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Data Analytics and Evidence Based Decision Making for the Public Sector

This course builds practical data skills for public officials who must turn service, financial and demographic data into decisions. Participants learn to clean and combine datasets, build simple dashboards, and present insight to managers and councils in plain terms. The programme uses realistic government datasets so delegates leave able to support planning and budgeting with evidence rather than assumption.

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What you will be able to do

  • Locate and combine service delivery, financial and demographic datasets.
  • Clean and structure data so it can be analysed reliably.
  • Build simple dashboards that track service performance over time.
  • Interpret trends to inform planning, budgeting and resource allocation.
  • Communicate data findings clearly to managers and councillors.
  • Establish routines that embed evidence into everyday decisions.

Course outline

  1. 01The Case for Evidence Based Government
  2. 02Sourcing and Combining Datasets
  3. 03Cleaning and Structuring Data
  4. 04Building Simple Dashboards
  5. 05Interpreting Trends and Patterns
  6. 06Communicating Insight to Decision Makers
  7. 07Embedding Data into Routine Decisions

Who should attend

This course suits planners, monitoring and evaluation staff, finance analysts and managers in the public sector who work with operational data.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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