Delivering Strategic Policy

Creating and implementing effective policy requires a range of skills and a strategic understanding of how the elements of the policy cycle fit together – from design through to evaluating impact. 

Delivering Strategic Policy equips policy professionals and leaders with the practical skills and tools they need to design and implement policies confidently and effectively in a complex political environment.  

Learn the importance of agenda setting, stakeholder engagement and fostering cross-agency execution, so you can better design for impact and manage complex implementation. 

You’ll finish the program with sharper policy skills that leave you ready to lead across the policy implementation cycle, develop a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure successful execution that delivers public value. 

This focused online program is designed for mid-to-senior public sector leaders who are responsible for implementing or leading stages of the policy cycle. It’s ideal for those who are looking to: 

• Successfully execute complex policy initiatives
• Better understand all stages of the policy cycle
• Ensure accountability and transparency in policy delivery
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement.

Delivering Strategic Policy offers an enriched online learning environment with four live sessions supported by self-directed learning. You’ll engage directly with your peers and get real time feedback from experts. Learning will be embedded through applied, practical exercises and short reflective tasks linked to your day-to-day work. 

The program features leading public policy academics specialising in implementation and senior practitioners with extensive experience in leading policy reform. Their insights will help you develop an advanced understanding of the frameworks needed for success, and the challenges that emerge when policy meets practical implementation. 

Further information regarding this new program will be announced soon. To stay up to date, express your interest and we’ll provide additional details as they’re confirmed.