Professional Certificate in Public Sector Leadership & Institutional Transformation
Leadership Excellence for Senior Public Officials
An executive certificate for senior civil servants, public institution leaders and institutional executives tasked with driving strategic reforms within complex administrative environments and integrating digital tools into executive decision-making processes.
Programme Overview
The Professional Certificate in Public Sector Leadership & Organisational Transformation is designed for senior civil servants, public institution leaders and institutional executives tasked with driving strategic reforms within complex administrative environments. The programme develops the competencies required to design, implement and evaluate high-performing public policies, strengthen institutional governance, improve public service delivery, lead organisational transformations and integrate digital tools and artificial intelligence into executive decision-making processes. The blended learning format combines four months of online training with a five-day executive immersion in Davos, Switzerland.
Choose Your Format
Full online programme combined with 5 days of international in-person immersion, with certificate award on-site.
Cohort Calendar
Curriculum
01Strategic Public Leadership
- Leadership in complex public organisations
- Driving institutional reforms and transformations
- Stakeholder governance and strategic engagement
- Strategic communication and influence leadership
02Transformation of Public Organisations
- Organisational design of public institutions
- Public performance management and outcome delivery
- Change management and institutional transformation
- Inter-ministerial and inter-institutional coordination
03Public Finance, Performance & Governance
- Strategic management of public finances
- Budget planning, execution and expenditure control
- Public procurement governance and strategic sourcing
- Public performance, value creation and citizen-centred service delivery
04Public Ethics, Governance & Accountability
- Ethical governance and public integrity
- Transparency, accountability and internal control
- Anti-corruption prevention and compliance
- Citizen participation and collaborative governance
05AI for Public Sector Transformation
- AI-driven transformation of public services delivery
- Data-driven governance and policy-making with AI
- AI ethics, algorithmic governance and citizens' rights protection
- AI procurement and vendor management for public organisations
Professional Dissertation
As a culminating requirement of this programme, each participant completes a Mémoire Professionnel de Fin de Formation, a professional dissertation that bridges academic rigour with real-world strategic application. The memoir is defended before a jury of academic and professional experts.
- Strategic Issue Identification, Define and contextualise a concrete strategic or managerial challenge drawn from your own organisation or sector.
- Literature Review & Conceptual Framework, Anchor your analysis in relevant academic literature and establish the theoretical foundations underpinning your recommendations.
- Analysis & Strategic Recommendations, Conduct a rigorous diagnosis and develop actionable, evidence-based recommendations adapted to your context.
- Defence Before a Jury, Present and defend your findings before a panel of academic faculty and industry professionals at the end of the programme.
Learning Outcomes
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