An Intensive 5-day Training Course

Improving
Public Sector Performance
in the 21st Century

Acquiring Critical Skills For The Latest Techniques in
Public Sector Management

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

The Improving Public Sector Performance in the 21st Century training course is designed to empower public sector professionals with practical tools and innovative strategies to drive measurable improvement within the unique constraints of government structures and labor regulations. This training course provides participants with tested methodologies to enhance institutional effectiveness, strengthen workforce capability, and align organizational outcomes with national development objectives.

Participants will explore core performance levers such as competency management, employee engagement, attendance monitoring, performance appraisals, and organizational development. The Improving Public Sector Performance in the 21st Century training course also introduces modern motivational techniques tailored to the realities of public institutions, helping organizations unlock greater value from existing systems and human capital.

This KC Academy training course will highlight:

  • Effective performance improvement strategies within the limitations of public governance frameworks
  • Enhancing institutional capability through competency-based development models
  • Rethinking performance management to increase operational efficiency
  • Techniques to build commitment and engagement across public sector teams
  • Leveraging existing processes to foster sustained employee motivation

COURSE DETAILS

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OBJECTIVES

By the end of the Improving Public Sector Performance in the 21st Century training course, participants will be able to:

  • Demonstrate how to optimize the return on investment in organizational competencies
  • Identify and apply strategies to elevate performance standards across departments
  • Quantify the value of improved reliability and operational efficiency in financial terms
  • Critically evaluate and upgrade existing performance appraisal systems for greater impact
  • Implement public-sector-specific motivation techniques to improve staff morale and retention
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TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This Improving Public Sector Performance in the 21st Century training course features, case studies, illustrative appropriate DVD clips and interactive learning methods. There will be group exercises and a range of supporting documentation to aid in your learning enjoyment. All participants will receive a full copy of the materials on a Samsung tablet, together with all the slides used.

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ORGANISATIONAL IMPACT

Organizations that invest in the Improving Public Sector Performance in the 21st Century training course will gain a significant advantage by equipping their teams with modern approaches to performance enhancement, even within the constraints of bureaucracy and regulatory compliance.

Key organisational benefits include:

  • A clearer understanding of evolving global performance standards in the public sector
  • Alignment of institutional goals with actionable strategies for performance improvement
  • Introduction of motivational approaches to reinvigorate employee morale and commitment
  • Measurable enhancements in efficiency and resource utilization
  • Strengthened ability to deliver value-based public services aligned with stakeholder expectations
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PERSONAL IMPACT

Participants of the Improving Public Sector Performance in the 21st Century training course will return to their roles with enhanced confidence, a sharpened skill set, and the ability to lead meaningful transformation within their departments.

Individual benefits include:

  • Acquisition of advanced techniques to enhance individual and team performance
  • Capability to implement and demonstrate process improvements with measurable value
  • Improved understanding of public sector metrics for added value and impact reporting
  • Greater adaptability to organizational change and transformation efforts
  • Refined expertise in three core areas: competency management, performance development, and operational reliability
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This training course has a wide appeal and is suitable for anyone in the Public Sector who is looking to do things better. Also for those who want to show value the Public Sector can create.

This KC Academy Improving Public Sector Performance in the 21st Century training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit: 

  • Department Heads
  • Managers and Supervisors
  • HR Personnel
  • Organizational Development Specialists
  • Those on Management Development Programs

DAILY AGENDA

Day 1: The History, Role and Future Function of Public Sector Organisations
  • Introductions and Program Objectives for the Week
  • What is the Public Sector there to do?
  • The Historical Context of the Public Sector
  • Present Position and Future Role of Public Sector Organisation – Latest trend changes
  • Change and the Public Sector – How we can forecast when change is needed?
  • Understanding the Results of Change and How Change Affects Us
  • Change and the Difference between the Public and Private Sectors
Day 2: Building Organisational Core Strength in the Public Sector
  • The Role of Competencies in the Organization
  • How Competencies Work and How they are Measured
  • Techniques to Significantly Improve What You Already Have
  • Incorporating Competency Approach In, Recruitment, Appraisal and Training
  • Developing Teams to Build Core Strength
  • Succession Planning to Retain and Develop your Talented People
  • Techniques to Retain Talented People
Day 3: Performance Improvements – Are they necessary in the Public Sector?
  • What is Performance?
  • Can you get improvements in Performance at no extra cost?
  • Improving Targets for Performance
  • How to get more commitment? – New Process / New Results
  • The Measuring of Performance – Whose job is it?
  • Should Performance be linked to pay?
Day 4: Using Reliability and Differentiation to Maximize on What Strengths You Have
  • The History of Differentiation
  • Why the Public Sector might what to consider this as a motivational tool?
  • Understanding the Need for Reliability in the Public Sector
  • Case Study: The Cost of a Unreliable Organization
  • Can Reliability really add value?
  • How we can help the Managers?
  • The Future Managers of Leaders
Day 5: Making Things Happen Within Our Existing Constraints
  • Latest Techniques on Motivation
  • Three Motivational Tools that Work – Today
  • How to Translate Ideas or Goals into Measurable Actions
  • Two Existing Processes: How to improve them and Reap Real Benefit
  • Demonstration of the Above
  • End of Course Review – Actions and Networking after the course
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Certificate

On successful completion of this training course, KC ACademy Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.

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