How to join
There is one door into SPLN. It starts at SPPG.
SPLN has no membership form and no fee. Every member was admitted to the School of Politics, Policy & Governance, completed ten demanding months, graduated, and was attested on Character, Competence and Capacity.
Choose your country
Admissions are open across four nations.
Apply in the country where you live and serve. Each country runs its own selection, cohort and graduation.
The journey
Six steps. No shortcuts.
01
Apply
Apply to the next SPPG class in your country — Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal or Ghana. Applications are open to future office-holders, public servants, advisers, professionals and engaged citizens.
02
Get admitted
Admission is rigorous. Only a small fraction of applicants are offered a seat — selected for demonstrated commitment to public leadership and the promise of character, competence and capacity.
03
Complete 10 months
Ten intensive months, November to August: 26 core modules, 7 thematic areas, 140+ topics, 15 live hours a week, group peer-to-peer assessment, a personal manifesto and a community Capstone.
04
Graduate
Graduation requires every module, the Capstone, every peer evaluation and a 98% attendance-and-participation standard. Then you walk the stage — in Abuja, Dakar or Nairobi.
05
Earn the 3Cs attestation
SPPG's Senior Leadership Team attests that each graduate's 3Cs Index — Character, Competence and Capacity — stands above the threshold. No attestation, no induction.
06
Join SPLN for life
You are introduced to the network: a country group, a class group, a working committee, PeerBridge mentorship, and a community that doesn't let go after the ceremony ends.
Why it means something
Selective by design.
Only a small fraction of applicants are admitted. Graduation demands every module, the Capstone, every peer evaluation and 98% attendance and participation. Then SPPG's Senior Leadership Team must attest each graduate's 3Cs Index stands above the threshold. That's why an SPLN profile is a credential.
Character
Competence
Capacity
Who attends SPPG
- 01
Future office-holders
From councillors and LGA chairs to legislators, governors and presidents.
- 02
Inside government
Policymakers, ministers, special advisers and support staff.
- 03
Advisers & consultants
Advising government and civil society on politics and policy.
- 04
Private & non-profit
Media, finance, law, health and education professionals who work with government.
- 05
Engaged citizens
Advocates who want to become skilled at engaging government.
On the other side
What's waiting for you in SPLN.
- A verified profile in the public Graduate Directory
- Your country group, class group and regional group
- A seat on one of five graduate-led working committees
- PeerBridge — mentor the next class, or be mentored
- Leadership Clinics, workshops and the bi-annual General Meeting
- The Graduates in Public Office community, when you serve
- A platform for your ideas on SPLN Insights
- Lifelong connection to SPPG and 1,300+ public leaders
Not ready to apply yet?
- Apply to the next SPPG class in your country
- Talk to a graduate about the programme
- Follow the Spotlight to see where SPPG leads
For partners & institutions
- Co-host a Leadership Clinic
- Support PeerBridge mentorship
- Commission research from the Research & Data committee
- Bring SPLN graduates into your convenings