Overview
This intermediate level deepens the learner’s ability to critically assess, apply, and manage budgeting processes in complex institutional settings. It emphasizes results-oriented budgeting, stakeholder accountability, and practical tools for managing fiscal performance across sectors and levels of government.
Paper 6: Budget Execution, Compliance & Performance Monitoring
Focuses on executing approved budgets, applying expenditure control techniques, ensuring regulatory compliance, and tracking performance. Explores tools like IFMIS and the role of financial control institutions in promoting financial discipline and accountability.
Paper 7: Expenditure and Investment Management Strategies
Covers capital vs. recurrent spending, fiscal deficit management, and cost-benefit analysis. Reviews Ghana’s PIMS, the Public Procurement Act, and PPP strategies for financing development.
Paper 8: Advanced Budgeting Techniques & Policy Implementation
Introduces PBB, output-based, and zero-based budgeting methods. Connects budgeting tools to policy execution, using frameworks like MTFF and MTEF, with examples from other African nations.
Paper 9: Public Engagement, Stakeholder Participation & Accountability
Examines participatory budgeting, the role of CSOs, the media, and decentralized planning. Reviews Ghana’s Open Budget Initiative and how citizen engagement enhances transparency and service delivery.
Paper 10: Fiscal Decentralization & Local Government Budgeting
Focuses on intergovernmental fiscal relations, local revenue mobilization, and budgeting at the MMDA level. Explores legal mandates and accountability under the Local Governance Act.
Who Should Enrol
Individuals who have completed level 1 and are seeking to develop advanced skills in budget analysis and implementation. This level is suitable for:
- Professionals working in government ministries, departments, and agencies
- Budget analysts and financial managers seeking to enhance their skills
- Those seeking to take on more senior roles in public sector budgeting
Project Details
- Budget Analysis: Level 2
- No. of Courses(Papers): 5
- Mode of Delivery: Online / In-person
- Fees: GHS 2,500
- Duration: 3 Months