Second phase of result-based management training underway   |23 April 2022

Astride Tamatave of the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade leading one of the sessions

The second phase of the result-based management training which is focusing on budget preparation and performance management readiness, got underway this week at The Guy Morel Institute at Ma Joie.

Conducted by the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade and the public service bureau, the result-based management (RBM) trainings expected to run until May 13.

The objective of this second phase is as follows:

- Explain budget and budgeting approach.

- Show understanding of how to effectively cost programmes for the implementation of the strategic plan.

- Show an understanding of the programme concept.

- Show understanding of the concept of zero-base budgeting (ZBB) as a budgeting process in which all expenses must be justified towards the achievement of desired results for each new period.

- Develop a ZBB which is required for the implementation of the medium-term plan.

- Give explanation of the characteristics of a performance management system and the danger of poorly implemented performance management systems.

- Develop awareness of the importance and use of performance management tools.

The main outcome of this phase is to develop a medium term expenditure strategy.

It was President Wavel Ramkalawan, who officially launched the full rollout of the RBM framework in the public service, in a ceremony held on March 21, 2022.

Two days later, on Wednesday March 23, the training sessions which have been broken down into three phases: planning, costing and monitoring, evaluating (budgeting) and performance management got underway.

The RBM framework is focusing on results across government with the objective to improve public sector efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability.

Press release from the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade