VITARA - Strategic Management (VITARA-SMG)

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Target audience: managers, senior leaders, and executives from tax administrations in developing countries.
Qualifications: introductory level course; there are no qualification requirements.
Technical requirements: access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.

Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration (VITARA) is a joint initiative of:
- the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT)
- the Intra-European Organization of Tax Administrations (IOTA)
- the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
VITARA was launched in 2020 to develop a highly effective, globally accessible, on-demand, and affordable online training curriculum on revenue administration issues.
VITARA complements the four founding organizations' capacity development and training efforts.

The module will introduce the application of strategic management in a tax administration.
The module will explain how to reach and support the administration's goals.
The module provides fundamental knowledge on the concepts related to strategic management of a tax administration.

Types of plans tax administrations create in relation to their strategy and its implementation.
Content, timeline, resources, and tasks needed to develop a plan.
Different planning phases and the hierarchy of plans.
Common challenges and risks leaders of tax administrations face.
Common mistakes made in strategic management of tax administrations.
International good practices to follow in the strategic management of a tax administration.

The IMF offers online training to government officials and the public and provides current offerings through its training program calendar.