Local Content Masterclass

The Local Content Masterclass brings together participants from the private and public sector, helping them balance the commercial realities of volatile global demand and sustained cost pressures with the current political momentum for increased local content. DAI draws on more than 2,000 long-term projects and development assignments completed across 150 countries to advance participants’ skills.

Join one of our three-day Masterclass courses in 2023

Dates:

• November 28- 30, Houston, USA

Time:

• 09h00 - 17h00

Price:

• 4,500 USD per person

Upon completion, participants receive a certificate. DAI is a British Accreditation Council-accredited short-course provider

Download the Masterclass brochure for more details on the course content.

Register for Masterclass 2023

Participants are trained to:

• Drive local sustainable development when sourcing or making new investments

• Navigate and adhere to local content regulatory and legal frameworks

• Deliver tangible local benefits while balancing investment goals and social value

• Learn practical solutions that have been tried and tested in the field

• Reposition local content as a core element in sourcing goods and services competitively using new procurement, contract tendering, and evaluation techniques

• Design and implement programs to address gaps in the local supply chain, from enterprises to individual workers

Course Modules

Module 1

Local Content Policy, Regulation and Forecasting

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Examines local content laws, regulations and policies around the world and prepares participants to forecast goods, services and workforce local content scenarios.

Module 2

Local Content Plans, Procurement and Reporting

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Trains practitioners on the methods for selecting the right metrics and key performance indicators, establishing the right data collection and analysis, processes and standards, and “telling the story”.

Module 3

Local Supplier Development

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Teaches the use of data and analytics to structure various types of capacity building and local content programs that are commercially effective and economically beneficial.

DAI’s globally recognized Local Content Masterclass has been operating for more than 10 years and has trained more than 500 practitioners worldwide.

"Certainly the prime Local Content course in the market. Highly recommended".
—Local Content Manager, International Oil Field Services Company

“The course was beyond my expectations. I thought I was coming for validation, but actually learnt many new insights.”
—Head of Strategy and Policy Development, Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board

"Very dynamic and interactive. Well balanced between theory and real-life examples.”
—Local Content and Technology Manager, Shell Brazil Petroleo Ltd