Every budget speech, subsidy, tax change or trade rule rests on economic reasoning, yet many officials and programme managers are asked to judge such measures without formal training. Five days give newcomers a firm base in how markets, incentives and government choices interact, and how to test a policy idea before money is committed.
You begin with scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, elasticity and market failure, then move to national income, inflation, growth, employment and the exchange rate. Policy sessions introduce cost-benefit analysis, distributional impact, stakeholder mapping and the logic of fiscal, monetary and trade measures. Spreadsheet exercises use real-world style data on prices, household budgets and public spending so that you can build simple charts, run comparisons and summarise findings. The final day is spent writing a policy brief and presenting it. Policy officers, planners, economists in training, programme managers, researchers and analysts in ministries, county governments, NGOs, development agencies and the private sector will gain the vocabulary and tools to read economic evidence critically. Offered in the classroom, online or in-house, with a CPD-accredited certificate on completion.
Public and organisational decisions increasingly have to be justified with evidence. Ministries, county governments, donors and businesses all face the same questions: who gains and who loses from a measure, what it costs, and whether the same resources could achieve more elsewhere. Staff who lack a grounding in economics tend either to accept technical arguments uncritically or to dismiss them, and both habits lead to weaker policy.
The Fundamentals of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course introduces the discipline in plain language and keeps every concept tied to a practical use. Participants start with how individuals and firms make choices and how prices coordinate markets, including cases where markets fail. They then look at the economy as a whole, covering output, inflation, unemployment, public finance, trade and exchange rates. The second half of the programme concentrates on policy analysis: defining a problem, generating options, comparing costs and benefits, considering distributional effects and communicating results.
Teaching combines short explanations, worked numerical examples and group exercises using simple spreadsheets. No advanced mathematics is required. Participants finish with a completed policy brief and a checklist they can reuse when reviewing economic arguments in their own workplace.
After completing the course, participants will be able to:
By the close of the programme participants take away:
The course keeps theory short and practice frequent, using:
Day 1: How Economists Think
Day 2: Markets, Prices and Market Failure
Day 3: The Economy as a Whole
Day 4: Tools of Policy Analysis
Day 5: Evidence, Communication and Action
The course is designed for professionals who work with economic information but have limited formal training in economics, such as:
Participants who attend all sessions and submit their policy brief earn a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion awarded by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
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By the end of the Fundamentals of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis programme, you'll be able to explain scarcity, opportunity cost, incentives and marginal thinking in everyday policy settings, use supply, demand and elasticity to predict the effect of taxes, subsidies and price controls, identify market failures such as externalities, public goods and information gaps, and interpret key macroeconomic indicators including gdp, inflation and unemployment. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course is designed for professionals who work with economic information but have limited formal training in economics, such as: Policy officers and planning officers in ministries and county governments, Programme and project managers in NGOs and development agencies, Budget and finance officers who need economic context, Research assistants and junior analysts, Journalists and communication staff covering economic issues, Business development and strategy staff in private firms, Legislative and parliamentary committee staff, and Graduates entering economics or policy roles.
Fundamentals of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Fundamentals of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Fundamentals of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis starts October 26, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Fundamentals of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Fundamentals of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course is pitched at beginner professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Fundamentals of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Fundamentals of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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