Talent for Governance is the scholarship programme of The Hague Academy for Local Governance. It provides practice-oriented learning experiences to young, accomplished local government practitioners. The programme consists of
1. a training course;
2. an internship with a Dutch municipality; and
3. access to a global network or professionals.
Through these activities and experiences, young talents increase their knowledge and skills to promote better local governance in their respective communities.
In many parts of the world, local civil servants work under difficult circumstances. The communities for which they work are sometimes characterised by poverty, a lack of basic services, high unemployment rates and environmental challenges. Moreover, their organisations often lack the financial resources needed to deal with these challenges.
Still there are many young, ambitious civil servants that strive for better services and the development of their local communities. Talent for Governance supports them by providing opportunities for knowledge exchange and training so that they can develop their skills and realise their ambitions during a training in the Hague, the Netherlands.
The talent programme will be organised three times in 2018 and each programme will revolve around a different local governance theme. There will be just one application period.
To apply for the talent programme candidates need to choose one of the following programme themes. These themes are based on the topics of the training course at The Hague Academy which is part of the talent programme:
· Citizen Participation and Inclusive Governance – Programme from 5th March 2018 to 22nd March 2018, (more information about the training course part of the programme)
· Local Service Delivery – Programme from 18th June to 5th July 2018, (more information about the training course part of the programme)
· Local Economic Development – Programme from 1st October to 18th October 2018, (more information about the training course part of the programme)