This 18-month programme is the flagship activity of the Institute’s capacity development and training programme. Its origins date back to the early 1970s and, over the years, it has evolved to become the central component of the work of the Institute. This programme is designed to expose mid-career and senior professionals and policy makers in the service of their governments, countries, and inter-governmental organisations to a structured training that covers various aspects of economic policy management, development planning, and sectorial analyses. Specialisations offered will include economic management and development planning, public infrastructure management, climate policy and development, trade policy, industrial policy, land and agricultural policy, and energy policy.