Advance Training on the African Union

Training

Advance Training on the African Union

Course Date/Duration

5 Days

Course Capacity

30 participants

Lessons

Course Fee

$395 - $750

Training schedule

M - F : 9am - 5pm

Training overview

This course equips participants with an in-depth and comprehensive knowledge of the African Union, its evolution, its norms and structures, its programs and projects, and opportunities for and challenges of engaging it.

Scope of training

This training topic includes the founding treaties of the African Union and its organs, Constitutif and treaty-based, specialised institutions and technical agencies, AU agenda, leadership structures, decision-making processes, engagement opportunities and challenges.

Training aim

Upon successful completion of the training program, participants will be able to:

Describe and explain the evolution, rationale, principles, characteristics, structure and functioning of the African Union.
Identify and appreciate AU’s ideological foundations and orientation.
Identify and use opportunities present within the AU system to advance their interests.
Acquire requisite skills for effective engagement with the African Union system.
Identify and appreciate AU’s successes, failures and challenges

Target audience

Anyone interested to know about, working on, working or interested in with the African Union.
Government officials working in line ministries that engage with the African Union.
Corporate leaders who are interested in leveraging agenda 2063 to advance continental business interests.
Civil society organisations that are interested in using the AU’s platform to promote their mandates.

Training methodology

This training is learner centered. The facilitators use adult learning principles and techniques to enable maximum learning and knowledge retention.

Training Content

The content of the training will include:

Pan-Africanism and the African Union.
The African Union system.
The African Union structure.
The decision-making and operations of the African Union.
Programs and projects of the African Union-Agenda 2063 and the flagship initiatives.
The African Union: From reform to transformation
Engagement strategies.

Training Location

Participants can opt to receive the training virtually or in person.

Cost of Participation

The online pathway’s participation cost is $395 and $750 for the in-person pathway, excluding travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs in South Africa.

Training overview

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