## VITARA - Reform Management Fundamentals: Setting up a Reform Program (VITARA-RMF)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [VITARA - Reform Management Fundamentals: Setting up a Reform Program (VITARA-RMF)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2025/vitara-rmfol25-212)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 25.212
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: May 1, 2025 - April 15, 2026 (50 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: French
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Target Audience and Qualifications
- 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: Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser is essential.

### Session Logistics
- Session No.: OL 25.212
- Deadline: Deadline passed
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: May 1, 2025 - April 15, 2026 (50 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: French

### Course Description
- Purpose: To help 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.
- Partnership: Joint initiative of four international organizations: Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

### Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, 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.

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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2025/vitara-rmfol25-212_