2016 Natural Resource Governance Training Courses

The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and its partners are pleased to announce course offerings for 2016. With generous donor support, NRGI offers a number of scholarships available to eligible participants from select countries.

NRGI and its partners deliver courses for civil society advocates, government officials, journalists, parliamentarians and other actors working to improve the management of oil, gas and minerals. We offer global and regional courses, both in-person and online. Our approach focuses on learning through participants' own experiences, and uses sustained debates and policy labs to allow participants to apply new knowledge to their professional roles. Courses encourage participants to examine and debate the pros and cons of policy decisions from various angles.

This page will be regularly updated as new information about courses becomes available. Announcements on course will also be made via NRGI's Facebook and Twitter feeds.

ONLINE COURSES NEW

Natural Resources for Sustainable Development: The Fundamentals of Oil, Gas and Mining Governance (facilitated MOOC)

Course starts in September 2016.
Delivered in English.

Twice a year, NRGI, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), the World Bank and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) will offer Natural Resources for Sustainable Development: The Fundamentals of Oil, Gas and Mining Governance. This massive open online course (MOOC) is designed for the participation of large numbers of geographically dispersed learners. It stretches over 12 weeks and covers a range of topics including the challenges and opportunities that come with extractive industries, key political economy considerations, legal frameworks, tax policy, environmental issues, community rights, artisanal mining, economic linkages to the wider economy, and the management and investment of revenues for sustainable development. Each week, students will have access to around 1 hour of recorded video lectures, led by a diverse faculty of world class experts and practitioners, including Prof. Sir Paul Collier and Prof. Jeffrey Sachs. In addition to key background readings for review and engagement in online forums and quizzes to consolidate learning, students will have the opportunity to ask questions to experts in weekly live Q&A sessions. The course is particularly suitable for those who seek to build a solid comprehensive understanding of the field. Access to the course requires a reliable internet connection to be able to view the videos. The first facilitated edition of the MOOC launched in February 2016, with registration opening in early January 2016. A second edition launches in September 2016. The course will then repeat annually at approximately the same dates.

To register for the course starting in September 2016, please click here (you will be redirected to the SDSN Education Platform).

 

Online Interactive Course (self-paced)

From September 2016
In English.

Starting in 2016, web users will be able to explore natural resource governance in Petronia through NRGI's new interactive web platform. Petronia is a simulated learning experience exploring the policy challenges of a fictional developing country at the outset of oil production. Online learners join a team of experts deployed to advise Petronia's policymakers in a series of complex resource governance scenarios based on models and case studies developed by NRGI experts. Learners interact with their team and Petronian clients, choose their own interests, set their own learning pace, and along the way build their knowledge of the issues, stakeholders and complex tradeoffs in managing resource wealth for development. This course combines the best of NRGI's learning tools including animations, graphics, case study approaches, problem solving and data analysis while providing greater accessibility to a general audience. The full learning experience takes around 90 minutes and is suitable for users that may not be ready yet to make the more significant investment of time that the MOOC or in-person courses on offer may require.

The platform will be available on NRGI's website from September 2016. To be notified of the platform launch, please register your interest here.

 

GLOBAL COURSES

Reversing the Resource Curse: Theory and Practice

17-29 April 2016
Budapest, Hungary
Delivered in English.
Application deadline has passed.

This advanced course offered in partnership with the School of Public Policy at the Central European University is open to exceptional individuals from government, civil society, parliaments, media, international development agencies, industry associations and academia who already have a solid understanding of natural resource governance but seek to enhance their knowledge and skills in order to play a more effective role in developing, monitoring and evaluating the mineral and petroleum sectors in their countries and across the globe.

A limited number of scholarships comprising travel, accommodation and tuition are available on a competitive basis for leaders from government, civil society, parliaments, and media from the following countries: Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Libya, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda. Individuals from other countries and sectors are welcome to apply for the course but will not be considered for scholarships. Donor and partner organizations may wish to provide additional scholarships. The cost of tuition is EUR 2,800. This does not include travel, accommodation and dinners.

Visit NRGI's course page to find contact details for inquiries and additional information on course content, faculty, and requirements.

Executive Course in Oil, Gas and Mining Governance

12-16 September 2016
Oxford, UK
Delivered in English.

Applications accepted from April 2016.

NRGI and the University of Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government offer an annual high-level executive course on natural resource management for the most senior policymakers in government (e.g., ministers, deputy ministers, heads of agencies, departments and state-owned enterprises, as well as high-ranking members of parliament) and leaders in the private sector and in the donor community. This intensive five-day course provides the training and insight policy leaders in the public and private sector need to work towards better management and governance of oil, gas or mineral resources. The course builds a better understanding of the interests of the public and private sectors and facilitates dialogue and mutual appreciation of respective positions between different groups.

More information on tuition and available funding will be available in April 2016. Visit NRGI's course page or BSG's course page to find contact details and more information about the course.

 

REGIONAL COURSES

Anglophone Africa Knowledge Hub Course

August 2016
Accra, Ghana
Delivered in English.

NRGI runs a comprehensive, intermediate-level summer school for participants from Anglophone Africa. The two-week residential course covers fundamental governance issues in the decision chain of natural resource management. It also seeks to deepen participants' knowledge and analytical skills in areas of fiscal and revenue management policies, EITI reports, contracts and key legislation. The course is open to government officials, civil society actors, journalists, parliamentarians and private sector actors. Attendance costs approximately $2,500 inclusive of accommodation, food and tuition.

For more information, please contact Rushaiya Ibrahim-Tanko at RIbrahim-Tanko@resourcegovernance.org.

Asia-Pacific Knowledge Hub Course

October 2016
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Delivered in English.

In partnership with the School of Politics and Government at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, NRGI runs a two-week intermediate-level course on improving the governance of extractive industries. The course is open to civil society organizations, policymakers, members of EITI multi-stakeholder groups, staff of state-owned enterprises, and professionals involved oil, gas and mining in the Asia-Pacific region. Attendance costs approximately $2,000, inclusive of accommodation, food and tuition. For more information, consult the course page or contact Dian Lestariningsih, Asia-Pacific hub manager at aspachub.polgov@gmail.com.