Public Revenue, Debt and Fiscal Management Training Course

This five-day public revenue, debt management and fiscal sustainability course equips participants with a practical understanding of how governments raise revenue, manage borrowing and maintain fiscal stability. It covers the core elements of domestic revenue mobilisation, tax and non-tax revenue management, public debt management, debt sustainability, fiscal risk and medium-term fiscal planning. Participants gain a clearer understanding of how revenue performance, borrowing decisions and debt management frameworks shape fiscal space, public investment and long-term economic resilience.

Every government faces the same hard arithmetic: it can spend only what it raises or borrows, and what it borrows it must one day repay. How it raises revenue, how it manages debt, and how it keeps the two in a sustainable balance determine whether it can fund schools and roads today without mortgaging the next generation. Across much of Africa, rising debt has made these questions urgent.

This course addresses them directly. It covers revenue policy and administration, the management of public debt and borrowing, the fiscal policy and frameworks that hold the public finances together, and the identification and management of fiscal risk. It connects the technical detail to the bigger question of fiscal sustainability, and grounds it in the realities African governments face. Participants leave able to understand how public resources are raised and managed, contribute to sound revenue and debt decisions, and recognise the warning signs of fiscal stress before they become a crisis.

• Explain the role of public revenue mobilisation in financing government priorities
• Understand the main sources of tax and non-tax revenue
• Identify the drivers of strong and weak domestic revenue performance
• Explain the principles and objectives of public debt management
• Distinguish between domestic and external borrowing and their implications
• Understand debt servicing, refinancing, exchange rate and interest rate risks
• Interpret the basic concepts of debt sustainability and fiscal affordability
• Recognise the relationship between revenue, borrowing and fiscal space
• Understand the role of fiscal frameworks, fiscal rules and medium-term debt strategies
• Identify common fiscal risks and contribute to stronger fiscal management decisions

This course is designed for professionals involved in public revenue management, debt management, fiscal policy and public financial management, including:

• Ministry of finance and treasury officials
• Revenue authority and tax administration staff
• Debt management office personnel
• Fiscal policy and macro-fiscal analysts
• Government budget and planning officers
• Public sector finance managers and economists
• Central government and subnational finance officials
• Development partners supporting fiscal and public finance reforms
• Parliamentary and oversight staff working on fiscal matters
• Professionals seeking a stronger grounding in revenue, debt and fiscal sustainability

This course uses a practical public finance and fiscal policy approach, combining conceptual clarity with applied government examples. Participants explore the links between revenue performance, borrowing decisions, debt obligations and fiscal sustainability through case studies, worked examples, fiscal scenarios and institutional problem-solving exercises.

Training approach includes

• Expert-led sessions on public revenue, debt management and fiscal sustainability
• Applied case studies on revenue performance, borrowing and fiscal risk
• Group exercises on tax, debt and medium-term fiscal planning
• Debt sustainability and fiscal scenario discussions
• Practical analysis of revenue, debt and fiscal management trade-offs
• Daily practical sessions linked to participants’ own institutional context

By investing in the professional development of delegates through this course, organizations can realize the following outcomes:

• Stronger understanding of domestic revenue mobilisation and fiscal strategy
• Better informed debt management and borrowing decisions
• Improved awareness of fiscal risk, debt sustainability and affordability pressures
• Greater capacity to link revenue, debt and expenditure decisions more effectively
• Better support for fiscal planning, public finance reform and policy dialogue
• Improved institutional capability in treasury, revenue and macro-fiscal functions
• Reduced risk of weak debt oversight and fragmented fiscal decision-making
• More capable professionals across public revenue, debt and fiscal management roles

Participants that enroll in this training will benefit from:

• A clearer understanding of how governments raise revenue and manage borrowing
• Greater confidence in discussions around fiscal sustainability and debt risk
• Improved ability to interpret revenue and debt challenges in a public finance context
• Stronger understanding of the links between revenue, debt and budgeting
• Greater practical awareness of borrowing trade-offs and fiscal constraints
• Enhanced credibility in treasury, revenue, policy and public finance roles
• Better ability to support fiscal planning, analysis and reform discussions
• A practical framework for thinking about sustainable public finance management

At Strategic Revenue Africa, our certification goes beyond proof of attendance—it represents practical competence and measurable capability. Upon successful completion of our training programs, participants are awarded a Certificate of Completion from Strategic Revenue Africa, recognizing their ability to apply acquired knowledge in real-world settings. As an organization focused on architecting sustainable revenue and strengthening organizational performance, our certifications signal that participants are equipped with skills that drive results, not just theory.

No formal qualification is required, although a basic understanding of public finance, government budgeting, economics or taxation will be helpful. This course is suitable for professionals working in public finance, treasury, revenue, debt management, fiscal policy, budgeting or development finance roles who want a stronger understanding of how governments manage revenue and debt sustainably.