
Course Description
This course introduces participants to the key principles and practices that drive organisational excellence in the public sector. It emphasizes a results-oriented approach based on continuous improvement, innovation, strategic alignment, and stakeholder focus. The course also draws from internationally recognized excellence models (e.g., EFQM, Malcolm Baldrige) to help public officers foster a culture of high performance, accountability, and service quality within their ministries or departments.
Course Objectives
The objectives of the course are to enable participants to:
- • Understand the concept and framework of organisational excellence.
- • Identify the enablers and results criteria for achieving excellence in the public sector.
- • Examine the role of leadership, strategy, people, processes, and partnerships in driving performance.
- • Assess organisational practices against excellence standards.
- • Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
- • Explore best practices for achieving sustainable public value.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- • explain the principles and benefits of organisational excellence in a civil service context.
- • apply key components of excellence models to assess organisational performance.
- • identify gaps and opportunities for improvement in their departments.
- • project confidence and approachability through improved posture and gestures.
- • recommend strategic and operational actions to advance excellence initiatives.