Evidence-Based Policy with Influence
Addressing contemporary issues on the influential use of evidence-based policy in Australia.
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1 day
In-person
Old Parliament House Canberra
$1,100.00
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Overview
This course is designed to provide public servants with the understanding and skills to expand the influence of evidence-based policy (EBP) in their day-to-day policy work. In attending this course, you will learn to match methods to evidence needs, assess the potency of evidence in parliamentary settings, and meet core requirements for robust advice to Ministers.
Led by experts in the field, this course will examine rigorous evidence bases for different audiences, the role of evidence in policy design and evaluation, and the relationships between politics and evidence.
By the end of the course, you will have a contemporary understanding of best practice in the use evidence-based policy, expanded your toolbox with methods for evidence creation, and know how to plan for your evidence to have impact in political settings.
Course content
This one-day course addresses contemporary issues around the influential use of evidence-based policy in Australia. It will be delivered in the format of small-group, one-on-one learning with national and international experts in this field.
The course will cover the following core topics:
- History of evidence-based policy
- The constraints and debates about evidence-based policy
- Difference bases of evidence and their use
- Evidence in policy design
- Evidence in policy evaluation
- Evidence-based policy: the NSW experience
Learning outcomes
On completion of this course, you will be able to:
Understand the foundations of robust evidence-based policy frameworks
Assess the opportunities and limitations of evidence for different policy
Develop practical strategies and tools to enhance the influence of evidence-based policy work
Plan for and assess, policy success using evidence.
Who should attend
This short course is best suited for public sector employees and government relations managers who seek to use evidence to inform their work in public policy. It will also be of interest to peak body or agency executives who are interested in lifting their influence with policy-makers through the timely and effective use of evidence.
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Facilitator
Prof Brenton Prosser
Brenton Prosser is Professor of Public Policy and Leadership at UNSW Canberra. He has worked in senior leadership roles across public, private, health and social service sectors, as well as at leading Australian and UK universities. He was Chief of Staff to Senator Nick Xenophon during the period when he held the balance of power. He was also senior policy and media advisor to the parliamentary leader of the South Australian Democrats.
Brenton has also been a senior executive in the APS, Director with a peak social services body and Director (Policy) with an international management consultancy agency where he specialised in national policy evaluations and helping non-government bodies to build their evidence-base. He was co-author, with Richard Denniss, of Minority Policy: Rethinking Governance when Parliament Matters, which examined the implications of minority government on public policy theory and practice.
Cancellation policy
Courses will be held subject to sufficient registrations. UNSW Canberra reserves the right to cancel a course up to five working days prior to commencement of the course. If a course is cancelled, you will have the opportunity to transfer your registration or be issued a full refund. If registrant cancels within 10 days of course commencement, a 50% registration fee will apply. UNSW Canberra is a registered ACT provider under ESOS Act 2000-CRICOS provider Code 00098G.