Recognising lack of accountability or corruption and poor ethics when the culprits work hard at concealing these acts from you and your organisation can be extremely difficult to address? As a result of these acts, everybody in the organisation will most likely be affected once. Hence the importance of eradicating these malpractices cannot be overemphasised.

Identification of risks as well as suggestion of some toolkits, solutions and implementation plans to minimise the risks are the focus of this programme. If you are involved in ethics or accountability in public financial management, health, education, extractive industries, utilities or corruption prevention generally, this programme should provide you with enhanced knowledge, skills and practical solutions needed to carry out your tasks better.

Exploration of the challenges posed by cultural differences and political pressures in relation to ethical behaviour and appropriate accountability are key elements of this programme.

 What you will learn

• Anti-corruption strategies
• The pillars of integrity and definitions of ethics, accountability and corruption
• The use of integrity development toolkits
• The benefits of codes of conduct
• Definitions and case studies relating to conflict of interest, gifts and gratuities
• Overview of financial crime and international issues
• Disclosure policies, including whistle-blowing
• Management accountability
• How to measure corruption
• The use of strategic alliances
• The myths about procurement and where it can go wrong
• Accountability in working with community groups, youth and the private sector

Benefits of attending – You will be able to:

• Be aware of financial crime and fraud and consider its impact on wider international issues
• Devise policies and strategies to help develop integrity and trust in government public services and businesses
• Develop an anti-corruption strategy, identify corruption hotspots and engage with stakeholders to establish prevention methods

Who should attend

Heads of Services, Directors, Assistant Directors, Accountants, Heads of Departments, Finance managers and General managers, Parliamentarians and Legislators.