Policy framing
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1 available topics:
| Policy framing: problem structuring and analytical thinking |
Policy framing
Policy framing: problem structuring and analytical thinking
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6 hours 15 minutes
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Workshop
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Online tutorial
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Online resources
Policy professionals often find themselves battling tight deadlines to come up with a solution that is understood and accepted by colleagues and then put into action promptly. This topic draws on management consultancy techniques to help define problem quickly and precisely, giving you the skills to think in a clearer, more structured way.
Communicating policy effectively
For a policy to be successful, it must be developed and implemented correctly but also communicated effectively to those it will affect. How it is communicated cannot therefore be an afterthought. This topic introduces the basic principles of clear policy communication for both internal and external purposes.
3 available topics:
| Advising, briefing and drafting |
| Communicating and negotiating with policy influencers |
| Communicating policy effectively |
Communicating policy effectively
Advising, briefing and drafting
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9 hours
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Workshop
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Online tutorial
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Online resources
Government ministers and senior officials require information presented as clearly and as concisely as possible. This topic helps you draft documents for ministers and looks at writing briefings, submissions and ministerial correspondence. It shows how to present information accurately and clearly in a structure that is easy to read and understand.
Communicating policy effectively
Communicating and negotiating with policy influencers
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8 hours 20 minutes
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Workshop
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Online tutorial
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Online resources
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Self assessment
When formulating policy, policy professionals will typically find themselves in a position where they need to influence and negotiate between different groups, often with competing interests. This topic examines the principles of stakeholder engagement. By improving your skills in this area, you’ll be able to conduct successful negotiations, achieving results even in situations where you don’t have direct authority.
Communicating policy effectively
Communicating policy effectively
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4 hours 15 minutes
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Workshop
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Online resources
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Self assessment
For a policy to be successful, it must be developed and implemented correctly but also communicated effectively to those it will affect. How it is communicated cannot therefore be an afterthought. This topic introduces the basic principles of clear policy communication for both internal and external purposes.
Introduction to policy
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1 available topics:
| Introduction to policy |
Introduction to policy
Introduction to policy
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2 hours
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Online tutorial
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Online resources
Working in public policy within the Civil Service is a privilege, allowing you to work with government ministers and advisers to make decisions that will impact the lives of people around the country. This topic helps make sense of the policy landscape, introducing you to the issues policy professionals need to consider when formulating policy recommendations and when planning and implementing the proposals.
Politics and democracy
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3 available topics:
| Devolution and intergovernmental working (online) |
| Devolution and intergovernmental working |
| An introduction to the EU |
Politics and democracy
Devolution and intergovernmental working (online)
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3 hours 40 minutes
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Online tutorial
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Online resources
With more powers having been transferred from the UK Parliament to the assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland and the Scottish Parliament, all new civil servants need to understand how the Civil Service supports multiple governments. This includes learning about devolution settlements, decentralisation, City Deals and English Votes for English Laws.
Politics and democracy
Devolution and intergovernmental working
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6 hours 40 minutes
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Workshop
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Online tutorial
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Online resources
With more powers having been transferred from the UK Parliament to the assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland and the Scottish Parliament, all new civil servants need to understand how the Civil Service supports multiple governments. This includes learning about devolution settlements, decentralisation, City Deals and English Votes for English Laws.
Politics and democracy
An introduction to the EU
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2 hours
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Online tutorial
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Online resources
Understanding how the European Union (EU) works has never been more important. This topic will improve your knowledge of the EU’s core principles and institutions, helping you understand the context within which the Civil Service operates as we begin the process of leaving the EU. You’ll cover everything from the EU’s origins through to its legislative process, free movement provisions and its role on the global stage.
Policy context, design and implementation
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5 available topics:
| Behavioural insights |
| EU exit: the principles and practice of working with the EU |
| EU exit and new UK partnerships |
| Policy context, design and implementation |
| EU exit: understanding the EU landscape |
Policy context, design and implementation
Behavioural insights
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7 hours 30 minutes
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Workshop
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Online resources
Human beings don’t always behave in a completely rational way. This can prove challenging for government policy-makers so, as a result, behavioural science now plays a larger role in policy-making by anticipating and testing how people might react. This topic highlights how this can be applied in practice.
Policy context, design and implementation
EU exit: the principles and practice of working with the EU
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9 hours
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Workshop
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Online tutorial
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Online resources
This topic covers the most important EU concepts and principles including EU law, freedom of movement and the single market. You’ll learn how EU treaties and institutions are structured and how decisions are made. You’ll gain a fuller appreciation of the UK’s EU exit agenda, allowing you to better represent and safeguard the UK’s best interests, at home and abroad.
Policy context, design and implementation
EU exit and new UK partnerships
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9 hours
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Workshop
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Online tutorial
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Online resources
As the Government prepares for life outside the EU, negotiations are now taking place around all the policies, processes and legislation that will be affected by our exit. This topic will prepare you for providing advice relating to exiting the EU and the development and implementation of new partnerships outside the EU.
Policy context, design and implementation
Policy context, design and implementation
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10 hours
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Workshop
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Online tutorial
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Online resources
When formulating policy, policy professionals need to fully appraise all the policy design options available to them and test that the preferred option will work in practice. This topic provides the tools and techniques needed to support the design, delivery and implementation of policies and for developing innovative and creative policy options.
Policy context, design and implementation
EU exit: understanding the EU landscape
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2 days
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Workshop
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Online tutorial
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Online resources
EU exit: understanding the EU landscape
