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The Public Sector Management Training Program (PSMTP)

  • Project Name:
    The Public Sector Management Training Program (PSMTP)
    Institution :
    Ghana Institute Of Management And Public Administration (GIMPA)
    • Core Competence:
      Public Administration and Management
    Project Region :
    West & Central Africa
    Country :
    Ghana
    Status :
    Active
    Phase :
    1
    Grant Number :
    155
    Grant Amount (USD):
    3 000 000
    Approval Date:
    December 2004
    Commitment Date:
    2005
    Closing Date:
    2010
    Phase :
    2
    Grant Number:
    259
    Grant Amount (USD):
    3 000 000
    Approval Date:
    December 2010
    Commitment Date:
    2012
    Closing Date:
    2016
    Introduction:

    The Public Sector Management Training Program (PSMTP) was identified, developed and validated by representatives of training institutions, the public sector, civil society and donors, to address the need to increase the supply of qualified public sector managers on the African continent in response to a study commissioned by ACBF. In December 2004, the ACBF Executive Board approved a grant of US$3,000,007,50 to PSMTP of the Ghana Institute of Public Administration (GIMPA) for refinancing a Master’s Degree program in Public Sector Management .At its 44thRegular Meeting, in December 2010, the Executive Board approved a grant of US$ 3 million towards PSMTP II.

    Project Description:

    The main objective of this project is to improve the performance and productivity of the public sector in the Anglophone West African countries through the provision of balanced academic and professional training in public sector management in Africa. The specific objectives are to (i) Strengthen the Masters’ Degree program in Public Sector Management to meet the current and emerging issues (ii) Enhance the institutional and human capacity of GIMPA to meet the current and emerging public sector issues (iii) Strengthen the institutional and human capacities of institutes of public administration to deliver in country PSMTP programs.


     

Thomas Kwesi Quartey

ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.
H.E. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, AU Commission
Erastus Mwencha

The recognition of ACBF as the African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development launches the beginning of a new era for capacity building by ACBF, which will require an appropriate level of political commitment and financial support from all stakeholders.
H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Chair, ACBF Executive Board
Lamin Momodou

The remarkable achievements ACBF has registered over the past 26 years is not by accident in our opinion. They have come through hard work, dedication, commitment, purposeful leadership, support from the member countries as well as productive partnership building.
Mr. Lamin Momodou MANNEH, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa
Goodall Gondwe

Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.
Hon. Goodall Gondwe, former Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance – Malawi
Ken Ofori Atta

Ghana’s partnership with ACBF is a tremendous blessing for us and therefore the opportunity for Ghana to host the 26th ACBF Board of Governors Meeting is something that we treasure.
Hon Ken Ofori Atta, Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance - Ghana
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