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Details

Start: 
January 12, 2026

End:
January 16, 2026

Course Number:
ST26.01

Application Deadline

August 22, 2025

Macroeconomic Policy Communication (MPC) - Blended

Target Audience

Economic staff in central banks and ministries of finance with communication roles, both (1) internal (communication with principals) and (2) external (communication with the broader public). Preference will be given to applicants who participate in IMF technical assistance.

Qualifications

Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or equivalent experience. They should be comfortable to speak, write, and present in English.

Course Description

This blended course, presented by the Institute for Capacity Development, provides hands-on training on all aspects of transparent and effective communication to improve the delivery of economic policy and to provide the basis for accountability of authorities' actions. Participants are provided with key concepts and tools necessary to deliver well-designed policy communication. The course is offered in a blended format, consisting of two compulsory segments. Selected participants must first complete self-paced online learning modules, before the in-person, hands-on portion of the course.

Course Objectives

"Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to: (1) Identify the basic principles and best practices on transparency and for communicating their institutions' monetary, macro-prudential, and policies and activities.(2) Design effective communication strategies and deliver well-designed outputs to various audiences, with a focus on monetary and macro-prudential policies (in the case of Central Banks), and fiscal policy (in the case of Ministries of Finance).(3) Identify drawbacks in their institutions' existing communication practices.(4) Formulate action plans to take back to their institutions for implementation.(5) Describe strategies for responding effectively to media requests and public inquiries, mitigate public relations risks, and manage expectations about key policy actions, all of which can help shape public perceptions of institutions and their policies."