## Training Program Course

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Training Program Course](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/fpp-2x)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/fpp-2x/index.md)
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## Bibliographic details
- Published: August 9, 2022

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## 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)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | [OL 26.146](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/fpp-2xol26-146) | English | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.149E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.148E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.146E) 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)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | [OL 26.148](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/fpp-2xol26-148) | English (Spanish) | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.149E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.148E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.146E) 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)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods) | [OL 26.149](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/fpp-2xol26-149) | English (French) | [[[Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.149E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.148E)](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.146E) by April 1, 2027 |

### Course description
- Title: Financial Programming and Policies, Part 2: Program Design (FPP.2 x).
- The course is online and presented by the Institute for Capacity Development.
- It builds on the FPP.1 x course to expand participants’ understanding of the design and application of macroeconomic and financial policies.
- Content coverage:
  - Simple forecasting methods for each macroeconomic sector.
  - Baseline assumptions for the diagnosis of macroeconomic performance.
  - Preparation of a macroeconomic adjustment program for a case study country.
- Topic : General Macroeconomics
- The course is offered in English French, and Spanish.

### Target audience
- All government officials are welcome to register.
- Particularly relevant for officials in:
  - Ministries of finance, economy, planning.
  - Central banks who advise on or help implement macroeconomic and financial policies.

### Qualifications and technical requirements
- Some knowledge of economics is helpful.
- Basic Microsoft Excel skills are essential.
- Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.

### Course objectives
- Construct baseline projections of the real, external, government, and monetary sectors using sector-specific variables.
- Describe the relationships between the sectors in both accounting and behavioral terms.
- Create consistent one-year economic projections on the assumption that policies do not change.
- Use a macroeconomic model to analyze how policy changes affect a forecast.
- Identify and appraise the economic vulnerabilities inherent in an emerging market economy.
- Prepare a macroeconomic policy scenario using a given set of data.

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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [OL 26.146](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/fpp-2xol26-146)
- [OL 26.148](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/fpp-2xol26-148)
- [OL 26.149](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/fpp-2xol26-149)
- [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.146E)
- [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.148E)
- [Apply online](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.149E)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/fpp-2x_