Course Guidelines & Joining Instructions

Senior Management Course (SMC) AIM

The Senior Management Course (SMC) is a mandatory program for the promotion of BS-19 officers to the next grade, designed to enhance their operational and tactical capacities for effective public service delivery. The course focuses on developing core competencies such as evidence-based decision-making, resource management, team building, and policy strategizing. Participants are equipped to understand Pakistan's governance dynamics, socio-cultural diversity, and administrative structures. The SMC also emphasizes practical application of management techniques, ICT tools, and evidence-based research, supplemented by workshops, seminars, study tours, and co-curricular activities to ensure well-rounded development and improved performance in governance and policy implementation.

Mid-Career Management Course (MCMC) AIM

To provide an understanding of the theoretical framework and orientation of public policy. To develop and hone participants' leadership and management skills to enable them to effectively perform as public sector leaders. To enhance participants' understanding of Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Procurement, and Project Management to optimize efficiency and economy. To enhance participants' understanding of national and international standards of public service ethics and their impact on governance. To create awareness among participants regarding the importance of stakeholders and the nature of their interaction with them. To sensitize participants about social, economic, and administrative challenges that are currently in public debate. To equip participants with essential IT skills and develop their understanding of e-governance and the importance of effective ICT interventions in evidence-based decision-making and problem-solving. To facilitate participants in conducting research, evaluation, and analysis required for policy planning and implementation at the operational level.