National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore

Programme Overview

National statistical systems require robust strategic frameworks and clear governance to deliver high-quality data for evidence-based policymaking.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​⁣ This four-day programme in Singapore provides central statistical agency planners, national statisticians, and line ministry policy analysts with the tools required to formulate modern statistical strategies. Participants examine institutional mandates, inter-agency coordination mechanisms, and the alignment of statistical master planning with national development priorities, drawing on international best practice.

Effective census operations and statistical development depend on transparent operational governance, rigorous quality assurance, and adherence to global standards. The course explores the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, the PARIS21 National Strategy for the Development of Statistics guidelines, and modern census governance models. Participants will assess legal foundations, data stewardship challenges, and institutional coordination structures required to modernise statistical production across diverse government sectors.

Through practical sessions, delegates review methodologies to draft sectoral data roadmaps, mitigate governance risks, and institute statistical quality control across central agencies. The curriculum addresses the operational realities faced by public institutions working within transition environments and donor-supported frameworks. By examining modern census planning and cross-government administrative data integration, attendees will strengthen their capacity to manage resilient, transparent, and policy-relevant official statistical systems.

Public institutions face rising demands to supply timely, disaggregated data while managing complex transitions in administrative structures and resource constraints.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​⁣ This programme directly aligns with the core objectives of the Developing a National Strategy for Development of Statistics for Myanmar project, addressing the urgent institutional need to establish coherent data governance, clarify legal mandates across central agencies, and coordinate sectoral data integration. Strengthening statistical strategic planning and census governance now ensures that national agencies can direct public policy and manage international development assistance effectively.

Delivered by Risalat Consultants International in Singapore, it combines expert-led sessions, real cases and group work, so that participants can apply what they learn in their own institution.

The Programme Strengthens Institutional Capability

• United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and national statistical legislation
• Evaluating institutional readiness and statistical capacity across the national system
• PARIS21 National Strategy for the Development of Statistics process and lifecycle
• Defining vision, mission, and core values for national statistical agencies
• Stakeholder consultation frameworks and cross-government alignment methodologies
• United Nations Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses
• Establishing census governance: national commissions, technical committees, and secretariats
• Operational budgeting, procurement schedules, and census logistics management
• Strategic thinking and direction setting
• Leading and developing teams
• Decision making and problem solving
• Communication and influence

It is designed for central statistical agency planners and directors, national statisticians and senior technical officers, line ministry policy analysts and planning officers and others who want practical, current skills in leadership, management and communication.

The Growing Importance of National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore

Institutions change faster than ever: new policies, technologies and expectations from citizens and partners. Leaders and managers who can set direction, build teams and manage change make the difference between plans and results.

Strong leadership is a set of practical skills: deciding, communicating, negotiating, developing people and leading change. These skills can be learnt and improved with practice and feedback.

Organisations increasingly require professionals capable of:

• Set clear direction and priorities
• Lead and motivate teams through change
• Communicate and negotiate effectively
• Manage performance fairly
• Make sound decisions under pressure

Strong leadership, management and communication systems help organisations:

• Turn strategies into results
• Build motivated, capable teams
• Manage change with less resistance
• Improve relations with partners and stakeholders

This National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore programme brings these elements together in a practical format, so that participants understand not only what good practice looks like but also how to introduce it in their own setting, with the people and resources they have.

Who Should Attend This National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore Training?

This programme is designed for:

• Central statistical agency planners and directors
• National statisticians and senior technical officers
• Line ministry policy analysts and planning officers
• Monitoring and evaluation directors from government ministries
• National census coordinators and operations managers
• Sectoral statistics committee members
• Officers managing donor-funded statistical capacity projects
• Data governance and legal compliance officers in public institutions
• Public sector analysts responsible for Sustainable Development Goal reporting
• Directors and senior managers
• Heads of department and unit
• Middle managers and team leaders

The programme suits experienced professionals as well as those moving into new responsibilities. Groups that mix institutions and countries are encouraged, because participants learn a great deal from each other’s experience.

National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore Training Objectives

Upon successful completion of this National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore Training, participants will be able to:

• Formulate national strategies for the development of statistics using PARIS21 guidelines and international standards
• Establish transparent census governance structures and risk management frameworks for large-scale operations
• Strengthen legal and institutional foundations governing official statistical systems and inter-agency coordination
• Design sectoral data development roadmaps aligned with national socioeconomic development plans
• Implement the United Nations National Quality Assurance Framework across government statistical production units
• Structure coordination mechanisms between central statistical authorities, line ministries, and subnational bodies
• Develop operational budgets, capacity building programmes, and donor financing alignment plans for official statistics
• Explain current approaches to leadership in public and private institutions
• Set direction and priorities for their team
• Lead, motivate and develop people

Each objective is practised during the programme through exercises, cases or group work, so that participants leave able to do it, not only to describe it.

Programme Contents and Structure

National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore Training Methodology

The training employs an interactive, applied adult-learning methodology suited to public officials.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​⁣ Instruction combines structured presentations on international frameworks with peer-led scenario analyses, case assessments of national statistical systems, and hands-on strategy design exercises. Participants work collaboratively in sectoral groups to assess governance bottlenecks, draft strategy components, and review census risk matrices, receiving technical feedback on operational applicability from experienced course facilitators.

The programme combines:

• Expert-led sessions on current practice
• Regional and international case studies
• Group work and practical exercises
• Simulations and role plays where relevant
• Discussion of participants' own challenges
• Peer learning across institutions and countries
• Practical tools and templates to take back to work
• Daily reflection and action planning

Before the programme, a short pre-assessment helps the facilitators understand each participant’s role and priorities, so that examples and exercises can be adjusted to the group. Each day ends with a short reflection in which participants note what they will apply at work.

Expected Outcomes

Upon completion of this National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore Training, participants will be able to:

• Ability to lead the formulation and revision of a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics
• Practical competence in structuring census management bodies and operational oversight mechanisms
• Capacity to evaluate and revise statistical legislation in accordance with international best practice
• Readiness to implement quality assurance frameworks across ministerial statistical units
• Skills to draft actionable sectoral data roadmaps that link to national planning targets
• Clear frameworks to cost statistical programmes and coordinate external development partner resources
• Set clear direction and priorities
• Lead and develop teams

Participants leave with a personal action plan and practical tools they can use in their institution from the first week back. Institutions that send several participants can use the programme to agree shared methods and templates across teams, which makes improvements easier to sustain.

Institutional Application of National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore Training

This programme supports organisations in strengthening:

• Leadership and management
• Team development
• Change management
• Communication
• Performance management

Participants return with practical tools to improve:

• Team plans
• Coaching
• Change plans
• Stakeholder communication
• Performance reviews

The programme is built so that learning moves from the classroom into the institution. Participants work on their own processes and documents where possible, and leave with an action plan that their managers can review and support.

Regional Relevance & Application

Europe

European institutions apply leadership, management and communication within detailed regulatory frameworks and reform agendas. Participants from Europe can compare their practice with colleagues from other regions and test how established methods work under different conditions.

Africa

Across Africa, ministries, agencies and project teams working in leadership, management and communication increasingly operate alongside donor-financed programmes that expect clear systems and evidence. The programme helps participants adapt good practice to the institutions and resources they work with.

Middle East

In the Middle East, national development strategies and diversification plans place growing demands on leadership, management and communication. Participants explore how to build the capability these plans need inside public bodies and companies.

Asia

Institutions across Asia combine rapid growth with ambitious modernisation programmes. Participants from Asia can share their experience of scaling systems quickly and learn from approaches used elsewhere.

Pacific

Small island and Pacific states face particular constraints of size, distance and capacity. The programme highlights practical, proportionate approaches to leadership, management and communication that suit smaller institutions.

Holding the programme in Singapore brings participants together away from their daily pressures, so they can compare how leadership, management and communication is handled in different settings. The same programme can also be delivered in-house for one institution, in its own country or online, with cases taken from its current work.

Host Country Profile – Singapore

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Studying away from their own country gives participants time to focus, a fresh view of their own institution and the chance to build a network with colleagues from other countries.

National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore Training Deliverables

Participants receive support before, during and after the programme, so that preparation, learning and follow-up form one continuous experience.

Before the Programme

• Participant Pre-Assessment
• National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore Readiness Assessment
• National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore Resource Pack
• Preparatory Reading Materials
• Complimentary Visa Support & Advisory

During the Programme

• Airport Pickup & Welcome Assistance
• Accommodation with Breakfast
• Welcome Networking Dinner
• Risalat Training Kit (Bag, Bottle, Mug, T-Shirt, Cap, Passport Cover, Pens, Notebook, Magnet & Keychain)
• Comprehensive National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore Training Manual
• Leadership Self-Assessment
• Team Development Plan Template
• Change Plan Template
• Negotiation Preparation Sheet
• Practical Workshops & Simulations
• Group Discussions & Peer Learning
• Daily Lunch and Refreshments
• Full Access to Training Venue Facilities
• Mini Pad / Tablet with Digital Learning Materials
• Field Visit (where applicable)
• Entertaining City Tour

After the Programme

• Certificate of Completion
• Risalat Programme Participation Recognition Award
• Post-Training Reference Materials
• Personal Development Plan Template
• Coaching Conversation Guide
• Post-Training Support & Follow-Up Guidance
• Programme Report

Institutions can also request a tailored in-house version of this programme, delivered at their premises or online. Request a proposal.

Common Challenges in National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore, And How This Training Helps

How can institutions set clear direction and priorities?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Day 1: Legal Foundations and Strategic Statistical Planning), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions lead and motivate teams through change?

The programme addresses this directly on the second day (Day 2: Census Governance, Planning, and Operational Risk), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions communicate and negotiate effectively?

The programme addresses this directly on the third day (Day 3: Sectoral Integration, Administrative Data, and Quality), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions manage performance fairly?

The programme addresses this directly on the fourth day (Day 4: Resource Mobilisation, Implementation, and Evaluation), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions make sound decisions under pressure?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Day 1: Legal Foundations and Strategic Statistical Planning), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where does the National Statistical Strategy Formulation and Census Governance in Singapore programme take place?

It runs from 11 Oct 2027 to 14 Oct 2027, in Singapore. The registration deadline is shown at the top of this page.

Who should attend?

The programme is designed for central statistical agency planners and directors, national statisticians and senior technical officers, line ministry policy analysts and planning officers, monitoring and evaluation directors from government ministries, and others who want practical skills in leadership, management and communication.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. Participants who complete the programme receive a Certificate of Completion from Risalat Consultants International.

Can this programme be delivered for our institution only?

Yes. We can deliver a tailored in-house version at your premises, in another city or online, built around your own cases. Use the proposal request on this page.

Do I need prior experience in leadership, management and communication?

No specialist background is required beyond experience in a related role. A short pre-assessment helps the facilitators adapt the sessions to the group.

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