Training Programmes
Two flagship curricula — Integrity & Ethics and Anti-Corruption — equipping public and private sector leaders with the tools to embed accountability into institutional practice.
Curriculum 01 · 14 Modules
A fourteen-module series moving beyond right-and-wrong to focus on relationships, behaviour and ethical decision-making. Students are introduced to integrity and ethics concepts, three major ethical theories, and a wide range of contemporary dilemmas — from universal values and social contract theory through to behavioural ethics, media, business, public service and professional codes.
Conceptual clarity on integrity and ethics, ethical dilemmas, and ethical decision-making, exposing students to three major ethical theories.
Explores the existence of universal human values through the lens of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a participatory Universal Declaration of Human Values exercise.
The relationship between ethics and society, with particular attention to social contract theory and the work of John Rawls on justice and fairness.
Theoretical underpinnings and practical applications of ethical leadership, taking into account the cultural diversity of contemporary organisations.
Diversity, tolerance and pluralism across race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, (dis)ability and political view, through mini-lecture, debate and role play.
Day-to-day ethical challenges and how responsibility and ethics translate into one's own life.
Practical strategies and peer-coaching techniques for navigating workplace ethics conflicts and becoming an effective change agent.
Behavioural insights into ethical decision-making and how low-cost policy design can meaningfully increase ethical behaviour.
Gender as an ethical category, with focus on an Ethics of Care approach and personal positioning against gender discrimination.
Media ethics analysed through the Potter Box decision-making model and contemporary case studies.
Ethical management approaches for businesses of differing size, legal status and complexity.
Why some actions are legal but not ethical, or ethical but not legal — and why this matters for the challenges students will face in their careers.
Integrity in the public service: managing integrity risks and designing instruments to prevent breaches.
The role of professional codes of ethics across careers, including the difference between aspirational and disciplinary codes.
Curriculum 02 · 10 Modules
A ten-module series covering the definitions, effects and measurement of corruption; good governance; comparative politics; public- and private-sector corruption; detection and investigation; the intersections with human rights, gender and education; and the role of citizens, civil society and the media in driving accountability.
Definitions, effects and measurement of corruption — and why it remains one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century.
Public-sector governance and the measures of good governance that prevent or reduce corruption, across public administration, political science, ethics, law and economics.
How corruption manifests in democratic, hybrid and authoritarian systems, and how political institution-building can fight it.
Common acts and manifestations of public-sector corruption, with theoretical frameworks (principal-agent, collective action, game theory) and a focus on procurement and state-owned enterprises.
Forms, causes and consequences of corruption within the private sector — and the role of business in the fight against it.
How corruption is detected and investigated, including modern technology, whistle-blower protection, and internal and external audit.
The complex interplay between corruption and human rights, and why effective rights protection requires mitigating corruption.
The gendered occurrence and impact of corruption, and the role of gender mainstreaming in mitigation strategies.
How corruption in the education sector undermines equality and development, and the preventive measures that strengthen transparency and accountability.
The role of citizens, civil society organisations and the media — including investigative and citizen journalism — in fighting corruption.
Programmes are delivered to government bodies, regulators, boards and corporate leadership teams. Full module synopses and learning outcomes are available on request.
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