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Best Practices and Strategies for Public Investing

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Best Practices and Strategies for Public Investing

Empowering Public Leaders to Drive Value, Growth, and Accountability

NASBA
Classroom Schedule
Date Venue Fees
08 - 12 Jun 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
09 - 13 Nov 2026 London $ 5,950

Introduction

This training course empowers public executives with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to make impactful investment decisions in complex and evolving economic landscapes. Governments and public institutions face increasing pressure to achieve fiscal sustainability, strategic impact, and transparency in investment decisions. This training course equips participants to lead these efforts with confidence.Participants will explore global best practices, strategic frameworks, and risk mitigation techniques tailored to the realities of public investment. Through real-world case studies, interactive simulations, and collaborative discussions, this training course builds a dynamic and future-ready mindset. Executives will return to their organizations ready to design, appraise, and manage public investments that deliver long-term value and social impact.

This training course will highlight:

  • Investment lifecycle management tailored to public institutions
  • Strategic frameworks for selecting and prioritizing projects
  • Risk governance, appraisal techniques, and value-for-money analysis
  • Tools for stakeholder engagement and public accountability
  • Action planning to align investment decisions with national goals

Objectives

At the end of this training course, you will learn to:

  • Analyse investment strategies in public sector contexts
  • Design frameworks for transparent decision-making
  • Apply value-for-money principles and investment appraisal tools
  • Develop risk mitigation and governance approaches
  • Integrate accountability, sustainability, and impact into investment decisions

Training Methodology

The training course employs a highly interactive methodology using case-based learning, group exercises, role-playing simulations, live polls, and facilitated discussions. Participants will apply concepts to real-world scenarios and co-develop solutions with peers and facilitators, fostering deep engagement and practical learning.

Organisational Impact

Attending this training course will help organizations:

  • Enhance public investment efficiency and impact
  • Promote a culture of strategic and evidence-based decisions
  • Improve risk assessment and governance structures
  • Build institutional transparency and trust
  • Strengthen capabilities for long-term planning
  • Align public spending with national priorities

Personal Impact

Participants will gain skills and insights to:

  • Evaluate and lead high-impact investment decisions
  • Communicate investment value to stakeholders
  • Advance their careers in public finance and policy
  • Apply structured tools for risk and performance analysis
  • Champion innovation and sustainability in their roles
  • Build cross-sectoral collaboration and leadership presence

Who should Attend?

This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals responsible for public investment, budgeting, and development strategy. It is especially beneficial for those involved in planning, evaluating, and implementing public projects and partnerships. 

This GLOMACS training course will also greatly benefit:

  • Senior officials in public investment, planning, or budgeting
  • Public finance and treasury officers
  • Development and infrastructure project managers
  • Policy advisors and analysts
  • Professionals in donor agencies, IFIs, and PPP units
Course Outline
Day 1

The Public Investment Challenge in the 21st Century

  • Understanding the evolving role of public investment
  • Key drivers: economic, political, and societal dynamics
  • Principles of strategic public investment
  • Success and failure in global public investments
  • Fiscal responsibility and macroeconomic alignment
  • The investment lifecycle: From idea to implementation
  • Stakeholder analysis and political economy considerations
Day 2

Project Identification, Screening, and Strategic Alignment

  • Linking investments to national development plans
  • Prioritization frameworks and decision matrices
  • Diagnostic tools and baseline assessments
  • Multi-criteria analysis and investment scoring
  • Public-private complementarities in investment
  • Screening and ranking competing projects
  • Green and digital transitions in public investment
Day 3

Appraisal Techniques and Value-for-Money Analysis

  • Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis
  • Financial modelling for public projects
  • Economic rate of return vs. social return on investment
  • Managing uncertainty and sensitivity analysis
  • Independent reviews and safeguards
  • Tools for climate and gender-sensitive appraisal
  • Appraising a proposed infrastructure project
Day 4

Governance, Risk Management, and Accountability

  • Building institutional capacity and investment units
  • Risk identification and mitigation strategies
  • Oversight frameworks and audit practices
  • Transparency, citizen engagement, and open data
  • Ethics, integrity, and corruption prevention
  • Managing project performance and course corrections
  • Simulation: Designing a governance model for investment delivery
Day 5

From Policy to Practice – Designing the Public Investment Future

  • Linking project outputs to national outcomes
  • Monitoring & evaluation systems for investment tracking
  • Tools for adaptive and resilient investment planning
  • Cross-agency collaboration and leadership strategies
  • Preparing an actionable investment strategy roadmap
  • Group presentations of project investment plans
  • Wrap-up: Key takeaways and post-course action planning
Certificates
  • On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
  • Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
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Frequently Asked Question

No. Saudi GLOMACS delivers courses in Saudi Arabia and internationally, including delivery across Europe and Asia. This allows organisations and professionals to access training both locally and abroad.

No. While governance and leadership are part of the portfolio, Saudi GLOMACS delivers training across the entire business and professional lifecycle, including administrative, technical, legal, regulatory, and sector-specific training.

Yes. Saudi GLOMACS designs and delivers bespoke in-house training tailored to organisational objectives, sector requirements, and workforce needs. Training can be delivered in Saudi Arabia or internationally, depending on requirements.

Courses delivered in Saudi Arabia are adapted to reflect local regulatory frameworks, organisational structures, sector conditions, and professional expectations. This ensures training is relevant, practical, and aligned with Saudi workplace realities.

GLOMACS has been delivering professional training for over thirty years, with courses delivered across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and other international markets.

Saudi GLOMACS combines three decades of global training experience with a clear focus on Saudi market relevance. This allows it to deliver training that is both internationally credible and locally applicable, across a broader range of disciplines than niche or single-focus providers.

Saudi GLOMACS is a Saudi-based professional training provider delivering courses tailored to the Saudi market and applicable internationally. It operates within the global GLOMACS framework and draws on more than three decades of international training experience.

Saudi GLOMACS offers professional training across a wide range of disciplines, including administration, leadership and management, governance and regulation, law, oil and gas, energy, engineering, finance, digital technologies, and sector-specific specialisations.

Training supports professionals across all career stages, from operational roles to specialist and senior responsibilities.

Participants include professionals from public sector, semi-government, and private sector organisations, across a wide range of roles and industries. Attendees range from administrative and operational professionals to technical specialists, managers, and senior decision-makers.

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