Executive Education - Wits University

Wits School of Governance

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Prof. Themba Maseko

Welcome from the Director

Greetings to all our esteemed students, colleagues, and valued stakeholders. It has been more than a year since I joined the Wits School of Governance (WSG) as the Director of Executive Education.

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About the Executive Education Unit (EDU)

The executive education courses are delivered in a variety of models, which include single blocks of study, block-release sessions over several months, workshops, breakfast seminars, or a combination of these options.

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COURSES COMING UP ON THE WSG CALENDAR

Developing Leadership for Good Governance The aim of the course is to enhance the vision establishment, strategic foresight and oversight engagement capabilities of government entities; and to advance the professional capabilities of leaders as they build their value as public representatives and members of executive structures.
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Developing Leadership in Digital Government This is a practitioner led 4-week course that covers practical implementation of Digital leadership.
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Government Communications and Marketing The course explores key areas of Government Communications and Marketing through an interactive teaching and learning approach.
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Civic Tech Innovation Civic tech refers to the use of technology to enhance civic participation. This course is designed for participants to develop an applied understanding of how to approach and enable civic tech innovation projects and organisation.
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Leadership in Municipal Governance Advancing professional capabilities of public leaders as they build their value as political representatives and members of executive structures within municipalities.
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Municipal Finance Management Designed to equip senior staff in local government with practical and professional skills to promote efficient, accountable, equitable and sustainable management of South Africa's public finances.
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Monitoring and Evaluation for Governance The Monitoring and Evaluation for Governance course will take participants through the steps to develop public servants' and development practitioners specialised monitoring and evaluation skills in results-based management systems.
Leadership in Board Governance Reduce the growing trust deficit and restore public confidence by delivering public value as members of boards in SOEs.
Economic planning, development and investment promotion for Provincial Government The course aims to place measures to stimulate and sustain economic growth in the provinces, including ensuring good governance which is a critical precondition for high levels of equitable growth and development.
Infrastructure planning and project management for provincial government The course aims to familiarise the participants with the programme and project planning approaches for infrastructure programmes and projects with specific reference to the development of the business cases and clear cost-benefit analysis.
Leadership development for senior managers in the Public Sector To equip senior managers with the knowledge and skills that advance their professional capabilities and build their value as leaders in the public sector.
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Public sector Governance and Leadership To equip the participant with the technical, analytical and functional skills necessary to undertake management responsibilities in the public and development management sector, and further study.
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Economic and development policy This course enhances the knowledge and capacities of government staff who are responsible for the analysis, development, implementation and monitoring of economic and development policy, with particular reference to South Africa.