Performance-Based Budgeting
Link budgets to outputs and outcomes, prioritise spending and use performance information in budget decisions.
- 5 days
- Classroom · Live virtual · In-house
- Afriskora Certificate of Completion
Course overview
Performance-based budgeting helps governments and organisations show what they achieve with public money. This course explains programme budgeting, the link between plans and budgets, costing outputs, using performance information in allocation decisions and reporting on spending efficiency and effectiveness, with examples from African budget reforms.
Who should attend
- Budget officers and treasury officials
- Planners and M&E staff
- Programme managers
- Parliamentary budget staff
What you will be able to do
- Explain programme and performance budgeting approaches
- Align plans, programmes and budgets
- Cost outputs and activities
- Use performance information in budget decisions
- Report on spending efficiency and effectiveness
Course outline
Day 1Budgeting approaches
- • Line-item versus programme budgets
- • Performance-based budgeting principles
- • Medium-term expenditure frameworks
- • African reform experiences
Day 2Programme structure
- • Designing budget programmes
- • Linking to strategic plans
- • Output and outcome indicators
- • Accountability for programmes
Day 3Costing
- • Activity-based costing
- • Unit costs
- • Baseline and new policy costs
- • Costing exercise
Day 4Budget decisions
- • Spending reviews
- • Prioritisation
- • Using evaluations
- • Budget hearings
Day 5Reporting
- • In-year monitoring
- • Annual performance and financial reports
- • Value-for-money analysis
- • Reform roadmap
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Performance-Based Budgeting course?
The course runs for 5 days. Daily start and finish times are confirmed in your joining instructions. Live virtual sessions cover the same programme.
Do I receive a certificate?
Yes. Every participant who completes the course receives an Afriskora Certificate of Completion with a unique code that employers can verify online.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. We can run it at your premises or online for your team, on dates that suit you, and adapt examples and case studies to your sector.
How do I book and pay?
Request dates and we'll send available sessions and a quote. Bookings are confirmed by invoice and paid by EFT. South African clients can include the course in their Workplace Skills Plan.
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