Course Introduction
National industrial policy plays a significant role in shaping economic transformation, strengthening domestic productive capacity, improving industrial competitiveness, expanding employment, and promoting technological advancement. Governments use industrial strategies, investment incentives, skills programmes, infrastructure development, trade measures, innovation support, and regulatory reforms to encourage priority economic activities. However, successful policy formulation does not automatically translate into successful implementation. This course examines how governments and development institutions can systematically evaluate implementation progress, identify institutional and operational weaknesses, and determine whether industrial policy interventions are producing measurable economic and social benefits.
Effective evaluation requires an understanding of the relationship between industrial policy objectives, implementation arrangements, policy instruments, institutional responsibilities, and measurable results. Participants will explore how to assess whether industrial strategies have been translated into operational plans, funded programmes, coordinated activities, and clearly assigned responsibilities. The course examines policy coherence across ministries, government agencies, investment promotion institutions, industrial development organizations, and private-sector stakeholders. It also considers how regulatory fragmentation, weak implementation capacity, inconsistent priorities, and limited interagency coordination can undermine policy delivery even when the original strategy is well designed.
A central component of the programme is the development and application of industrial policy monitoring and evaluation frameworks. Participants will learn how to establish baselines, formulate measurable indicators, define implementation milestones, assess resource utilization, and track progress against national industrial development objectives. The course addresses indicators relating to manufacturing value added, industrial productivity, employment creation, export diversification, investment mobilization, enterprise development, technology adoption, and industrial energy efficiency. Emphasis is placed on selecting indicators that reflect meaningful changes in industrial performance rather than relying exclusively on expenditure levels, activity counts, or administrative reporting.
The programme also explores evaluation methodologies for determining the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence, sustainability, and impact of industrial policy interventions. Participants will examine theory of change, results chains, contribution analysis, cost-effectiveness assessment, comparative benchmarking, and appropriate quantitative and qualitative evaluation techniques. The course considers the challenges of attribution, time lags, data gaps, external economic shocks, and differences between supported and unsupported enterprises or sectors. Through practical exercises, participants will learn how to distinguish policy outputs from intermediate outcomes and longer-term impacts, interpret evidence cautiously, and formulate recommendations that improve implementation performance.
Emerging industrial policy priorities require evaluation systems to extend beyond traditional manufacturing output and investment indicators. Participants will examine the implications of artificial intelligence, automation, digitalization, green industrial transformation, clean energy, circular production, supply-chain resilience, and changing international trade conditions. The course also considers the distributional consequences of industrial interventions, including opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises, women-led businesses, young workers, and underserved regions. Particular attention will be given to evaluating industrial incentives, local supplier development, technology transfer, workforce skills, environmental performance, and the balance between competitiveness objectives and broader sustainable development commitments.
By the end of the programme, participants will be equipped to evaluate national industrial policy implementation systematically, diagnose performance gaps, strengthen institutional accountability, and develop evidence-based recommendations for policy adjustment. The learning approach combines analytical presentations, case studies, indicator-development exercises, policy review simulations, stakeholder mapping, and practical evaluation assignments. Participants will develop tools for preparing implementation assessment reports, communicating findings to decision-makers, and establishing feedback mechanisms that connect evaluation results with budget decisions and policy reforms. The overall objective is to support more effective industrial strategies that deliver measurable improvements in productive capacity, innovation, employment, competitiveness, and inclusive economic transformation.
Duration
10 days
Who Should Attend
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Senior government officials responsible for national industrial policy, manufacturing development, economic transformation, and industrial competitiveness.
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Directors and technical officers in ministries responsible for industry, trade, investment, economic planning, finance, and enterprise development.
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Industrial policy analysts, economists, and researchers evaluating industrial performance, sectoral development, and structural transformation.
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Monitoring, evaluation, and results-management specialists responsible for tracking national industrial strategies and implementation programmes.
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Officials in industrial development agencies, investment promotion institutions, export development agencies, and manufacturing support organizations.
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Public-sector programme managers coordinating industrial incentives, enterprise support schemes, technology adoption, and productivity improvement initiatives.
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Development partners and technical advisers supporting industrialization strategies, institutional strengthening, and economic development programmes.
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Private-sector associations, manufacturing federations, chambers of commerce, and business representatives participating in industrial policy dialogue.
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Investment analysts and financial specialists assessing industrial investment programmes, incentive effectiveness, and public expenditure efficiency.
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Trade policy professionals examining export diversification, regional value chains, market access, and industrial competitiveness.
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Innovation, science, technology, and digital transformation specialists assessing technology adoption and industrial upgrading initiatives.
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Environmental and sustainability officers evaluating green industrialization, industrial energy efficiency, and low-carbon production programmes.
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Skills development and workforce planning professionals assessing industrial employment, technical education, and industry-relevant training interventions.
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Public policy evaluators, auditors, governance specialists, and accountability professionals reviewing policy delivery and institutional performance.
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Academics, consultants, and development practitioners engaged in industrial strategy research, policy reform, and evidence-based economic planning.
Course Objectives
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Develop a comprehensive understanding of national industrial policy implementation frameworks, including the relationship between strategic objectives, policy instruments, institutional arrangements, resource allocation, and measurable industrial development outcomes.
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Evaluate the consistency between national industrial strategies, annual implementation plans, sectoral programmes, government budgets, investment priorities, and broader economic transformation objectives.
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Design robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks using baselines, indicators, targets, implementation milestones, data collection protocols, reporting responsibilities, and periodic review mechanisms.
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Apply appropriate quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods to assess industrial policy relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, sustainability, and impact while recognizing attribution challenges and external influences.
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Measure progress in industrial development using indicators such as manufacturing value added, productivity, employment, investment, export diversification, enterprise growth, technology adoption, and domestic value addition.
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Assess the performance of industrial policy instruments, including investment incentives, export support, industrial parks, enterprise development programmes, skills initiatives, innovation support, and local supplier development measures.
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Examine institutional capacity, interagency coordination, stakeholder participation, governance arrangements, and implementation accountability to identify barriers that prevent industrial policies from achieving their intended results.
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Evaluate public expenditure, programme delivery costs, incentive effectiveness, fiscal implications, and the cost-effectiveness of alternative industrial policy interventions under different economic scenarios.
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Integrate emerging industrial priorities, including digitalization, artificial intelligence, green industrial transformation, clean energy, circular production, and supply-chain resilience, into implementation assessment frameworks.
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Assess the distributional effects of industrial policy on small and medium-sized enterprises, employment opportunities, regional development, workforce inclusion, and participation in domestic and international value chains.
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Strengthen industrial data management, performance reporting, analytical interpretation, stakeholder consultation, and evidence communication to support transparent and timely policy decision-making.
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Prepare practical industrial policy evaluation reports and recommendations that identify implementation gaps, propose corrective actions, define institutional responsibilities, and establish measurable priorities for continuous policy improvement.
Comprehensive Course Outline
Module 1: Foundations of National Industrial Policy Implementation
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Principles of industrial policy, structural transformation, productivity growth, industrial competitiveness, and the role of government in supporting productive economic activities.
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Differences between industrial policy formulation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and policy adaptation across the complete policy cycle.
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Examination of industrial policy instruments, including incentives, skills development, infrastructure support, innovation programmes, trade measures, and enterprise development initiatives.
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Assessment of how national development strategies, sectoral plans, industrial targets, and broader economic policies interact to influence implementation outcomes.
Module 2: Institutional Frameworks and Implementation Governance
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Analysis of institutional mandates, organizational responsibilities, coordination structures, and accountability arrangements for implementing national industrial policy.
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Assessment of interministerial coordination, agency capacity, implementation authority, technical expertise, and the distribution of responsibilities across government institutions.
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Evaluation of public-private dialogue, industry associations, labour representatives, research institutions, and development partners in industrial policy delivery.
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Identification of institutional bottlenecks, overlapping mandates, regulatory fragmentation, weak coordination, and governance risks that constrain implementation performance.
Module 3: Industrial Policy Theory of Change and Results Frameworks
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Development of theory-of-change models linking industrial policy resources and interventions to outputs, intermediate outcomes, and long-term economic transformation.
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Construction of results chains connecting policy instruments with enterprise productivity, investment, employment, export competitiveness, and industrial upgrading.
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Formulation of measurable objectives, baselines, performance targets, assumptions, risks, and verification methods for national industrial programmes.
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Alignment of industrial policy results frameworks with national development plans, sustainable development commitments, sectoral strategies, and public expenditure frameworks.
Module 4: Industrial Performance Indicators and Data Systems
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Selection of industrial performance indicators covering manufacturing value added, productivity, employment, enterprise growth, exports, investment, and domestic value addition.
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Development of baselines, indicator definitions, measurement methodologies, reporting frequencies, data ownership arrangements, and quality assurance procedures.
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Assessment of industrial statistics, enterprise surveys, administrative records, customs data, investment information, and sector-specific data sources.
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Use of industrial dashboards, digital reporting systems, statistical analysis, and visualization tools to improve monitoring and communication of implementation results.
Module 5: Evaluating Industrial Policy Instrument Effectiveness
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Assessment of investment incentives, tax measures, export promotion programmes, credit support, industrial infrastructure, and other policy instruments against their stated objectives.
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Evaluation of enterprise support schemes, technology upgrading programmes, productivity improvement initiatives, and interventions targeting industrial capacity development.
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Analysis of targeting accuracy, beneficiary selection, additionality, programme participation, compliance requirements, and unintended market distortions.
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Comparison of policy instrument performance to determine which interventions should be expanded, redesigned, combined, or discontinued based on credible evidence.
Module 6: Economic Impact Evaluation and Causal Analysis
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Application of appropriate evaluation designs to investigate whether industrial policy interventions contributed to changes in investment, productivity, employment, exports, and enterprise performance.
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Examination of counterfactual reasoning, comparison groups, difference-in-differences, regression analysis, and other suitable quantitative evaluation approaches.
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Use of qualitative interviews, case studies, contribution analysis, process tracing, and stakeholder evidence to explain how implementation produces observed results.
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Assessment of attribution limitations, selection bias, spillover effects, time lags, external shocks, and data constraints affecting conclusions about industrial policy impact.
Module 7: Industrial Productivity, Competitiveness, and Structural Transformation
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Evaluation of changes in industrial productivity, manufacturing efficiency, enterprise capabilities, technological sophistication, and the competitiveness of domestic producers.
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Assessment of sectoral diversification, movement into higher-value activities, domestic value addition, and integration into regional and global value chains.
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Analysis of firm-level performance, production costs, export readiness, quality standards, technology diffusion, and the development of competitive industrial clusters.
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Comparison of industrial performance across sectors, regions, enterprise sizes, and international benchmarks to identify strengths, weaknesses, and upgrading opportunities.
Module 8: Industrial Investment, Incentives, and Fiscal Performance
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Evaluation of domestic and foreign industrial investment programmes, including investment mobilization, capital formation, project realization, and employment commitments.
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Assessment of tax incentives, subsidies, concessional support, guarantees, and other public interventions against their economic benefits and fiscal costs.
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Application of cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness assessment, fiscal risk analysis, and additionality tests to evaluate the public value of industrial incentives.
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Identification of weakly targeted incentives, limited investment additionality, revenue losses, implementation delays, and opportunities to improve transparency and programme design.
Module 9: Export Development, Trade Integration, and Supply Chains
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Evaluation of export promotion measures, trade facilitation initiatives, industrial standards support, and programmes intended to diversify manufactured exports.
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Assessment of export growth, product diversification, market access, domestic supplier participation, and integration into regional and international value chains.
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Analysis of supply-chain constraints, logistics costs, imported input dependencies, trade policy changes, and external market conditions affecting industrial policy performance.
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Examination of regional trade integration, cross-border industrial cooperation, supplier upgrading, and the development of competitive industrial ecosystems.
Module 10: Innovation, Technology Adoption, and Digital Industrial Transformation
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Assessment of policy interventions supporting research and development, technology transfer, digitalization, automation, and enterprise innovation capabilities.
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Evaluation of artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, industrial data systems, robotics, and digital platforms as emerging priorities for industrial competitiveness.
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Measurement of technology adoption, workforce digital skills, innovation outputs, process efficiency, and the capacity of enterprises to absorb new technologies.
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Analysis of barriers involving financing, infrastructure, skills, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and access to appropriate technology among smaller enterprises.
Module 11: Green Industrial Policy and Sustainable Manufacturing
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Evaluation of industrial policies supporting energy efficiency, renewable energy adoption, resource productivity, cleaner production, and reduced industrial emissions.
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Assessment of environmental performance indicators, green investment mobilization, industrial waste management, and progress toward sustainable manufacturing targets.
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Analysis of circular economy initiatives, sustainable industrial parks, clean technology development, and emerging environmental requirements in international markets.
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Examination of trade-offs between industrial expansion, employment creation, energy demand, emissions reduction, resource use, and long-term environmental sustainability.
Module 12: Employment, Skills Development, and Inclusive Industrialization
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Evaluation of industrial employment outcomes, job quality, workforce productivity, skills development, and the relationship between industrial policy and decent work.
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Assessment of technical and vocational training programmes, apprenticeships, employer-led skills initiatives, and alignment between training systems and industrial demand.
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Measurement of small and medium-sized enterprise participation, women’s economic opportunities, youth employment, regional inclusion, and access to industrial supply chains.
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Analysis of automation-related workforce transitions, skills mismatches, labour market barriers, and complementary measures supporting inclusive industrial transformation.
Module 13: Monitoring Implementation Progress, Budget Execution, and Delivery Risks
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Tracking of implementation milestones, programme expenditure, procurement progress, institutional deliverables, and the timely execution of industrial policy commitments.
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Assessment of budget utilization, disbursement delays, staffing constraints, procurement bottlenecks, and gaps between planned and actual programme delivery.
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Development of implementation risk registers, early-warning indicators, corrective action plans, escalation mechanisms, and periodic performance review procedures.
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Integration of monitoring information into management decisions, budget adjustments, institutional accountability, and evidence-based responses to implementation challenges.
Module 14: Stakeholder Engagement, Policy Coherence, and Accountability
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Evaluation of consultation mechanisms involving industrial enterprises, business associations, workers, investors, universities, civil society, and regional economic partners.
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Assessment of policy coherence across industrial, trade, investment, energy, education, infrastructure, environmental, and innovation policy frameworks.
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Analysis of transparency, access to programme information, grievance mechanisms, conflict-of-interest safeguards, and accountability in the allocation of public support.
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Development of stakeholder feedback systems that identify implementation barriers, strengthen policy legitimacy, and support collaborative problem-solving across institutions.
Module 15: Emerging Issues in Industrial Policy Evaluation and Adaptive Governance
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Evaluation of industrial resilience strategies in response to geopolitical uncertainty, supply-chain disruptions, changing trade patterns, and global economic shocks.
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Assessment of green industrial incentives, clean technology competition, digital industrial policy, strategic dependencies, and emerging international regulatory requirements.
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Application of adaptive policy management to revise interventions as evidence changes, new risks emerge, and industrial priorities evolve.
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Examination of policy experimentation, pilot programmes, sunset clauses, independent reviews, and structured decision rules for scaling, redesigning, or terminating interventions.
Module 16: Integrated National Industrial Policy Evaluation and Action Planning
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Conduct of an integrated case study assessing a national industrial policy using implementation plans, budget information, industrial indicators, and stakeholder evidence.
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Development of an evaluation matrix covering relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, sustainability, institutional capacity, and implementation risks.
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Preparation of a policy performance report identifying delivery gaps, underperforming instruments, evidence limitations, corrective measures, and opportunities for institutional improvement.
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Presentation of a practical action plan defining policy recommendations, responsible institutions, implementation timelines, reporting requirements, and measurable follow-up targets.
Training Approach
This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.
Tailor-Made Course
This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com Tel: +254 721 331 808
Training Venue
The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group (at a discount of 10% to 50%) at requested location all over the world. The Onsite course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, buffet lunch, airport transfers, Upskill gift package, and guided tour.
Visa application, travel expenses, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant
Certification
Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.
Airport Pickup and Accommodation
Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com, +254 721 331 808
Terms of Payment:
Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training so as to enable us to prepare better.
