Best Practices and Strategies for Public Investing - Virtual Learning
Course Methodology
The training course employs a highly interactive methodology using case-based learning, group exercises, role-playing simulations, live polls, and facilitated discussions. Participants will apply concepts to real-world scenarios and co-develop solutions with peers and facilitators, fostering deep engagement and practical learning.
Course Objectives
At the end of this training course, you will learn to:
- Analyse investment strategies in public sector contexts
- Design frameworks for transparent decision-making
- Apply value-for-money principles and investment appraisal tools
- Develop risk mitigation and governance approaches
- Integrate accountability, sustainability, and impact into investment decisions
Target Audience
This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals responsible for public investment, budgeting, and development strategy. It is especially beneficial for those involved in planning, evaluating, and implementing public projects and partnerships.
This Gulf Rowad training course will also greatly benefit:
- Senior officials in public investment, planning, or budgeting
- Public finance and treasury officers
- Development and infrastructure project managers
- Policy advisors and analysts
- Professionals in donor agencies, IFIs, and PPP units
Target Competencies
Organisational Impact
Attending this training course will help organizations:
- Enhance public investment efficiency and impact
- Promote a culture of strategic and evidence-based decisions
- Improve risk assessment and governance structures
- Build institutional transparency and trust
- Strengthen capabilities for long-term planning
- Align public spending with national priorities
Personal Impact
Participants will gain skills and insights to:
- Evaluate and lead high-impact investment decisions
- Communicate investment value to stakeholders
- Advance their careers in public finance and policy
- Apply structured tools for risk and performance analysis
- Champion innovation and sustainability in their roles
- Build cross-sectoral collaboration and leadership presence
Course Outline
The Public Investment Challenge in the 21st Century
- Understanding the evolving role of public investment
- Key drivers: economic, political, and societal dynamics
- Principles of strategic public investment
- Success and failure in global public investments
- Fiscal responsibility and macroeconomic alignment
- The investment lifecycle: From idea to implementation
- Stakeholder analysis and political economy considerations
Project Identification, Screening, and Strategic Alignment
- Linking investments to national development plans
- Prioritization frameworks and decision matrices
- Diagnostic tools and baseline assessments
- Multi-criteria analysis and investment scoring
- Public-private complementarities in investment
- Screening and ranking competing projects
- Green and digital transitions in public investment
Appraisal Techniques and Value-for-Money Analysis
- Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis
- Financial modelling for public projects
- Economic rate of return vs. social return on investment
- Managing uncertainty and sensitivity analysis
- Independent reviews and safeguards
- Tools for climate and gender-sensitive appraisal
- Appraising a proposed infrastructure project
Governance, Risk Management, and Accountability
- Building institutional capacity and investment units
- Risk identification and mitigation strategies
- Oversight frameworks and audit practices
- Transparency, citizen engagement, and open data
- Ethics, integrity, and corruption prevention
- Managing project performance and course corrections
- Simulation: Designing a governance model for investment delivery
From Policy to Practice – Designing the Public Investment Future
- Linking project outputs to national outcomes
- Monitoring & evaluation systems for investment tracking
- Tools for adaptive and resilient investment planning
- Cross-agency collaboration and leadership strategies
- Preparing an actionable investment strategy roadmap
- Group presentations of project investment plans
- Wrap-up: Key takeaways and post-course action planning
2026 Schedule & Fees
| Date | City | Language | Price | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
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