Talent for Governance is an initiative of The Hague Academy for Local Governance, a foundation that aims to strengthen local governance worldwide by organizing practical training courses. These courses offer an opportunity to see, do and experience governance from a typically local point of view. Contributions and cases come from local governance experts from all parts of the world.

The training programmes of The Hague Academy for Local Governance cover a wide range of topics regarding local governance, varying from municipal management and fiscal decentralisation to waste collection and health care. We have experience, case studies, trainers and best practices in the following expertise areas:

  • Leadership
  • (Fiscal) Decentralisation
  • Municipal Management
  • Municipal Finances
  • Service Delivery
  • Citizen Participation
  • Public Private Partnerships
  • Local Economic Development
  • Water and Waste Management
  • Urban Planning and Housing
  • Health and Social Services
  • Crisis management
  • Association Capacity Building
  • Immigration and Integration
  • Municipal International Cooperation
  • Local Governance in the European Union
  • Local Peace Building and Reconstruction
  • Local Governance in Fragile States
  • City Diplomacy

For more information, visite the website of The Hague Academy for Local Governance.