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Executive Development Programme for the Public Sector
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Executive Development Programme for the Public Sector
Date:
05 Jul 2023
Price:
R 31450.00

Brief Description
The short course in Executive Development Programme for the Public Sector provides you with a professional skills development course aligned with the Senior Management Service (SMS) Competency Framework to acquire the appropriate skills set at an executive level.
 
The programme will equip you as a manager in the public sector sphere with the requisite knowledge and skills to perform your day-to-day operations effectively in a democratic, developmental state.
 
The programme covers key points of the competency framework, including areas of Self-mastery, team mastery, strategic capability and leadership, human resource management, financial management and budgeting, programme and project management, as well as knowledge and information management.
 
Those who successfully completed a SPMA short course at Enterprises University of Pretoria (Pty) and have a Bachelor’s Degree will receive automatic admission towards the coursework Masters Programme (MPA) as offered by the School of Public Management and Administration, University of Pretoria on condition that application is processed as per university requirements and within the application period set by the University.
Learning Outcomes
 After successfully completing this programme, you will be able to do the following:-
Module 1: Self mastery
  •  Take conscious decision to improve towards excellence through the use of self-analysis.
  • Believe in one’s personal capabilities through positive self-esteem.
  • Apply conscious decision to succeed through resiliency.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and insight into the role of emotions in behaviour.
  • Demonstrate skills and techniques for responding to situations in an emotionally intelligent manner.
  • Apply knowledge of Emotional Intelligence to own life situations.
  • Improve interpersonal communication.
  • Effectively deal with interpersonal conflict.
  • Neutralise stressful influences and maintain effectiveness through stress tolerance
Module 2: Team mastery
  • Develop high performance teams by understanding the phases in team developmen
  • Leading high performance teams by creating team identity, building trust, managing conflict, team accountability, achieving results and sustained commitmen
  • Apply your understanding of the leader as a coach through effective communication and powerful feedback

Module 3: Strategic Capability and Leadership 
  • Develops and implements strategies for the organisation utilising in-depth knowledge of customers and clients, the conventions, changing trends, processes and constitutional framework of the Governmen
  • Holds self-accountable for executing the strategy
  • Builds and maintains a wide network of internal and external relationships to gain confidence, trust and respect from others
  • Institutional perspectives on strategic capability and leadership
  • Instructional imperatives towards a strategic capability
  • Leadership in a system perspective and strategic capability and thinking
  • Identify risks and mitigation strategies
  • Putting all together: Strategic Innovation and Leadership.
Module 4: Public Policy and Problem Solving
  • Contextualisation of policy analysis and problem solving by applying relevant theories and research in the respective fields and apply competence in policy analysis as a process
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts in public policy analysis 
  • Lead and manage change by applying policy analysis.
Module 5: Programme, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Manages multiple projects and balances priorities and conflicts between projects based on broader organisational goals
  • Manages risks across multiple projects by examining total resource requirements and assessing the impact of projects on the day-to-day operations
  • Modifies project approach and budget without compromising the quality of outcomes and the desired results
  • Involves top-level political authority and other relevant stakeholders in the buying process
  • Keeps abreast and applies international trends in project management
  • Motivates and coaches project teams to achieve the highest project results
  • Monitors policy implementation and puts in place procedures to manage risks.
  • Module 6: Public Finance Management
    Takes ownership of key planning, budgeting and forecasting processes and answers questions related to topics within own responsibility
  • Manages financial planning, forecasting and reporting processes
  • Prepares budgets that are aligned to the strategic objectives of the organisation/department
  • Addresses complex budgeting and financial management issues
  • Formulates long term financial plans and resource allocations
  • Develops and implements systems, procedures and processes in order to improve financial management and advises on policies and procedures regarding asset control
  • Dynamically allocates resources according to internal and external objectives (broader government objectives), coaches and teaches others on key financial concepts
  • Develops expenditure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Succeeds in achieving maximum results with limited resources
  • Assists others with financial accounting/reporting tasks, analyses projections in reports.
Module 7: Human Resource Management
  •  Contextualise people management in the public management environment
  •  Strategic human resource management and the application thereof in the public service
  • Creation of a performance and learning culture in a specific department
  • Demonstrate comprehension of and ability to integrate talent management strategies and practices in a dynamic way, focused on building a strategic human resource capability in a specific department
  • Demonstrate comprehension of and ability to integrate people development strategies and practices in a dynamic way, focused on building a capable staff in a specific department
  • The role of compensation management in ensuring and maintaining a culture of high performance
  • Employee relationship management and the role of the line manager in ensuring good employee relationships
  • Demonstrating and integrating leadership competencies in a coherent and dynamic way that can assist in building a people management.



 
Course Content
The course covers the following:
 
   
Module 1:  Self Mastery  
Module 2:  Team Mastery
Module 3:  Strategic Capability and Leadership
Module 4:  Public Policy and Problem Solving
Module 5:  Programme, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation
Module 6:  Public Finance Management
Module 7:  Human Resource Management
Entry Requirements
Prospective delegates should at least have a National Senior Certificate.  
 
Those who successfully completed a SPMA short course at Enterprises University of Pretoria (Pty) and have a Bachelor’s Degree will receive automatic admission towards the coursework Masters Programme (MPA) as offered by the School of Public Management and Administration, University of Pretoria on condition that application is processed as per university requirements and within the application period set by the University.
 
Any person who meets the admission requirement for the MPA can apply for the programme. However, delegates who want to obtain credits for specific modules, must obtain a minimum of 60% for that specific module on the Executive Development Programme.
 
This is in line with the regulations as approved by the Senate from the University of Pretoria.

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Course Number:
P006126
Catalogue and Category:
Public Administration and Management
Who Should attend:
This programme is ideal for you if you are a Manager in the public sector
Delivery Mode:
Contact Sessions, Online
Contact Days:
21

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