Delivery: Face-to-face | Duration: 2 days
This two-day course is designed for those with basic policy skills who want to extend their knowledge in making modern public policy. It covers the emerging policy toolkit, complexity within the policy environment, as well as how policy makers intersect and interact with the politics of government.
Day one concentrates on key concepts and creating a 'check list' of policy considerations that analysts should be aware of when developing policy. Day two then uses a 'policy case study' to test and expand the learning, while developing clarity around policy goals.
During this course you will be able to increase your policy knowledge and gain a better understanding of the wider political authorising environment that underpins the modern public sector policy-making environment.
Learning outcomes
This course will teach you how to:
- Understand the fundamental characteristics of excellent policy making
- Identify what Ministers value in policy advice
- Understand the complex intersection of politics and policy making
- Use co-design and participatory approaches to enhance social return on investment
- Determine clarity around policy goals
- Explore the emerging policy toolkit through the use of case studies and exercises.
Who should attend?
This course is for those working in policy who are looking to expand their skills, Government policy analysts or anyone who is interested in a career in policy.
Presenter - Rhys Edwards (RDME Consulting)
Rhys is an experienced organisational leader who has worked at the highest levels of the public service for over 16 years. He has a strong background in governance, central agency leadership, energy policy, industry development and major project facilitation. From 2008 to 2014 Rhys was Secretary for the Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet as well as Secretary to Cabinet and the Tasmanian Senior Official for the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). Through this period, Rhys was involved in leading the State Service through a period of intense budget challenge following the GFC as well as participating in national reforms including health, disability and education.
Upcoming sessions
 14-15 November 2024
|  Hobart |  09:00am - 04:30pm |  |
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