Training Courses

Objectives:

• Provide an integrated and practical view of concepts, methods, and techniques to develop the preparation and implementation of the state’s general budget.

• Apply financial concepts to support the general budget planning process.

• Develop the budget presentation with a broad view of institutional initiatives within the Government Action Plan.

Contents:

• Structuring and improving budget planning.

• Integrating the Government Action Plan into budget planning discussions.

• Designing a budget monitoring model to support performance management and improvement.

• Evaluating government entities' performance through results-based management and the public budget.

• Enhancing assumptions and discussions to improve the budgeting process.

Target Audience:

• Employees in financial and economic departments.

• Specialists in budgeting, strategy, and performance indicators.

Objectives:

• Emphasize that ignorance of the law is no excuse.

• Inform public finance professionals (in execution or oversight roles) about all types of financial violations and crimes relevant to their field.

• Distinguish between violations and financial crimes.

• Understand the mechanisms and procedures for handling financial misconduct from suspicion to final sanction, with practical examples.

Contents:

• Definition of financial violations and equivalents.

• Overview of financial crimes, types, and penalties.

• Differentiating between violations and crimes.

• Impact of criminal investigations and sanctions on administrative accountability.

• Procedures and mechanisms for dealing with financial violations once discovered.

Target Audience:

• All public finance employees.

• Staff in financial affairs departments.

• Financial auditors and oversight personnel in ministries and government agencies.

Objectives:

• Provide a general understanding of the Central Financial System and its role in automating government financial transactions.

• Learn about system components and how its applications are integrated.

Contents:

• Comprehensive overview of the Central Financial System.

• Role of the ministry in managing the system.

• Motivations and challenges in system implementation.

• Stages of system implementation.

• Key users of the system.

• CFS applications and permissions.

• Financial reporting using the system.

Target Audience:

• New users of the Central Financial System (CFS).

Objectives:

• Provide legal, technical, and procedural background on rules and processes for disbursing government compensation to beneficiaries within legal deadlines.

Contents:

• Constitutional framework for government compensation.

• Legal framework for compensation.

• Principles of the Expropriation Law for public benefit.

• Principles of compensation for material damages caused by the government.

• Procedural framework for compensation disbursement.

• Financial procedures for compensating government-caused damages.

• Compensation for insured and uninsured damages.

• Compensation procedures for land expropriation.

• General provisions and procedures.

• Expropriation of Waqf properties.

• Expropriation for planning or re-planning purposes.

• Temporary seizure.

• Corrective actions and follow-up.

Target Audience:

• Public finance employees.

• Financial affairs departments.

• Auditors and financial controllers in ministries and public institutions.

Objectives:

• Equip participants with financial analysis techniques through practical applications on public sector budget data.

Contents:

• Financial analysis and its relation to financial performance evaluation.

• Analysis of government budget data.

• Financial analysis tools using Excel.

• Various practical examples and case studies.

Target Audience:

• Budget analysts.

• Financial analysts.

• Accountants in ministries and government entities.

Objectives:

• Provide participants with an intensive background on the main legal frameworks governing their work.

• Expose participants to general legal frameworks applicable to public finance professionals as civil servants.

• Highlight the key constitutional and legislative frameworks relevant to public finance professionals implementing legal financial principles.

• Familiarize participants with the Code of Practice, which outlines the general legal and ethical frameworks governing the practice of public finance professionals.

Contents:

• Overview of general legal frameworks for employees.

• General employee rights.

• Financially related rights.

• Financially related obligations.

• Specific legal frameworks of public finance.

• Constitutional framework (constitutional principles related to financial matters).

• Legal framework.

• General Budget Law.

• Financial conduct regulations.

• Unified Financial Manual.

• Practical applications.

Target Audience:

• All public finance employees.

• Financial affairs department staff.

• Financial auditors and oversight staff in ministries and government agencies.

Objectives:

• Introduce participants to all articles related to government properties and lands in the Unified Financial Manual.

• Understand the process of handling transactions related to government properties.

• Learn how to use the Central Registry for Government Properties.

Contents:

• Overview of the government lands and properties section in the manual.

• Define the role of government entities in supervising government properties.

• Mechanism for registering, reallocating, and documenting properties.

• Mechanism for renting and selling government properties.

• Transaction processing related to government assets.

• Instruction on using the Central Property Registry.

Target Audience:

• Employees working in property management in ministries and government entities.

Objectives:

• Introduce participants to the stages of project budget approval and implementation.

• Understand the financial procedures related to government project execution.

Contents:

• How to prepare project budgets and funding sources.

• Understanding the financial procedures of government project implementation.

• Exploring the different types of financial forms related to projects.

• Examples of budget-related issues and how to address them.

Target Audience:

• Department heads.

• Engineers.

• Employees working on project budgets in ministries and government agencies.

Objectives:

• Provide participants with legal and technical background on government contract principles.

• Understand how to contract for various government needs.

• Provide an overview of contracts in general and administrative contracts specifically.

• Learn about the procedures of contracting from choosing the method to implementation.

• Understand contract documentation and procedural requirements.

• Clarify the powers and obligations of government entities and the rights and duties of contractors.

• Improve participant performance in managing, supervising, and auditing government contracts.

Contents:

• General overview of government contracts and how to distinguish their types.

• Methods of contracting by government entities.

• Centralized contracting.

• Public-private partnerships.

• Contracting procedures.

• Contract execution.

• Government authorities' powers versus contractors' rights.

• Government obligations versus contractors’ entitlements.

• Practical applications.

Target Audience:

• Staff in financial departments.

• Financial auditors and oversight officers in ministries and government entities.

Objectives:

• Introduce the government land investment platform and how it works.

Contents:

• Overview of the platform’s website.

• Introduction to investment methods according to the Tenders and Auctions Law.

• Process for reviewing investment requests from government entities.

• Method for showcasing land available for investment through the platform.

Target Audience:

• Government employees working in:

  • Property management

  • Property investment

  • Property supervision