CENTS Governance Academy
We build fiscal capability inside government, training officials to make policy, draft law and account to the public with confidence.
5,000+
stakeholders trained
33
countries
10
specialist areas
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Executive Education
FeaturedParticipants compress the budget cycle into a single day. Treasury, spending ministries and legislative committees contest one revenue measure from proposal to appropriation. Output: a sharper reading of estimates, the Public Finance Management framework and constitutional public finance principles.
Executive Education
FeaturedA county executive and assembly contest own source revenue and the appropriation of the equitable share before a sceptical public. Output: a lawful and politically credible account of county fiscal authority.
Executive Education
FeaturedTeams design a revenue measure, then submit it to rivals instructed to attack its avoidance routes and unfair incidence. Output: a tax proposal tested for equity, efficiency, certainty and administrability
Why CENTS
Train with people who have drafted the legislation, argued the appeals before tax tribunals, and sat in the rooms where treaties are negotiated.
Law & policy
Drafting clinics rooted in real statutes.
Public finance
Budget, revenue, and accountability tools.
Who We Train
Ministries & agencies
Ministries of Finance, Revenue Authorities, County Governments, and Regulators building stronger fiscal systems.
Lawmakers & drafters
Parliament, Legislative Drafters, and Tax Policy Makers who shape legal and policy direction.
Accountability partners
Civil Society, Media, and Private Sector actors who support accountability and better policy outcomes.
What We Train On
Public finance
Read a budget, follow the law and hold spending to account. Alternatives for DRM policy.
Devolution
How counties raise, spend and answer to their residents for money.
Revenue
Design fairer taxes and raise more revenue, including from wealth.
Treaties & law
Protecting the country’s taxing rights. Cost benefit analysis of tax incentives.
Illicit flows
Spot the patterns, follow the money and shut down illicit flows and revenue leakage.
Contracts
Catch the traps in investment and development contracts before you sign.
Legislative drafting
Write and read legislation that says what you mean and closes loopholes.
Digital economy
Tax digital business, online platforms and data centres with confidence.
Fairness & AI
Find and fix bias in tax, its impact on women and automated systems.
Data & innovation
Turn your data into forecasts and evidence for stronger policy.
How We Train
We combine workshops, legal drafting clinics, and implementation support.
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Map the legal, fiscal, and institutional constraints.
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Co-develop draft clauses and practical options.
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Simulate and stress-test before implementation.
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Support rollout with tools and advisory touchpoints.
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