Executive WorkshopsExecutive Workshops

Policy and Program Skills

5 - 6 &19 - 20 March 2012, Melbourne

 

Program overview

This is a four-day course designed to develop a range of skills in the policy arena:

  • Thinking strategically
  • How government works
  • The policy process, including the policy cycle, analysis, options and decision-making
  • Designing policy for more effective implementation
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Building strategic capacity for policy-making
  • The nature and use of economic tools in policy-making

Who should attend?

The Policy Skills Program is suitable for middle managers across a range of agencies and roles. VPS levels 5 & 6 or Commonwealth APS6 - EL1/2 are the most appropriate. Managers from outer agencies and service delivery departments dealing with policy implementation will also find this course valuable.

Participant benefits

At the end of the program participants will be better equipped to:

  • think more strategically across a variety of complex and challenging circumstances of the public sector, including:
    • difficulty in defining purposes and measuring performance
    • constant pressure from political stakeholders
    • having to share authority over resources with other organisations
  • achieve desired outcomes through a better understanding of the different roles and structures within government
  • apply increased knowledge of policy processes, including understanding the policy cycle, defining and analysing issues, and framing and assessing options to support decision-making
  • use economic analysis in public policy-making
  • effectively deal with the demands of politics and stakeholders, such as Ministers, pressure groups, or community action.

Customised version

This workshop can be customised to suit the needs of your government or department. Different versions of the course have been designed specifically for staff in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. To enquire about running this course for your department or jurisdiction, please contact our Executive Education Team.

Course presenters

John Alford, Professor of Public Sector Management, ANZSOG
George Argyrous, Senior Lecturer in Evidence-Based Decision-Making, ANZSOG/UNSW
Michael Di Francesco, Senior Lecturer in Public Sector Management, ANZSOG
Michael Mintrom, Professor of Public Sector Management, ANZSOG
Monica Pfeffer, Director of Applied Learning, ANZSOG
George Rivers, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Monash University
Anne Tiernan, Associate Professor in Politics and Public Policy, Griffith University
The Hon. Rob Knowles, Former Minister for Health and Ageing

Delivery mode

Two blocks of two days each(total of four days), non-residential

Fee

$AU2,100 (incl GST)

*ANZSOG Alumni receive a 15% discount.