LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Program Description

The Local Government Programmes are purposely created to enable pragmatic public manager’s opportunity to develop, apply leading edge knowledge; experience and public sector insight from our highly charged workshop climate.

Practical public sector business impact enriched with synergistic value for workshop individuals through charged interactions, real life case studies and our expertise in public sector education positions the aspiring leader ready, to address the plethora of changes taking place in the public sector climate in ways that uniquely redefine the organizational profile to create innovative value in line with the Batho Pele service delivery mandate in the South African Republic.

Programme Take Away

Delegates attending these programmes are able to take home immediate skills in the following areas:

• Socio-Economic Research plans
• Risk management and Internal controls framework
• Disaster management system
• Integrated municipal projects management tool kit
• Implementation Framework for municipal projects
• Service delivery strategy

Help build enterprise proficiency through results based feedback

Following our Training Impact Analysis delegates who have attended the Local Government Development Program demonstrate increased proficiency in implementation of key workshop take aways as shown in the graph below.

Benefits

• Knowledge of the dynamics involved in successful negotiation and the skills to develop expertise as a value creating negotiator.
• Ability to optimize team effectiveness through analyzing team composition, leveraging information sharing, and resolving leadership challenges
• Skills to interpret the subtle messages of power, identify and understand management styles and their organizational impact, and manage meetings involving many individuals with different goals and agendas
• A deeper understanding of social networks and techniques to influence individuals and groups
• Expertise to address company challenges and individual needs; to achieve your business goals, you depend on the actions and the passion of individuals.
• By giving your team members the scope to develop themselves, you ensure they have the ability to develop your organization.
• You increase productivity, retention and satisfaction, and build a business that each of them can be proud of.
• Build enterprise proficiency through results based feedback
• Following our Training Impact Analysis delegates who have attended the Local Government Development Program demonstrate increased proficiency in implementation of key workshop take aways as shown in the graph below.

Who should attend?

Most individuals attending typically have several years of management experience. They work in local government institutions of different sizes, representing widely diverse sectors and coming from all around the country.

Past participants have included:

• Municipal Managers and Staff
• Emerging Managers and Supervisors of government agencies
• Team leaders and Shop stewards poised to take on leadership positions.

This broad, country wide representation offers an unequalled opportunity to share and expand views and enhance multicultural understanding, alongside exploring modern government challenges.
The graph below projects a typical mix of delegates by level of participation for the Local Government Program for 2010.

Delivery Model

Our learning model is characterized as being interactive and dynamic. It taps into the experience; insights and knowledge which enable participants develop a shared language and an understanding of
the company's mission, values, businesses, challenges, and opportunities.
This sense of camaraderie helps build effective professional and personal peer networks that are based on trust, communication, and cooperation.

Accreditation

Our workshop programs are created in line with contemporary trends; aligning enterprise knowledge development strategies and the executive career development needs. All the workshop modules are aligned to SAQA Unit Standards.

Programme Workshop Series

Program Schedule

Local Government Programmes can be customized to address the specific needs of companies and individuals. Whether it involves a small change to an existing programme or a fully tailor-made course, all programmes are designed and delivered by recognized leaders in their fields.

Register

Please complete the online registration form of your program of interest.