AfCFTA Rules of Origin & Industrial Strategy
Use the continental market to industrialise, not just to trade.
The executive challenge
The problem this program solves
The programme was launched with a speech, funded with a loan, and designed without asking the only question that matters: what would make afcfta rules of origin actually change on the ground? Every failed attempt makes the next afcfta rules of origin reform harder to fund, staff and announce. You leave with a design canvas, a delivery chain and a measurement system for your own afcfta rules of origin priority — built against your real constraints.
Context
Why this matters now
Capability
What you will be able to do
- Build afcfta rules of origin delivery and measurement systems that move outcomes, not activity.
- Commission afcfta rules of origin evaluation and read it critically — attribution, gaming and all.
- Navigate the political economy of afcfta rules of origin reform without abandoning rigour.
- Manage afcfta rules of origin programmes with fiduciary discipline and visible value for money.
The IPAT Course Standard
The five-day journey
Each day is a deliberate progression in managerial capability — from strategic context, to analytical frameworks, to applied practice, to executive judgement under pressure, to a capstone that produces something your organisation keeps.
IPAT Signature Case™
The Dam at Two-Thirds
A flagship project at a ministry of health is two-thirds complete when independent review finds the hydrology assumptions optimistic and a cheaper alternative existed. Cancelling embarrasses the government; completing it strains the debt ceiling.
Your decision: Complete, redesign, or pause — and design the public accountability for whichever you choose, afcfta rules of origin evidence included.
IPAT Data Lab™
A a national statistics office cannot trace its spending to outcomes citizens feel.
Dataset: Synthetic expenditure and outcome panel for a national statistics office, with leakage and coverage gaps.
Your task: Trace money to outcomes, find the value-for-money gaps, and design the dashboard that changes decisions.
An expenditure-to-outcome dashboard and findings memo.
Data → Analysis → Decision, not Data → Code → Certificate
Day 5 · The Capstone
What will you change when you return to work?
Build the design and evaluation framework for your institution's flagship programme: evidence base, causal chain, measurement, and delivery governance.
Methodology
Frameworks you will master
- • IPAT Data-to-Decision Framework™
- • IPAT Transformation Architecture™
- • Cost-benefit analysis and regulatory impact assessment
- • Results-based management
- • Randomized and quasi-experimental evaluation methods
Cohorts
Upcoming cohorts
New dates are being scheduled
Register with your preferred start date and our admissions team will match you to the next available cohort — or contact us to arrange an in-house delivery for your organisation.
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