Most high level policy makers involved in industrial policy formulation and implementation have to face complex challenges with limited resources. In order to succeed they need to have an enhanced understanding of the challenges of sustainable industrial development, a deep knowledge of relevant technical issues, and high management capabilities. The Executive Training Programme is intended to help high level policy makers, from around the world, prepare for new levels of leadership in their careers and within their organizations.
The overall goal of the Executive Training Programme is to update and improve the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze, formulate and implement industrial policy reforms. Executive Trainings provide high level government officials with the unique opportunity to learn from UNIDO practitioners and world-class faculty in convenient short courses. It allows for small circle discussions among top executives, high level UNIDO staff, senior faculty from leading business schools, and eminent researchers on industrial development, business and management. UNIDOCapacity Development works closely together with experts from leading business schools for the design and delivery of its Executive Trainings.
Background Papers
Emerging Trends in Global Manufacturing Industries
21st Century Manufacturing
Emerging Green Technologies for the Manufacturing Sector
Emerging trends in global advanced manufacturing
Past Executive Programmes
The Future of Manufacturing: Trends and Policy Options
17 – 21 October 2016 | Chlewiska, Poland
The fourth global executive programme was supported by the Government of Poland. It gathered 21 high-level policymakers from middle income countries globally and updated them on latest trends in manufacturing and industrial policies to address them.
The Future of Manufacturing: Trends and Policy Options
27 – 31 October 2014 | Hernstein, Austria
The programme, developed by UNIDO’s Institute for Capacity Development and supported by the Austrian Government, hosted high-level policymakers and government officials from 26 middle income countries and informed them on future trends in manufacturing and the latest developments in the sector.
The Future of Manufacturing
2 – 7 June 2013 | Hernstein, Austria
The programme, developed by UNIDO’s Institute for Capacity Development and supported by the Austrian Government, hosted high-level policymakers and government officials from 26 middle income countries and informed them on future trends in manufacturing and the latest developments in the sector.
On Top of the Game: Global Strategies and Negotiations towards Green Growth
23 – 28 October 2011 | Hernstein, Austria
The programme provided a strategic insight into state-of-the-art analysis and research on developing countries’ options in green growth and energy policy, as well as related green technologies, innovations and multilateral negotiations.