Online Training
A Toolkit for Effective Public Policy
Build strong foundational skills to affect positive community, economic and social outcomes
9 & 16 July 2024
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM AEST
Next intake: 9 & 16 July 2024 | 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM AEST
Overview
Who Should Attend?
This course is for people who are new to government and policymaking, taking on a policy role or looking to enhance their policy acumen.Learning Outcomes
Online Training
A Toolkit for Effective Public Policy
Session details
- Build a solid understanding of the essential principles, concepts, and processes involved in public policy.
- Gain skills to make informed and effective decisions in the realm of public policy.
- An opportunity to network and benchmark with your peers.
Level: Fundamentals
No previous experience necessary
Key Sessions
An Introduction to Public Policy
- The definition of public policy
- Australian system of Government and role of key institutions (eg Westminster system of responsible government, constitution, role of executive/judiciary/parliament, tenets of public service within this.)
- Business of government, ministers and their role in public policy
- The political and social environment in which policy is made
The Process
- Key Stages in the Policy and Program Cycle: Tools and frameworks of public policy (The Australian Policy Cycle)
- Understanding roles and responsibilities
- The Federal System of Government in Australia and how it impacts policy
- Contestability in policy advice (eg role of outside actors in policy)
Designing Effective Policy
- Policy Instruments – how governments achieve their objectives
- Principles of good policy design
- Understand how to identify suitable instruments
- Discussing the key challenges and strategies to overcome them
- Forces and events that impact policy development
An Overview of the Tools Used in Policy Development
- Regulatory Impact Assessment
- Cost Benefit Analysis
- Intervention Logic
- Group discussion – what are some wicked policy problems facing Australia?
- How to Define and Assess Policy Issues
- Discussing when government intervention is called for
- How to define the problem and establishing a vision
- Group activity in breakout rooms - responding to key wicked policy problems facing Australia
- Challenges in Using Evidence for Australian Policymakers
- Critiquing Data and Evidence
- Navigating Challenges in Evidence-Based Policymaking
- Newer forms of assessment and public policy
- Communicating and Employing Data and Evidence Effectively
- Principles and Practices in Communicating Data and Evidence
- Strategies for Effective Communication in Policy and Program Design and presenting to decision-makers
- Real-world Examples of Successful and Unsuccessful Communication of Data and Evidence
Stakeholder groups, Public Participation and Policymaking
- Importance of Stakeholder Groups and Public Engagement in Australian Policy
- Working with First Nations groups
- Newer forms of engagement
- Case Study on Unsuccessful Robodebt Royal Commission report (Breakout group discussion, following by report back)
- Strategies for Inclusive Policymaking
- Leadership skills and mindsets needed for good policy advice
- Resources for further information
Meet Your Facilitator
Aaron Johnstone
Founder and Director | INTERACT Policy and Industry Solutions
Aaron Johnstone is a public policy expert with a career spanning almost three decades. With a broad range of networks in industry and government, he has built a reputation as an effective collaborator and strategic leader who understands and connects industry and government.
Aaron began his career in Canberra as a Graduate in the Australian Government in 1995, joining the public service out of an eager desire to make a meaningful contribution to social and economic prosperity. He holds a BA in Government and History from the University of Queensland and an Executive Master of Public Administration from the University of Melbourne (ANZSOG).
His career highlights include:
- Research, project management, and analytical support of Commonwealth-State agreements on skills reforms and funding with the Australian National Training Authority.
- Providing strategic political and policy advice as a Ministerial Adviser for the Hon Anna Bligh MP during her tenure in the Beattie State Government Cabinet.
- Devising and managing communication strategies for Westminster City Council in central London on transport, urban development, and planning.
- Managing education and training policy reform in various State Government bodies in Queensland and Victoria.
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