## 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/2026/vitara-rmfol26-207)

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- [Markdown version](/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/vitara-rmfol26-207/index.md)
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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 26.207
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: May 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (50 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: French
- Status: Apply online by April 1, 2027

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### Training Program / Logistics
- Session No.: OL 26.207
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: May 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (50 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: French
- 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 and Participant Profile
- 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 with no previous experience in reform management who wish to establish reform management practices for the first time.

### Course Description
- Helps tax administration leaders embark on a reform journey by explaining:
  - Key concepts of reform management.
  - The process of developing a tax administration reform program.
  - Key management and governance arrangements of tax administration reforms.
  - Tax administration reform project management.

### Course Objectives
Upon completion of VITARA-RMF, 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)
- [Apply Now](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.207F)
- [Executive Training 2 on Fiscal Policy Considerations (FPA)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fpcce26-16)
- [Institutional Sector Accounts-Advanced - Blended (ISA-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/hq/2027/isa-ahq27-02)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/vitara-rmfol26-207_