Certified Specialist Programme in Policy Development for Public Sector

• Policy Analysis: Understanding the policy cycle, problem identification, policy formulation, and evaluation.
• Legal Frameworks: Examining the legal context of policy development, including constitutional and administrative law.
• Stakeholder Management: Engaging with stakeholders, understanding their interests, and managing conflicts.
• Policy Implementation: Developing implementation strategies, monitoring and evaluating their effectiveness.
• Policy Communication: Effective communication of policy proposals, including writing policy briefs and reports.
• Research Methods: Understanding and applying research methods to inform policy development.
• Ethics in Public Policy: Examining ethical considerations in policy development, including social justice and equity.
• Public Sector Budgeting: Understanding the budgeting process in the public sector, and its implications for policy development.
• Performance Management: Monitoring and evaluating the performance of policies and programs.
• Policy Change and Adaptation: Managing policy change, including identifying drivers for change, and strategies for policy adaptation.