Policy 1: Policy Cycle and Role of the Policy Analyst
Build the foundations and expand your knowledge as a skilled and confident policy analyst in a complex and changing policy environment.
Description
As a public servant, mastering policy skills is vital. In Policy 1, you'll develop core competencies for navigating complex policies. Geared towards early-career analysts and officers, this half-day webinar enhances your understanding of policy processes and essential skills. Engage in discussions and activities to explore government policy environment in a safe learning space. Expert facilitators share real-world insights on policy foundations, decision-making, and various instruments.
Certificate in Policy and Governance
This course is part of the Certificate in Policy and Governance offered by the institute. While there are no formal prerequisites for this course, we highly recommend that you consider taking the preceding courses or familiarizing yourself with their content. This background knowledge will greatly enhance your learning experience. Please be aware that the instructor may not revisit these earlier topics in order to allocate ample time for the current material.
Learning Objectives:
- You will learn about the different types of public policy, and the stages of the policy cycle.
- You will learn about the government’s agenda and priorities, and the government decision-making process.
- You will explore the role of the policy analyst, and the challenges facing analysts in the
- current policy environment.
Core Skills
- Understanding Government Policy-Making Fundamentals
- Role Clarity as a Policy Analyst
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Strategic Policy Development
Duration:
- 3 hours, including short breaks to ensure maximum engagement and effective learning absorption.
Special Offers
Take advantage of these exclusive discounts available when registering for IOG courses:
- Group Course Discount: Register 3 or more colleagues together for the same course and receive 10% off your total registration fee.
Learning together builds team capacity—and helps you save on training costs. - Individual Bundle Discount: Register as an individual for 3 or more courses at the same time and save 10% on your total registration fee.
Advance your professional development while maximizing value.
Facilitators
Catherine Waters is the Manager of the Learning Lab with the Institute on Governance. She has extensive experience as a consultant, researcher, and instructor/facilitator in the areas of public management, public policy, organizational development, and corporate governance. Catherine has a special interest in the areas of modernizing governance, citizen engagement and democratic participation, and Aboriginal governance. Catherine has co-authored articles in a number of policy journals. In the area of professional development and life-long learning, she developed and delivered distance learning for the Government of Nunavut and the Certified Management Accountants to expand access to training opportunities to a wider group of public servants.
Catherine teaches in Carleton University’s MA program in Public Policy and Administration, on Public Management and Labour Relations & Collective Bargaining.
Catherine previously worked in London U.K. as a Senior HR Manager for British Telecommunications plc, focusing on international business development in the US and EU and labor relations. Particular areas of interest included the integration of international joint ventures, organizational change, and professional development and training.
Catherine holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and French literature (Honours) from the University of Victoria, a Masters in Public Policy and Administration from Carleton University and an MSc in Labour Economics (With Distinction) from the London School of Economics.
As an IOG instructor, Catherine has provided custom training for various ministries in the Government of Ontario, including the Ministry of Transportation, and board training for Ontario agencies, boards and commissions.
Linda Savoie, after a somewhat dispersed early career that includes time as a military officer, an aircraft mechanic, a lawyer, an airline manager and a museum educator, Linda stumbled upon the federal public service in the mid-90s.
There she discovered opportunities to influence policy development and implementation in areas of interest such as climate change, civic engagement, and gender equality. For some 25 years, whether at Transport Canada, the Privy Council Office, Canadian Heritage, Status of Women Canada, or Library and Archives Canada, Linda worked closely, as an executive, with Deputy Ministers, Ministers, and political staff.
While all challenges were interesting, she is particularly thankful for having been able to explore the power of partnerships and alliances in advancing gender equality and the role of libraries and archives in community vitality. Since her retirement in 2022, when not skiing or cycling, she continues to serve as Past Chair of the Carlington Community Health Center and assists the board of a new foundation in developing its governance.