Governance & Institutional Developments
GIDD 01 – R: Regional Course on Corporate Governance, Compliance and Risk Management for Public and Private Sector Organisations.
Date: March 17 – 21, 2025
Duration: 5 Days
Venue: Virtual
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.
GIDD 02-R: Regional Course on Human Resourse Analytics and Modelling for Effective Decision-Making.
Date: April 28 – May 9, 2025
Duration: 10 Days
Venue: Abuja, Nigeria
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.
ObjectivesThe 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.
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.
- 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.
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 ModalitiesExperienced 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.
GIDD 03-R: Regional Course on Enhancing Productivity through Navigating the Digital Landscape for Public Office Efficiency: Intermediate Level.
Date: May 19 – 23, 2025
Duration: 5 Days
Venue: Lagos, Nigeria
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.
GIDD 04 – R: Regional Course on Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation using Result-Based Management Framework.
Date: June 16 – 20, 2025
Duration: 5 Days
Venue: Freetown, Sierra Leone
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.
GIDD 05 – R: Regional Course on Retirement Planning, Personal Finance Management Skills and Managing New Beginnings.
Date: July 7 – 11, 2025
Duration: 5 Days
Venue: Banjul, The Gambia
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.
GIDD 06-R: Regional Course on Procurement Strategy and Contract Management.
Date: August 11- 15, 2025
Duration: 5 Days
Venue: Virtual
GIDD O7 – R: Regional Course on Effective Report Writing Skills and Presentation Techniques.
Date: August 18 – 22, 2025
Duration: 5 Days
Venue: Accra, Ghana
GIDD 08 – R: Regional Course on Communication Skills and Team Building for Effective Organisational Development.
Date: September 15 – 19, 2025
Duration: 5 Days
Venue: Lagos, Nigeria
GIDD 09 – R: Workshop on Women in Leadership: Understanding Gender Dynamics in the Workplace.
Date: October 20 – 24, 2025
Duration: 5 Days
Venue: Monrovia, Liberia