Advanced Public Participation

Public Sector and Municipal Management|5 days|Classroom or live online

This advanced programme assumes delegates already work in the field. It goes past the basics into integrated development planning, municipal budgeting and the judgement calls that sit outside the PFMA. At this level the constraint is rarely knowledge. It is judgement under pressure, which matters because officials are held personally accountable under legislation many have never been trained on. Delegates leave able to work confidently with council procedure, intergovernmental relations and irregular expenditure in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Put council procedure on a footing they can defend to a reviewer, measured against the PFMA
Make a decision about intergovernmental relations without waiting for a specialist
Take ownership of irregular expenditure rather than escalating it
Explain service delivery planning to someone who does not do the work

What the course covers

Integrated development planning
Municipal budgeting
Council procedure
Intergovernmental relations
Irregular expenditure
Service delivery planning
Annual reporting

Who should attend

supply chain practitioners in government
internal auditors in the public sector
councillors and committee members
public entity board members
performance management officers

Fees

South Africa	R18 000
Elsewhere in Africa and the Gulf	USD 1 800
Live online	USD 900

Per delegate, for the full 5 days. Covers tuition, course materials and refreshments. Excludes travel and accommodation. South African courses carry VAT at 15%; on deliveries outside South Africa the VAT position is confirmed on the quotation, because it depends on where your organisation is registered.

Scheduled dates

19 to 23 Oct 2026	Johannesburg	R18 000
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026	Online	USD 900
11 to 15 Jan 2027	Cape Town	R18 000
15 to 19 Feb 2027	Durban	R18 000
15 to 19 Mar 2027	Harare	USD 1 800
26 to 30 Apr 2027	Johannesburg	R18 000
14 to 18 Jun 2027	Nairobi	USD 1 800
12 to 16 Jul 2027	Pretoria	R18 000
16 to 20 Aug 2027	Online	USD 900
20 to 24 Sep 2027	Online	USD 900
18 to 22 Oct 2027	Lagos	USD 1 800

Dates are the published schedule at the time this page was printed. We also run this programme on request, and in-house for a full team.

How to book

Call 069 221 6943 or email info@isptrainings.co.za with the date and the number of delegates. We reply with a written quotation and an invoice. A registration is not a confirmed booking until we confirm it in writing.

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