VITARA - Reform Management Fundamentals: Setting up a Reform Program (VITARA-RMF)
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- Published: July 22, 2025
Upcoming offerings
| Start date | End date | Location | Delivery Method | Session No. | Primary & (Interpretation) language | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [[Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.207 | French | [[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.206E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.207F) by April 1, 2027 |
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [[Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.206 | English | [[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.206E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.207F) by April 1, 2027 |
| May 1, 2026 | April 15, 2027 | Course conducted online | [[Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | OL 26.208 | Spanish | [[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.206E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.207F) by April 1, 2027 |
Overview
- Training Program focused on helping tax administration leaders embark on a reform journey by explaining key concepts of reform management, the process of developing a tax administration reform program, the key management and governance arrangements of tax administration reforms, as well as tax administration reform project management.
- Topic: Fiscal Issues
Target audience
- Executives and senior managers in tax and revenue administrations, and ministries dealing with the design of tax administration reform programs and reform projects.
Qualifications
- No educational prerequisites.
- Appropriate for tax administration staff with a foundational knowledge of tax administration practices.
- Primary audience includes senior and executive officials working on tax administration reforms.
- Also supports staff who have no previous experience in reform management and wish to establish good reform management practices in their organization for the first time.
Course objectives
- Upon completion, participants should be able to:
- ¿ Define key terms related to reform management.
- ¿ Identify the steps involved in developing a reform program and the relationship between a tax administration¿s strategic plan and reform program.
- ¿ Recognize the management and governance infrastructure required to ensure reforms are delivered on time, within budget, and of acceptable quality, along with the roles and responsibilities of key players.
- ¿ Understand how to prepare and execute a reform project plan, outlining the five key phases of a project.
- ¿ Draft project plans and other documents.
Core components and expected outcomes
- Explanation of key reform management concepts relevant to tax administration.
- Guidance on the process of developing a tax administration reform program and its linkage to strategic planning.
- Description of management and governance arrangements needed to deliver reforms on time, within budget, and to acceptable quality standards.
- Practical project management instruction covering preparation and execution of reform project plans, including the five key project phases.
- Practical drafting exercises for project plans and reform-related documents.
References
- Online Training
- OL 26.207
- OL 26.206
- OL 26.208
- Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)
- Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)
- Fiscal Sustainability (FS)
- Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)
- Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)
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