GOVERNANCE PROGRAMMESOne of the reasons Nigeria has not advanced forward as desired is that governance, how Nigerian organizations are led and managed, has not been proper. Governance is simply the process by which organization are led and managed. Therefore this drag must be addressed in a formal knowledge impartation and acquisition programme of courses.Courses in Governance are designed to produce functionaries who will infuse proper governance (good and strong governance) in our societal endeavors. Participants will be exposed to basic knowledge in governance, skills to lead and manage organizations of different and divergent make-up. Participant will also be exposed to application of proper governance in Nigeria in all its ramifications. Governance programmes are designed to train and develop high caliber functionaries to drive governance in the public segments of the Nigerian society as well as political, business enterprise and civil society segment with a horizon covering 2020-2100. To this end, future Presidents, Governors, Ministers, Commissioners, Strategic Judicial Officers and members of Parliaments (National and State Assemblies) will be formally exposed to the fundamentals as well as skills required to lead and manage the Nigerian society as it is and in the long run. Also executive participants in governance such as Directors and Permanent Secretaries will be exposed to governance issues that are both Nigeria centric and have global implication for Nigeria.For purposes of synergy, key functionaries in the private sectors (Political, Business and Civil societies) will be similarly imparted with proper governance knowledge, skills, competences and capabilities.G1 – Governance for Long Duration ProgrammesThe purpose of this programme is to mass produce, at a stretch, Nigerian citizens who will acquire extensive and specialized knowledge in how organizations in Nigeria will be effectively led and managed in this and next centuries.The programme will cover, at a stretch, any of the following;
Foundation of Governance Course
Public societal Governance Course
Public Enterprises and Corporation Course
G2 – Governance for Medium Duration ProgrammesThe purpose of this programme is to mass produce, in batches Nigerian leaders who, for expediency, can not undertake the entire Governance programme at a stretch.The programme will cover, at a stretch any of the following
Foundation of Governance Course
Public societal Governance Course
Public Enterprises and Corporation Course
G3 – Governance for Short Duration ProgrammesShort duration programmes are designed;
To enable participants who cannot afford the luxury of participating in long-term or medium term duration courses, partake in acquiring, bit by bit, governance knowledge that are of immediate relevance to them.
To enable us explore Governance knowledge in various fields of endeavors that are of interest and concern to Nigeria of today and in the future
To address Governance nagging issues in Nigeria.
Mode: Short-duration courses will be conducted in form of lectures, seminars, conferences, workshop, retreats/think thanks.Lectures:Three types of lectures will be conducted, namely Programmed lectures, unprogrammeed lectures and Guest lectures.Programmed LecturesThese lectures are drawn from lessons in our knowledge acquisition trajectory schemes and will be conducted on regular days of the week and on the basis of one lesson together with its elucidation session per day Participants in these lecture series who partake in all the lessons for fundamentals of Governance, will be allowed to seat for exams at the Diets following their completion of the programmed lecture.Success in the examination will earn the participant appropriate certificate which is equivalent to Post-graduate Diploma.Schedule of programmed lecture is as shown belowPROGRAMME OF LECTURES ON FUNDAMENTALS OF GOVERNANCELesson One: What is GovernanceLesson Two: Concept of Proper GovernanceLesson Three: Good Governance in NigeriaLesson Four: Strong Governance in NigeriaLesson Five: Framework for Understanding Governance HolisticallyLesson Six: Postures of GovernanceLesson Seven: Portrait of Generic GovernanceLesson Eight: Strategic Leaders and Strategic Manager In Governance Lesson Nine: Instruments of GovernanceLesson Ten: Pillars of Governance: Principles of GovernanceLesson Eleven: Pillars of Governance: Values and CorruptionLesson Twelve: Domain of Governance: Destination of GovernanceLesson Thirteen: Domain of Governance: Critical Paths in GovernanceLesson Fourteen: Structure of Governance in NigeriaLesson Fifteen: Institutional Synergic Supporters In Governance: Public SocietyGovernanceLesson Sixteen: Institutional Synergic Supporters in Governance: Business Enterprise Governance Lesson Seventeen: Institutional Synergic Supporters In Governance: Political Society GovernanceLesson Eighteen: Institutional Synergic Supporters in Governance: Civil Society GovernanceLesson Nineteen: Institutional Synergic Supporters in Governance: Nation-State GovernanceLesson Twenty: Integrating Synergic Supporters in GovernanceLesson Twenty-One: Environment of GovernanceLesson Twenty-Two: Machinery of GovernanceLesson Twenty-Three: Measures of GovernanceLesson Twenty four: Strategies Governance and Societal DevelopmentLesson Twenty- Five: Strategizes for Proper Governance in NigeriaLesson Twenty-Six: Sustaining Proper Governance in NigeriaUnprogammed LecturesThese lectures are not programmed in accordance with lessons in Governance. They are adhoc lectures designed to address specific societal issues on the fundamentals of Governance. They are also lectures designed to teach and learn certain tools and techniques in strategy such as
SWOT Analysis
Fault Tree Analysis
Situational/Audit Analysis
Visions and Visioning
Internal Configuration Analysis
External Configuration Analysis
Issues in Strategy
Strategic Change Analysis
Guest Lectures On annual basis, guest lecturers will be invited to address specific Nigerian issues on the basis of defined strategies. For example guest lecturers will be invited to address issues bordering on security, economy, politics, human resources/technology, law and justice in Nigeria based on strategies not just policiesSeminarsSeminars, as distinct from lectures, are designed as training platforms for how issues in Governance can be applied in specific work situation or fields of endeavors.Seminars will be employed to discuss skills (not education) acquisition in Governance. Thus seminars are not appropriate at the level of acquiring education in fundamentals of Governance.Conferences Conferences are largely the same as seminars. However they attract larger participants and issues that will be discussed in themes and tracks. Conferences, unlike seminars should be conducted at annual or bi-annual basis.Workshops Workshops are employed to discuss issues that are multi-dimensional and require various instruments to address. Workshops in proper governance in Nigeria are designed to explore various forms, types, and levels of governance in addressing nagging issues in Nigeria. Workshop will be conducted as the need arisesRetreats/Think TanksWhen an issue becomes strategic and requires deep critical thinking, retreats/think tanks will be employed as the platform to address them. Retreats demand temporary withdrawal from the routine.Exam/Certification: Every participant in the Governance programme will be certificated. Those who are unable to subject themselves to Academy for Governance examination or fail to meet the standard set for learning and conduct, will be issued with “Certificate of Attendance”. Otherwise they will be issued with certificate of proficiency as follows;
Foundation of Governance graduates will be issued with “Learned in Governance Certificates” which is equivalent to Post-graduate
Public societal Governance graduates will be issued with “Skilled in Governance Certificate” which is equivalent to Master degree
Public Enterprises and Corporation graduates will be issued with “Professional in Governance Certificate” which is equivalent to Doctorate degree