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Enhance your expertise in Strategic Public Procurement with PAI’s 8-day certificate programme. Designed for public sector professionals, this programme combines expert insights, practical case studies, and the latest strategies in procurement law, sustainability, and social responsibility.
Ireland's first cross-sector programme dedicated to developing the regulatory profession.
Developed using the UK's Core Regulatory Skills Framework and adapted for the Irish regulatory environment.
Today's regulators operate in an environment characterised by technological disruption, increasing public expectations, evolving policy priorities and growing scrutiny of regulatory decisions. Regulatory professionals are expected to exercise sound judgement, apply regulatory powers proportionately, make evidence-based decisions and deliver effective outcomes while maintaining public trust and confidence.
While many regulatory staff possess significant technical and sectoral expertise, there is growing recognition of the need to develop the professional capabilities required for modern regulatory practice.
This 3 day course will provide public sector employees with the essential knowledge and skills in public financial procedures and control. It will build skills and competence in important and essential aspects of financial management.
This two-day course will demonstrate how to effectively apply best practice public procurement processes to ensure compliance while also delivering optimal value, service, quality, innovation and reduced risk for your organisation.
The development of public policy is a key responsibility of the Government and remains a key focus for public servants across all sectors. This accredited programme provides practical guidance and background knowledge to enable participants to grasp and understand policy development and delivery. It has been designed to provide participants with both the theoretical foundations and practical application skills required for modern public policy development.
This programme is aligned with the updated Capability Framework Overview. This framework supports the key grades in building a diverse and talented workforce for the future, capable of collaboratively delivering excellence on behalf of civil and public service.