deeper insights into behavioural particularities and characteristics of employees. Additionally, it targets the extension of basic and foundational HR knowledge to more advanced levels with the techniques and skills that have at its core, data analysis, knowledge and talent management, and employee engagement.

Objectives

The main objective of the course is to produce competent and confident Human Resource Managers with the requisite skills and techniques required for HR data mining to drive organisational growth. Specifically, the course is aimed at enhancing participants’ competencies in the following areas:

• • Concept of HR Analytics
• • Classification and prediction of HR trends;
• • Association and cluster analysis of HR data;
• • Outlier analysis; and
• • Trend and evaluation analysis, among others.

Broad Themes
The following broad themes, among others, will be covered during the course:

• • Fundamental concepts and theories in HRM;
• • Technology and human resource development philosophy;
• • Data mining and database-oriented techniques in HRM;
• • Classification and prediction techniques in data mining;
• • HR decision application (cluster, outlier, trend, and evaluation analysis);
• • Promotions and incentive decision-making;
• • Human talent management and forecasting using data mining;
• • Competency-based human resource model;
• • HR Model building and knowledge-based system; and
• • HR advisory systems, among others.

Benefits to Participants/Countries Participants would benefit in several ways including:

• • Learn human resource competency-based models;
• • Forecasting talent and future organisational HR needs;
• • Prediction of employee turnover; and
• • Improving the quality of people-related decisions.

Who May Attend

Attendance is for senior/middle-level HR officials in central banks, core economic and finance ministries, and other public/private sector organisations involved in human resource policy reforms in their organisations. Also, working professionals seeking to change careers, jobs, or industries to human resource-related fields can attend.

Delivery Modalities

Experienced consultants and practitioners drawn from the sub-region and WAIFEM faculty have been shortlisted to facilitate at the course. They will make use of lectures, case studies, syndicate sessions, hands-on exercises, and role-playing.

Introduction

Digital communication has evolved rapidly in the work environment allowing collaboration with people in different locations, time zones, and cultures. Adoption happens quickly and technology we didn't realize we needed five years ago becomes a fundamental part of our workflow. From emailing to virtual meetings, virtual events, and collaboration apps; a highly skilled individual in this competency can successfully choose the right communication method for any given situation and can successfully reach goals using available technology tools.

Networking through digital communication and collaboration can be a great way to expand knowledge, opportunities, and connections in the workplace. However, it requires an effective strategy - identifying the purpose and goals and defining the target audience and niche. Digital communication and collaboration require constant learning and improvement.

This course is for professionals who want to understand the future of work and the appropriate methods of communicating, interacting, and collaborating with colleagues and clients in a digital environment. Furthermore, attendees will have the opportunity to examine popular and emerging tools that can help them to enhance their ability to communicate and collaborate at work, be it physical or virtual.

Objectives
The main objective of the course is to empower public and private sector professionals with:

• • Write in a business and professional style for emails and corporate messaging apps.
• • Troubleshoot webcams, microphones, and headphones during virtual meetings.
• • Use cloud services to share documents and projects for multi-user collaboration.
• • Organize email inbox by creating rules and sending automated replies.
• • Manage notifications, send and accept meeting invites and leverage tools such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, CarmenZoom, OneDrive, etc.

Broad Themes

The following broad themes, among others, will be covered at the course:

• An overview of the future of work.
• Future-of-work governance and leadership.
• Technology and digital tools for transforming the world of work.
• Features of the digital/virtual environment.
• Methods of communicating effectively in the digital/virtual environment.
• AI tools for report writing and effective work performance.
• The pros and cons of using AI at work.
• Work and group dynamics in the virtual/digital environment.
• Digital collaboration, creativity, and innovation.
• Critical Thinking and Collaboration in Online Learning.
• Exploring emerging digital technologies e.g., Microsoft Office 365, Canva, Google Docs and Sheets, Google Drive, etc.
Benefits to Participants/Countries

This course will provide managers and supervisors with the knowledge and skills to building successful teams to meet organisational goals. This includes:

• Choosing a team with diverse backgrounds – choosing people who are too similar to each other make everybody look at a problem from the same perspective, which will make it difficult to solve it.
• Selecting team members based on knowledge and competencies.
• Drawbacks of selecting family and friends.
• Learn the difference steps in the team-building strategy.
Who may attend

Managers, Supervisors, Economists, Accountants, and other senior officials involved with communication through writing and presenting reports are invited to attend this course.

Delivery Modalities

Experienced consultants and practitioners drawn from the sub-region will deliver the course. They will make use of lectures, case studies, workshop/syndicate sessions, hands-on exercises, and role-playing.

Introduction

The five-day workshop covers the principles and practices for results-based monitoring and evaluation. This course would equip participants with skills in setting up and implementing results-based monitoring and evaluation systems. The participants will benefit from the latest M&E practices including the results and participatory approaches. This course will bring learning to practice for participants with respect to results levels and their linkage with indicators and techniques for tracking and assessing the progress of a project to achieve long-term results.

Objectives

The objective of this workshop is to upgrade the knowledge and skills of participants in understanding M&E using a results-based management framework. The specific objectives include clarifying key project results levels, developing indicators and targets for each result level, designing a project using a logical framework, and developing and implementing an M&E system.

Broad Themes

The broad themes to be covered include the following:

• • Introduction to Results Based Project Management
• • Fundamentals of Monitoring and Evaluation
• • Project Analysis
• • Design of Results in Monitoring and Evaluation
• • M&E Indicators
• • Logical Framework Approach
• • Theory of Change
• • M&E Systems
• • M&E Planning
• • Baseline Survey in Results-based M&E
• • Project Performance Evaluation
• • Impact Evaluation
• • M&E Data Management
• • M&E Results Use and Dissemination

Benefits to Participants/Countries

Participants would benefit in several ways including:

• • Determine the relevant stakeholders involved in the monitoring and evaluation of projects.
• • Clarify key project results levels.
• • Design a project using a logical framework.
• • Develop indicators and targets for each result level.
• • Track performance indicators over the life of the project.
• • Evaluation of a project against the set results.
• • Develop and implement an M&E system.
• • Develop a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan, etc.

Who May Attend

The workshop is designed for professionals responsible for developing RBM in their organisation. Strategic planners, heads of M&E, and senior programme managers will find it particularly valuable. It is especially productive if two or more people take part from the same organisation. Awareness of M&E concepts is useful.

Delivery Modalities

Experienced consultants and practitioners drawn from the sub-region will deliver the workshop. They will make use of lectures, case studies, syndicate sessions, hands-on exercises, and role-playing.

Introduction

Retirement is one of those inevitable phases of life that marks the end of careers built over the years through acquiring knowledge, skills, and consistent hard work. Assignments, deadlines, meetings, etc. soon get replaced by holidays, pursuing new hobbies, and spending more time with family. While some people look forward to this relaxed and stress-free life post-retirement, some get worried about the loss of a steady source of income.

Retirement can be quite depressing for a pensioner and his/her family if not well planned. Retirement is meant to be a time when income drops but life must be sustained. So, financial planning is required for living a financially independent life even after retirement.

Financial planning simply refers to saving up money for the future. Several people start saving for retirement without knowing how much they will need to maintain their living standards after retirement. This course will expose participants to dealing with real economic issues after retirement. It will also show that retiring from corporate employment needs not become a calamity as it is often portrayed.

Objectives

The main objective of the course is to expose participants to issues of accountability and responsibility for their retirement plans. Specifically, the course is aimed at enhancing participants’ competencies in the following areas:

• • help participants make sound decisions to create, protect, and distribute their wealth to achieve their financial well-being;
• • assist participants live a renewed life and create a fulfilling retirement lifestyle; and
• • assist participants in identifying their talents and personal capabilities that can be utilized elsewhere after retirement.

Broad Themes

The following broad themes, among others, will be covered during the course:

• • General retirement orientation: what it means, different perspectives, emotions & change of mindset;
• • A shift from the traditional method of preparation for retirement;
• • Financial planning & management (setting retirement goals; creating wealth; protecting wealth; distributing wealth, etc.);
• • Investment awareness (types of investment, guidelines, and advice in selecting investments, orientation, and opportunities);
• • Entrepreneurship; nurturing a business for profitability;
• • Health & Leisure (supporting a healthy lifestyle; stress management, enjoying leisure, balancing work and leisure, recreation, etc.);
• • Time management; and
• • Encouragement of tourism and travel of senior citizens in the sub-region.

Benefits to Participants/Countries

Participants would benefit in several ways including:

• • Obtain ideas to invest wisely;
• • Implement a new financial culture;
• • Start and run businesses and if possible, be an entrepreneur; and
• • Live a healthy and longer life.

Who May Attend

Attendance is for senior/middle-level officials in central banks, core economic and finance ministries, and other public and private institutions who are within the limits of or approaching the age of retirement.

Delivery Modalities

Experienced consultants and practitioners drawn from the sub-region will deliver the course. They will make use of lectures, case studies, syndicate sessions, hands-on exercises, and role-playing.

Introduction

With growing uncertainties playing a major role in the dynamics of the global economy, characterised by competition, innovation, and growing consumer awareness, communication technology is heavily relied on for organisational transformation and success. The role of communication shapes the direction of various organisaitons as they evolve strategies, systems, processes, and methodologies to manage and respond to the ever-changing business environment. Organisations with effective communication strategies are in a better position to adapt and adjust quickly in pursuance of their goals and objectives in the current dispensation.

To achieve organisational goals, the strategies must centrally contain investment in internal and external communication with stakeholders. Thus, successful organisations including those involved in economic and financial sector management must ensure an unimpeded flow of modern communication techniques among their employees, top management, and other stakeholders. This involves mastery and proper articulation of oral, written, and presentation skills necessary for attracting, retaining, and promoting favourable responses from a target audience. However, it must be acknowledged that writing and presentation require some skills and effort which this course has been designed to upscale.

Objectives

The main objective of the course is to produce competent and confident communication practitioners with good knowledge about communication and presentation skills to structure, write, and present more effective economic, financial, and other technical reports. Specifically, the course is aimed at enhancing participants’ competencies in the following areas:

• • the use of correct grammatical structures in the English Language clearly and concisely that are related to a specific purpose, audience, and readership;
• • the organisation of information in logical forms for both oral and written presentations; and
• • the writing and presentation of better technical reports (economic, financial, technical, etc.).

Broad Themes

The following broad themes, among others, will be covered at the course:

• Communication Process;
• Grammar in Writing;
• Writing Style:The five Cs of good communication;
• Features of technical reports;
• The Spoken English;
• Guidelines/formats for Preparing Financial and Economic Reports;
• Data handling and analysis in technical reports;
• Legal issues in report writing;
• Preparing Executive Summary;
• Computer applications in report writing;
• Minutes Writing;
• E-referencing techniques;
• Report writing practical; and
• Techniques and skills of report presentation.
Benefits to Participants/Countries

Participants would benefit in a number of ways including:

• • Enhanced quality of economic, financial and other technical reports in the sub-region; and
• • Improved decision-making and policy implementation in financial and economic management.

Who May Attend

Attendance is for senior/middle-level officials in central banks, (research, monetary policy, legal, financial surveillance departments, etc.); core economic and finance ministries; central statistical offices, research-oriented institutions, and other public/private organizations whose staff are involved in economic and financial reporting.

Delivery Modalities

Experienced consultants and practitioners drawn from the sub-region and WAIFEM faculty have been shortlisted to facilitate the course. They will make use of lectures, case studies, syndicate sessions, hands-on exercises, and role-playing.

Introduction

The management of the procurement function itself–as opposed to the management by procurement staff of contractors and suppliers – can make the difference between having a purely administrative, internal service provider team that operates in the background, or a strategically important function that can help shape the success of the enterprise. Working alongside peers from Finance, Operations, and Technology, it is only fair to assume procurement is seen as key to delivering the corporate strategy.

Procurement and contract management must be guided by procurement strategy and policy. Experience has shown that contracts driven by successful partnerships between a company and its suppliers produce far more effective results. This course addresses three important areas of responsibility for procurement and contract managers: Firstly, the key issue of managing procurement and contract performance–a process of measurement against deliverables or KPIs to achieve the procurement and contract objectives. Secondly, the complex areas of contract negotiation and contract drafting – two topics that often go hand in hand. Thirdly, the questions about what happens when things go wrong, leading to claims for compensation, damages, and early termination, as well as the disputes that may follow. The course looks at varying aspects of procurement and contract management in terms of its influence and value-addition.

Objectives

The main objective of the course is to enhance participants’ understanding of the stages and techniques required for the successful execution of contracts and procurement processes. The course is also designed to enable participants: know the different types of contracts and associated risks; know how to select qualified contractors and suppliers; understand procurement and business strategy, and acquire the skills needed to monitor and evaluate procurement and contract performance on an on-going basis.

Broad Themes

The following broad themes, among others, will be covered at the course:

• Overview of Procurement and Supply Chain Management;
• Benefits of Effective Procurement & Contract Management;
• Procurement and Contract Sourcing Processes;
• Tender & Bid Management;
• Foundation of Procurement Management and Contract Performance;
• Managing Claims for Compensation, Damages, Early Termination, etc.;
• Assessing Contractual and Procurement Risks; and
• Contract Drafting, Negotiation, and Management.
Benefits to Participants/Countries

Participants would benefit in several ways including:

• • Mastering the step-by-step procurement and contracting processes;
• • Obtain effective strategies to successfully deal with suppliers and vendors.
• • Enhanced Knowledge to correctly manage and control the end-to-end project procurement framework and contract life-cycle;
• • Learn the key issues of managing procurement and contract performance – a process of measurement against deliverables or KPIs;
• • Identify the complex areas in contract negotiation and contract drafting;
• • Appreciate what happens when things go wrong and learn solutions to the disputes that may arise.

Who May Attend

Attendance is for mid-to-senior level executives involved with contract negotiation and drafting, procurement officers, purchasing or sourcing managers, individuals who manage procurement and contract activities in different sectors, project managers, and contract managers, among others.

Delivery Modalities

Experienced consultants and practitioners drawn from the sub-region will deliver the course. They will make use of lectures, case studies, workshop/syndicate sessions, hands-on exercises, and role-playing.

Introduction

Public and private sector governance includes underlying principles, laws, and rules that help organisations to function effectively. Bad governance could lead to an exponential negative impact because its scope influences the entire population. Good governance, on the other hand, has a positive impact and is extremely important to citizens and civic society.

Despite the growing leadership concerns around the world, particular emphasis is being placed on bringing women to the front burner of leadership in society. The efforts are targeted at removing the barriers that restrict women's leadership in both public and private sector organisations. By engaging in women's leadership development programs, women leaders become conscious of leadership – not as personal achievement – but rather as a process that emerges from bringing together their values, vision, and the future of the organisations they lead. Ultimately, women in leadership roles become the force driving the future of the organisations they lead.

It is in light of the above that the Institute is offering the workshop to empower women leaders with immense experience and knowledge to make reforms to public service delivery and efficiently manage any initiative undertaken to improve governance in the public and private sectors.

Objectives

The main objective of the workshop is to empower women leaders and professionals with:

• • Powerful skills, strategies, confidence, and connections to meet their professional goals;
• • Skills to deepen their impact in organisations;
• • Negotiation techniques and managing effective teams;
• • Understanding where power comes from and what women can do to increase their influence and impact;

Broad Themes

The following broad themes, among others, will be covered during the workshop:

• • Leading with Power: Women's leadership styles
• • Rethinking the approach to negotiation;
• • Developing and managing effective teams;/li>
• • leveraging information sharing and resolving leadership issues;
• • Improving executive presence and personal leadership styles; and
• • Gaining greater awareness of personal strengths, among others.

Who may attend

The workshop is ideal for High-potential women leaders preparing to take on increasing levels of responsibility and challenge as they move into more senior leadership/management roles; Women who are in the early to middle phases of their careers in leadership and supervisory roles, and managers and administrators who are interested in supporting emerging women leaders.

public sector officials, human resource practitioners, audit and compliance experts, and any other public servant who can contribute to an overall improvement in the quality of public sector governance.

Delivery Modalities

Experienced consultants and practitioners drawn from the sub-region will deliver the course. They will make use of lectures, case studies, workshop/syndicate sessions, hands-on exercises, and role-playing.

Introduction

Success in the corporate world is not only about good ideas, motivation, and determination to act. There are always people behind every victory attained in the work environment. A well-functioning team is built primarily on mutual trust. Team building can help in business development and what to pay attention to when selecting people for cooperation.

It is often said today that a good team is one of the guarantors of the project’s success. This is why the team selected in a startup is so important. Simply speaking, the times of geniuses, inventors, and people broadly gifted on many levels are over. Today’s world is so complex that it is simply impossible to act alone. Implementing a project, especially an innovative one, requires knowledge and experience in many fields, looking at business from various perspectives – and this can be ensured by well-selected colleagues. A well-selected team would bring not only innovation but corporate transformation in today’s world. Thus, WAIFEM plans to organize this course to foster team building and innovative teamwork for corporate transformation.

Objectives

The main assumption of all team-building activities is building relationships in a team which will affect better decision making and improve implementation of the most complex projects. To be successful on these levels, it is necessary to build a team motivated by one common goal. Specifically, the course is aimed at enhancing participants’ competencies in the following areas:

 building trust in team members;
 open to discussion and criticism; and
 act based on clear principles when making decisions.

Broad Themes

The following broad themes, among others, will be covered during the course:

• • Teamwork and boosting team performance.
• • Celebration, team spirit, fun, and motivation.
• • Collaboration and the fostering of innovation and creativity.
• • Communication and working better together.
• • Games that foster innovation with teams.
• • Missing links in teams sharing common values.
• • Cultivating the appropriate attitude and management through values.
• • Building a team that will identify with the principles applied at a given company.
• • Innovation in the workplace: How to harness it and create a culture of innovation.

Benefits to Participants/Countries

This course will provide managers and supervisors with the knowledge and skills to build successful teams to meet organisational goals. This includes:

• • Choosing a team with diverse backgrounds – choosing people who are too similar to each other makes everybody view a problem from the same perspective; thus, making it difficult to solve it.
• • Selecting team members based on knowledge and competencies.
• • Drawbacks of selecting family and friends.
• • Learn the different steps in the team-building strategy.

Who may Attend:

Attendance is for senior/middle-level officials in central banks; core economic and finance ministries; central statistical offices, research-oriented institutions, and other public/private organizations whose staff are involved in leading teams to making decisions and problem-solving on a day-to-day basis.

Delivery Modalities:

Experienced consultants and practitioners drawn from the sub-region and WAIFEM faculty have been shortlisted to facilitate at the course. They will make use of lectures, interactive assignments, presentations, case studies, syndicate sessions, and group/hands-on exercises.