The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) announced the commencement, on 11 March 2013, of its 2013 Capacity Building Programme on Economic Development and Industrial Policy, which it has developed in partnership with the University of Witwatersrand, School of Economics and Business Sciences It comprises a Certificate in Economic Development and Policy and, its main objective is to build capacity for staff in government (National, Provincial, District and Local level), as well as Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Organised Labour responsible for the analysis, development, implementation and monitoring of economic and development policy. The Certificate consists of six modules - Module 1: Governance and Policy; Module 2: Managing information and Communications; Module 3: Economics and Public finance; Module 4: Political Economy and Economic Development; Module 5: Trade and industrial Policy; and Module 6: The South African Economy and industrial structure. For more information on the course contact Yvonne Mathonsi (nymathonsi@thedti.gov.za); edith.leine@wits.ac.za; or ntomboxolo.currie@wits.ac.za