Inclusive Growth - Governance (IGx-GOV)

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Start date	End date	Location	Delivery Method	Session No.	Primary & (Interpretation) language	Apply
May 1, 2026	April 15, 2027	Course conducted online	Online Training	OL 26.165	English	Apply online by April 1, 2027

Examines the concept of governance and why improving the quality of governance is important to achieve inclusive growth.
Reviews key policies to improve governance, including:
- Structural reform.
- Automation.
- Improving rules and procedures (for fiscal and monetary policies) to limit policy errors.
Addresses human resource policies and capacity building to strengthen public sector performance.
Covers effective anti-corruption frameworks to incentivize public officials to make decisions in the best public interest.
Highlights transparency, accountability, and inclusive political institutions to inform and monitor effective governance policymaking.
Presents examples of governance issues in key policy areas and provides solutions.

Target audience:
- Mid-level to senior officials involved in economic and strategic planning, including the monitoring and evaluating of policies aimed at reducing poverty and inequality, addressing the distributional impacts of technological change and promoting job creation.
Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or equivalent experience.

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

Explain the linkages between governance and inclusive growth.
List key indicators to measure governance and its sub-components such as corruption.
Summarize policies to improve governance and explain the main channels through which they operate or function.