The Power to Govern, the Duty to Account
CENTS Governance Academy

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Programmes

Graduate degrees, executive residencies, classroom short courses, and self-paced e-learning. Review a programme, then create an account when you are ready to apply.

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8 programmes available

Executive Education

County Finance and Devolution

A 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.

Duration
2 Weeks (part-time, hybrid)
Delivery
Hybrid

Starts 12 Oct 2026

Apply by 21 Aug 2026

Tuition

USD $8,200

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Executive Education

Managing Public Money

Participants 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.

Duration
2 Weeks (full-time)
Delivery
Full-time

Starts 7 Sep 2026

Apply by 31 Jul 2026

Tuition

USD $6,500

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Executive Education

Smarter Taxes & more Revenue

Teams 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

Duration
2 weeks
Delivery
Full-time

Starts 2 Nov 2026

Apply by 10 Oct 2026

Tuition

USD $1,850

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E-Learning

Drafting Laws That Work

A self-paced e-learning course on indicators, evidence, and learning for programme teams.

Duration
Self-paced (8 weeks access)
Delivery
Online

Availability 120 seats remaining

Tuition

USD $180

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Short Course

Negotiating Tax Treaties

A two-week classroom course on designing, sequencing, and delivering development programmes with accountability.

Duration
2 weeks
Delivery
Classroom

Starts 21 Sep 2026

Apply by 4 Sep 2026

Tuition

USD $650

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Graduate Programme

Coming soon

Senior Leadership Fellowship

A six-month residency for leaders who want to reflect, mentor, and leave a durable institutional legacy.

Duration
6 months (residency)
Delivery
Full-time

Funding

Scholarship / funded

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Short Course

Coming soon

Young Leaders Programme

A six-week hybrid intensive for high-potential graduates preparing for public service and civic leadership.

Duration
6 weeks (hybrid)
Delivery
Hybrid

Funding

Scholarship / funded

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