Policy Design (1): Identifying Problems, Gathering Evidence, Consulting Stakeholders
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4th Nov 2010 |
This course forms part of a CMI Certificate in Leadership and Management
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This workshop introduces you to the policy cycle and focuses on the first half of the cycle – identifying the problem, mapping out stakeholders and their influence and locating evidence for your policy making.
Policy design (2) picks up the remained of the policy cycle from option generation through to evaluation.’
Learning Objectives
- Understand the need to consider the policy problem
- Understand how to identify and communicate with stakeholders
- Understand the range of influence of stakeholders and how to utilise it
- Understand the need for evidence and techniques to gather it
- Understand how to apply a range of creative thinking techniques to a policy problem in order to develop and present policy options
Programme
| 9:15 | Registration |
| 9:45 | Chair’s Introduction
Brian Glickman, Policy Training Consultant (confirmed)
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| 10:00 | The Policy “Narrative”
What is policy? How does policy differ from strategy or procedure? The policy process – a typical policy life cycle
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| 11:15 | Refreshments
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| 11:30 |
Stages and Stakeholders
What are the stages and what is needed at each stage? Discussion of the relevant parties involved and their potential to influence the primary stakeholders. From Ministers to customers – who is involved when, best practice.
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| 12:15 | Influencing the policy context
How various stakeholder try to influence policy – how to engage with them in the policy process. What can go well and what can go wrong.
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| 13:00 | Lunch
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| 14:00 | Evidence
Different types of evidence, how and where to source it, how to analyse and evaluate evidence.
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| 15:15 | Refreshments
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| 15:30 | Understanding, communication and consultation
Workshop activity on communication and consultation.
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| 16:30 | Close
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Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice
