ASEAN Programmes

Public Health Management

Delivery: Online

Course date:19 October – 20 November 2026

Applications close: Applications open 2 August 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: ASEAN Secretariat, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, or Viet Nam
  • You should be a mid-level professional or government official (with at least five years’ relevant work experience) in a management position, working in public health
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Trade Policy

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:19 October – 6 November 2026

Applications close: Applications close 19 July 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cambodia, Lao PRD, Thailand, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Philippines, ASEAN Secretariat, Timor Leste, or Malaysia
  • You should be a mid-level professional (with at least five years’ relevant work experience) working in the trade policy sector
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Sustainable, Resilient and Productive Agri-Food Systems (1)

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:1 March – 23 March 2027

Applications open 17 August 2026

Eligibility

This course is for mid-level government officials and middle managers from private sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and university academics involved in food systems of crops and livestock.

  • You must be a citizen of: Cambodia, Lao PRD, Philippines, Timor Leste, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam or Myanmar.
  • You should be a mid-level professional or official (with at least five years’ relevant work experience) 
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency
  • You should have basic level computer literacy and numeracy skills

Public Sector Leadership – Senior Level

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:8 March – 19 March 2027

Applications open 21 September 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cambodia, Lao PRD, Philippines, Timor Leste, Indonesia, Viet Nam, or ASEAN Secretariat.
  • You should be a be a senior-level public sector official in a management position
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Good Governance

Delivery: Online

Course date: 8 March – 2 April 2027

Applications open 21 September 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cambodia, Lao PRD, Philippines, Timor Leste, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Myanmar, ASEAN Secretariat, or Malaysia.
  • You should be a professional in a middle or senior management position (with at least five years’ relevant work experience) 
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Sustainable, Resilient and Productive Agri-Food Systems (2)

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:19 April – 12 May 2027

Applications open 28 September 2026

Eligibility

This course is for mid-level government officials and middle managers from private sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and university academics involved in food systems of crops and livestock.

  • You must be a citizen of: Cambodia, Lao PRD, Philippines, Timor Leste, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Myanmar,
    Singapore, or Brunei.
  • You should be a mid-level professional or official (with at least five years’ relevant work experience) 
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency
  • You should have basic level computer literacy and numeracy skills

Geothermal Energy Project Management

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:19 October – 17 November 2026

Applications close: Applications close 26 July 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Indonesia or the Philippines
  • You should be a professional in a middle or senior management position (with at least five years’ relevant work experience) in the geothermal energy sector
  • Your role may include exploration manager, drilling manager, procurement manager, construction manager, project manager or you may be engaged in strategic planning
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Public Sector Leadership – Senior Level

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:5 April – 16 April 2027

Applications open 5 October 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cambodia, Lao PRD, Philippines, Timor Leste, Indonesia, Viet Nam, or ASEAN Secretariat.
  • You should be a be a senior-level public sector official in a management position
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Renewable Energy

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:15 March – 13 April 2027

Applications open 5 October 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cambodia, Lao PRD, Philippines, Timor Leste, Indonesia, or Viet Nam.
  • You should be a mid-level professional (with at least five years’ relevant work experience) 
  • Your role may include senior manager, procurement manager, construction manager or general project managers working on renewable energy projects
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Public Sector Leadership – Mid Level

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:3 May – 28 May 2027

Applications open 23 November 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cambodia, Lao PRD, Thailand, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Philippines, ASEAN Secretariat, Timor Leste, Malaysia, Brunei, or Singapore
  • You should be a mid-level public service official (with at least five years’ relevant work experience) 
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience

Delivery: In New Zealand

Course date:3 May – 28 May 2027

Applications open 23 November 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cambodia, Lao PRD, Philippines, Timor Leste, Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Myanmar, ASEAN Secretariat, Malaysia, Singapore, or Brunei.
  • You should be a mid-level professional or practitioner (with at least five years’ relevant work experience) working in disaster risk reduction
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience – Online (1)

Delivery: Online

Course date:21 September – 23 October 2026

Applications close: Applications close 12 July 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cambodia, Lao PRD, Thailand, Viet Nam, or Myanmar.
  • You should be a mid-level professional or practitioner (with at least five years’ relevant work experience) working in disaster risk reduction
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency

Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience – Online (2)

Delivery: Online

Course date:15 March – 21 April 2027

Applications open 5 October 2026

Eligibility

  • You must be a citizen of: Cambodia, Lao PRD, Thailand, Viet Nam, or Myanmar.
  • You should be a mid-level professional or practitioner (with at least five years’ relevant work experience) working in disaster risk reduction
  • You should have intermediate level English language proficiency