COURSE INFORMATION
 
Scheduled Dates:  13 – 24 Jan 2025 | 07 – 18 Mar 2025 | 14 – 25 Jul 2025 | 20 – 31 Oct 2025

Duration: 2 Weeks

Customized dates and one-on-one sessions can be organized.

Preamble

This course emphasizes how participants can apply acquired skills and knowledge dealing with management of finances in the public sector.

The objectives of the course are to:

• Discuss the nature of the public sector finance
• Understand budgeting and budgetary control
• Examine borrowing and debt management
• Describe corporate restructuring

Course Outline

1. Sources of Government finance: excise duties, taxes, licenses and miscellaneous fees.
2. Budgeting and budgetary control - objectives of annual budgets, budgetary process;
3. Financial planning systems;
4. Planning programming budgeting systems (PPBS);
5. Commitment Accounting Expenditure Profile; Borrowing and Debt management;
6. Types of debts;
7. Debt-carrying capacity;
8. General obligation and revenue bonds;
9. Internal versus External Debt management;
10. Capital budgets and Capital programs;
11. Corporate restructuring among others.
    
    

REGISTRATION

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

1. Fees Payment - All fees are payable strictly in advance 2 working days before the course starting date.
2. Cancellation Fee - Cancellation of any participant 5 working days before the start day of a course will incur a 20% cancellation fee.
   We regret that no cancellations will be accepted within 2 working days of a course, but substitutions may be made.

COURSE INFORMATION

Scheduled Dates: 10 – 21 Feb 2025 | 12 – 23 May 2025 | 11 – 22 Aug 2025 | 10 – 21 Nov 2025

Duration: 2 weeks

Customized: dates and one-on-one sessions can be organized.

PREAMBLE

This course gives the experienced credit controller a framework for employing best practice credit management in their organization. At this workshop delegates will consider good credit management policies and procedures, and the framework for effective credit management, which is provided by a company’s credit policy. Delegates will be equipped to assess the key components of their company’s approach, identify improvements and implement good practice.

Target Group

Suitable for senior credit control staff, credit managers and supervisors, and financial controllers.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Recognize the impact of sound credit management techniques.
• Evaluate alternative techniques used in credit management.
• Recognize the importance of securing ‘buy-in’ to good credit management practice from top management and all aspects of the business.
• Understand a best practice approach to formulating a company credit policy.
• Critically review your organization’s credit policy and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop an effective approach to credit management for your company.
• Implement this approach by developing a company credit policy.

Course Outline

Objectives for Good Credit Management

• What do we want to achieve?
• Using key performance indicators to measure success
• Measuring performance using DSO
• Forecasting cash flow from the ‘Cascade Table’
• Target setting
• What information is needed?
• Using computer systems to support activities

The Company Credit Policy

• The importance of a company credit policy
• Understanding the commercial implications of credit
• Elements of a credit policy
• Format and presentation
• Evaluate policies and procedures

The ‘Whole Company’ Approach

• Being proactive
• Ensuring support for the policy from senior management
• Winning the support of sales and customer service
• Ongoing communication
• Developing a ‘whole company’ approach

Putting it into Practice

• Consider best practice techniques for credit management
• Identify where you can improve your company’s procedures
• Discuss ways to use performance measures
• Workshop activity on developing a credit policy
   

REGISTRATION

To register, kindly fill the Seminar Registration Form and send it to us through:

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

1. Fees Payment - All fees are payable strictly in advance 2 working days before the course starting date.
2. Cancellation Fee - Cancelletion of any participant 5 working days before the start day of a course will incur a 20% cancellation fee.
   We regret that no cancellations will be accepted within 2 working days of a course, but substitutions may be made.

COURSE INFORMATION

Scheduled Dates:  10 – 21 Feb 2025 | 12 – 23 May 2025 | 11 – 22 Aug 2025 | 10 – 21 Oct 2025

Duration: 2 Weeks

Customized dates and one-on-one sessions can be organized.

PREAMBLE

This CPM course emphasizes how budgets as financial management and control tools are necessary in all organizations. Officers must equip themselves with skills and knowledge in budgeting and budgetary control.

TARGET GROUP

Managers/Officers who have direct or indirect financial responsibilities.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

On completion, participants should be able to:

• Prepare and analyze the budget
• Integrate strategy, budgeting and cost control
• Manage different types of cost and their relevance to decision making
• Describe the budget process and its control systems

COURSE OUTLINE

• Budgets and the budgeting cycle
• The role of budgets in: strategic planning and implementation; performance measurement; employee motivation and coordination
• Steps in developing an operating budget
• Computer-based financial planning models
• Kaizen budgeting
• Activity-based budgeting
• Budgeting and responsibility accounting
• Human aspects of budgeting
• Preparation of budgets: the cash budget, the budgeted income statement and the budgeted balance sheet
• Sensitivity analysis and cash flows

REGISTRATION

To register, kindly fill the Seminar Registration Form and send it to us through:
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

1. Fees Payment - All fees are payable strictly in advance 2 working days before the course starting date.
2. Cancellation Fee - Cancelletion of any participant 5 working days before the start day of a course will incur a 20% cancellation fee.
   We regret that no cancellations will be accepted within 2 working days of a course, but substitutions may be made. 

COURSE INFORMATION

Scheduled Dates:  03 – 14 Feb 2025 | 05 – 16 May 2025 | 04 – 15 Aug 2025 | 03 – 13 Nov 2025

Duration: 2 Weeks

Customized dates and one-on-one sessions can be organized.

PREAMBLE

The CPM course is tailored to help you to succeed as a nonfinancial manager, knowledge of basic financial principles and the budgeting process is critical. This course transforms financial and accounting concepts into decision-making tools you can use successfully every day. You learn to apply the fundamentals of finance to improve budget management, increase potential profits and assess the financial viability of projects.

TARGET GROUP

Non-financial managers and anyone who wants to develop their knowledge of financial practices to improve their managerial skills.

COURSE OUTLINE

I. Introduction
1.1. Introduction to the Course
1.2. Financial Environment and Financial Activities of Public/Nonprofit Organizations

II. Basic Accounting and Budgeting Systems
2.1. Elements of Basic Accounting System
2.2. Elements of Basic Budgeting System

III. Analyzing Budgetary Documents
3.1. Variance Analysis
3.2. Case Study: TBA

IV. Analyzing Financial Statements
4.1. Structure and Elements of Financial Statements
4.2. Case Study: Balance Sheet Analysis

V. Financial Condition Analysis
 5.1. Conceptual Framework and Analytical Tools
 5.2. Case Study: Analyzing Financial Conditions of a Nonprofit Organization

VI. Financial Management in Broader Contexts
6.1. Fiscal Stress and Financial Management
6.2. Case Study: Managing Fiscal Stress in State and Local Governments

REGISTRATION

To register, kindly fill the Seminar Registration Form and send it to us through:
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

1. Fees Payment - All fees are payable strictly in advance 2 working days before the course starting date.
2. Cancellation Fee - Cancelletion of any participant 5 working days before the start day of a course will incur a 20% cancellation fee.
   We regret that no cancellations will be accepted within 2 working days of a course, but substitutions may be made.