GIMPA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND GOVERNANCE (GSPSG)

TRAINING UNIT

2018 SHORT PROGRAMMES

PROGRAMME DURATION DATE TARGET GROUP COST FORM
TITLE
January 20-April 28, Project management practitioners who want to prepare for the PMP
1 Project Management 14 2018 examinations and beginners who want to join the field of project GH¢ 1,600.00 GH¢
Professional (PMP ®) (Saturdays) Jun. 2- Sept. 8, 2018 management 100.00
Oct. 6-Feb. 2, 2018
Designed for
Certificate in Private • Youth in the private security industry
2 Security Guard 3 Saturdays January 27- Feb • Corporate Security Guards GH¢ 450.00 FREE
Training 3,2018 • Unemployed Youths willing to work as personal security guards providing
security services to specific persons such as celebrities, politicians, and
elite businessmen.
Leadership 3 days January 23-25, 2018 GH¢ 1,000.00 FREE
Management and
3 Administration for
Faith not for Profit 10 days June 18-29, 2018 GH¢3,800.00 GH¢
Organisations 100.00
Health Feb. 5- March 2, 2018 Senior Health Personnel from any health institution: Public, Private or GH¢
4 Administration and 4 weeks Jul. 9-Aug. 3, 2018 Mission hospitals with a minimum of five years working experience. GH¢ 2,400.00 100.00
Management Nov. 5- 30, 2018
Senior Management The programme is designed for the benefit of Senior Managers from both GH¢
4 Development 10 weeks Feb. 5-April 16, 2018 public and private sectors of the economy. It also includes Entrepreneurs GH¢4,500.00 100.00
Programme and Senior Managers of NGOs, Regional and District Health Administrators.
Chief Directors, Directors of Ministries, Chief Executives and Senior
Managers of State Enterprises and Private Organisations and their
6 Executive Leadership 3 days February 20-22, 2018 immediate Deputies, Corporate Planners and other Senior Managers in GH¢ 1,500.00 FREE
August 14-16, 2018 both Private /Public organizations and also Executives of NGOs, Regional
and District Health Administrators. Head of Schools, Regional/District
Directors of Education.
Chief Directors, Directors of Ministries, Chief Executives and Senior
The Challenge of March 14-16, 2018 Managers of State Enterprises and Private Organisations and their
7 Change for Top Level 3 days Jul. 26-28, 2018 immediate Deputies, Corporate Planners, Senior Managers in both Private GH¢ 1,200.00 FREE
Management Nov. 1-3, 2018 and Public organizations, Executives of NGOs. Regional and District Health
Administrators, Principal Nursing/Midwifery Officers, Deputy Director of
Nursing/Midwifery, Chief Nursing Officers are encourage to enroll.
This programme is designed for people responsible for monitoring and
8 Project Planning and 10 days March. 12- 23, 2018 evaluation of projects during both the design and the implementation GH¢ 2,400.00 GH¢
Management Sept. 3-14, 2018 phase. Medical practitioners in charge of projects and Regional and District 100.00
Health Administrators are also encouraged to enroll on the programme.
The course is designed to be useful for participants with any of
the following interests: private, public, or institutional real estate
Introduction to Real development, permitting, design, finance, construction, marketing and
9 Estate Devt. And 10 days March 12-23 ,2018 property management; mixed-income/affordable housing; large scale GH¢ 2,500.00 GH¢
Management urban development; neighborhood revitalization; disaster recovery and 100.00
the built environment; economic development; real estate financial
analysis and investment; public-private partnerships; real property public
policy makers; and/or real estate law makers.

10 Corporate 3 days March 20-22,2018 Top Executives, Board Members and Board Secretaries in Public and GH¢ 2,000.00 FREE
Governance Private Sector organizations.

April 9-13, 2018 This programme is designed for personnel who work in Budget Planning
11 Financial Modeling 5 days Units and those who have responsibility for formulating and executing the GH¢ 1,800.00 FREE
annual budgets of their organisations.
Strategic Customer/ April 14 – May 19, GH¢
12 Relationship 6 Saturday 2018 Open to all GH¢ 1,600.00 100.00
Management
Disaster Risk April 14 – May 19, Disaster Risk Organizations, Health Sector Workers, Fire Service personnel GH¢
13 Reduction and 6 Saturdays 2018 and persons interested in Disaster Risk Reduction and Safety Management. GH¢ 1,600.00 100.00
Safety Management

14 Performance 3 days April 24-26,2018 Public sector professionals whose responsibility is to lead, direct and /or GH¢ 1,200.00 FREE
Management Aug. 28-30, 2018 mange the effective implementation of PMAs throughout the organization.

15 IT Audit 5 days May 7-11, 2018 Financial, Operational, Business & Auditors. Information Technology GH¢ 1,800.00 FREE
Auditors, C-Level Professionals, Information Security Professionals
Report Writing May 8-11, 2018 Directors , Managers, Officers, Secretaries /Personal Assistants, Public
16 and Corporate 4 days Nov. 13-16, 2018 Relation Managers GH¢ 1,200.00 FREE
Communication Skills
Office Management May 14-18, 2018 First line supervisors, Sectional Heads, HR Assistants, Registry Heads,
17 and Supervisory 5days Sept. 10-14, 2018 Nurse Managers and Midwives. Senior Staff Nurses/Midwives. Nursing GH¢ 1,500.00 FREE
Skills and Midwifery Officers and Supervisors in the Banking Industry.

Grant Proposal Non-profit organizations, government officials, researchers, consultants

18 Writing 5 days May 28- June 1, 2018 and government agencies, and corporate organizations, who want to GH¢ 1,500.00 FREE
learn how to write effective grant proposals.
Designed for Heads of Public Sector institutions, Chief Directors, Senior
19 Lean Six Sigma 5 days May 28- June 1, 2018 Executives, Special Assistants to Ministers of States, Heads of Universities GH¢ 2,500.00 FREE
and Colleges, Quality and Business Improvement Officials.

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Procurement Public sector professionals with responsibility for procurement and

20 Management 3 days June 5-7, 2018 private sector personnel who need to understand of the GoG procurement GH¢ 1,200.00 FREE
for Public Sector Oct. 16-18, 2018 procedures and Members of procurement Boards.
Organisations
Five -Star
21 Organisational 5 days June 4-8, 2018 Designed for Top Level Managers, Company Directors/ CEOs GH¢ 1,200.00 FREE
Performance Culture

22 Building Effective 3 days June 12-14,2018 Designed for Managers & Team Leaders GH¢ 1,200.00 FREE
Teams
The programme is designed for the benefit of Chief Directors, Directors of
Chief Executive Ministries, Chief Executives and Senior Managers of State Enterprises and GH¢
23 Programme 2 weeks July. 16-27, 2018 Private Organisations and their immediate Deputies, Corporate Planners, GH¢2,500.00 100.00
other Senior Managers in both Private and Public organizations and also
Executives of NGOs.

24 Public Financial 5 days July. 16-20, 2018 Finance Officers, Account Officers, Disbursement Officers and Auditors GH¢ 1,200.00 FREE
Management Oct. 22-26, 2018
Budgeting & This programme is designed for personnel who work in Budget Planning GH¢
25 Finance for Non 2 weeks TBA Units and those who have responsibility for formulating and executing the GH¢ 1,600.00 100.00
Finance Managers annual budgets of their organisations

26 Policy Formulation 5 days TBA Open to all GH¢ 2,500.00 FREE

and Analysis

2018 GENDER CENTER SHORT PROGRAMMES

PROGRAMME DURATION DATE TARGET GROUP COST FORM
TITLE
Certificate in This course is designed to help participants develop effective
Communicating in communication skills that facilitate service provision and delivery and
GH¢ GH¢
1 Health and Social 2 weeks February 5- 16, 2018 meet the needs of service users. It is channelled to unravel the different
2,500.00 100.00
Care Organisations dynamics through which men and women communicate at work place,
(Middle Level) how this affects work relationships and impact on service delivery.
Certificate in February 5- March 2, The course is designed to provide core knowledge underpinning the
Counseling, Gender 2018 principles of effective counseling, communication skills for working with GH¢ GH¢
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and Communication people in a supportive, facilitative or developmental capacity. It offers 2,500.00 100.00
Skills June 4-18, 2018 ways to understanding and facilitating the development of others.
Certificate in This course is designed to help participants explore different ways that
Communicating in effective communication can enhance the service provision and delivery
GH¢ GH¢
3 Health and Social 2weeks April 2-13, 2018. of services to satisfy the range of needs that healthcare practitioners meet
3,500.00 100.00
Care Organisations routinely. It highlights gender and cross-cultural issues in Communication
(Senior Level) and unravels some of the barriers to effective communication.
Women in April. 9-20,2018 Managers, Supervisors, Heads of Sections and Assistants, Senior Staff
GH¢ GH¢
4 Management 2 weeks Nurses/ Midwives. Nursing and Midwifery Officers. Female Head of
2,500.00 100.00
(Middle Level) Nov. 12-23, 2018 Schools, House Managers and Educators.
Senior Managers from Private and Public sector organisations: Women
Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Managing Directors, Executive Directors,
Women in District Chief Executives, Chief Executive Officers, Regional Coordinating
GH¢
5 Management 2 weeks Sept. 24 –Oct. 5, 2018 Directors, Deputy Chief Executive Officers, CEOs of NGOs. Directors (Public and GH¢ 3,00.00
100.00
(Senior Level) Private Sectors) Commissioners. Head of Academic/Tertiary/Public Institutions,
Female Regional and District Health Administrators. Principal and Chief
Nursing/ Midwifery Officers. Female Regional/District Directors of Education.
This programme is designed for programs and project managers,
researchers, policy-makers, activists, women advocates and feminists,
Gender and GH¢ GH¢
6 2 weeks Oct. 22-Nov. 2, 2018 women organisations, staff of NGOs and donor agency field workers,
Development 2,500.00 100.00
volunteers, development actors, trainers, government officials etc.
Circuit/District/Regional Educators are encouraged to enroll

Men are encouraged to enroll on ALL gender related praogrammes

Note: Course may be reschedule if enrolment does not meet minimum of 12 participants
All programmes are non-examinable
For further information relating to the programmes, please contact
GIMPA School of Public Service and Governance, P.O. Box 50, Achimota-Accra, Ghana
Programme Advisor on 0242051667, e-mail: gpentem@gimpa.edu.gh

OR

The Assistant Registrar on e-mail: aaboakye-ansah@gimpa.edu.gh/gendercenter@gimpa.edu.gh

Note: Application forms for programmes can be obtained from the GIMPA Cash Office on weekdays between 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.
They can also be downloaded from the GIMPA website at www.gimpa.edu.gh. Under GSPSG Non Examinable programmes.
The cost of each application form for programmes that are 2 weeks or more is GH¢ 100.00.

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