Developing Policy Acumen

Are you new to government and policy-making, taking on a policy support role or looking to enhance your policy acumen? This program will guide participants through the key aspects of policy-making and help them navigate policy design and development with greater confidence and capability.

This one-day workshop provides participants with a range of tools to tackle policy problems in contemporary society. It provides them with foundational knowledge for strategic policy work, as well as how innovative approaches may be used to solve policy dilemmas. The workshop also provides participants with knowledge of how government works and the context in which ministers must make decisions. In doing so, the workshop aims to build the confidence and capacity of policy practitioners to design and deliver effective policy outcomes.

Foundational knowledge and research-grounded concepts about public policy and government are critical elements in a policy practitioner’s toolkit. The allow those working in policy roles to enhance their capacity to make a positive impact on policy outcomes.

This one-day workshop will cover the components of policy-making and use case studies, group discussion and small group work to enable active participation and learning.

This workshop will build the confidence and capacity of participants to build and apply a conceptual toolkit to address practical policy problems in contemporary society.

Participants will be able to:

• explain and apply key concepts including Public Value
• explain and apply innovations in policy design and delivery including co-design
• develop knowledge of the structures and operation of government
• develop knowledge of the ‘world of ministers’

On completion of this course, participants will gain skills in:

• Strategic policy-making
• Navigating government
• Innovations in policy design including human-centred design, co-design
• Understanding and working with ministers
• Policy in practice including evaluation and behavioural approaches

The workshop will provide practical guidance that builds participants’ capability and confidence in designing, developing and delivering public policy. It will equip participants with a research-grounded tool kit that can be applied to addressing practical policy problems.

Those new to government, policy making or policy support roles.

To enquire about this course, please contact ANZSOG’s Program Delivery team with the program name as the subject line to e.education@anzsog.edu.au or call us on +61 3 8344 1984.

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