This course is designed to provide participants with a general understanding of management in the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) environment, specifically as it relates to the foundation knowledge of the structure of the Jamaican Government, Transformation and Modernisation, Public Policy requirements and the Government’s thrust to build service excellence across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA).


This course is designed to provide participants with a general understanding of the management environment. Participants will be introduced to the principles, theories and guiding thoughts contributing to the practice of management in organisations as well as develop a general understanding of the macro-economic environment and its implications for management. 

This course is designed to continue to engage participants in the practices of management. Participants will be immersed in an introduction to management information systems (MIS), GOJ procurement guidelines and the fundamentals of project management.