About the Center for Learning & Development

The Center for Learning and Development is a training and capacity development facility run by Somali Public Agenda (SPA). Its aim is to connect the civil servants, policy makers and non-profit sector workers with communities and provide administrations with the technical skills necessary to formulate and implement solutions for public service challenges. The Center was established in August 2020 to help public and non-profit sectors better deliver social services.

Quality public policies and services cannot be implemented without an administrative cadre that can deliver them. The SPA Center for Learning and Development offers short training courses to contribute to the building of competent administrative cadres that can deliver public policies and programmes to the community.

Moreover, the center offers training to Somali professionals who have desire and passion to join the public sector as well as professionals engaged in the civil service and non-profit sectors.

Methodology

Based on the types of skills required, the SPA Center for Learning and Development utilizes its pool of network members, experts and fellows to help develop tailored training modules and train public servants as well as civic institutions and youth with the necessary skills. Modules and syllabi for each of the professional training programmes are developed and delivered by experts.

Training Themes

The thematic areas for the professional training programmes are:

1. Leadership & Good Governance
2. Human Resources Management
3. Information Management & Data Science
4. Public Policy Planning
5. Public Budgeting
6. Public Finance Management
7. Planning & Programmes Management
8. Monitoring & Evaluations
9. Strategic Communication & Public Relations
10. Bespoke Courses for Public & Civic Institutions

CLD Team

Farhan Isak Yusuf

Deputy Director & Center for Learning & Development Director

Ibrahim Osman

Communications & Learning Coordinator

Reflections

Testimonials