Organization: ActionAid
Registration deadline: 03 Jun 2016
Starting date: 06 Jun 2016
Ending date: 10 Jun 2016
Public Policy & Research Skills
Course Code
PP&RS
Course duration
1 Week
When is the Course
6th to 10th June 2016
Course Objectives
To facilitate knowledge sharing leading to the understanding of the interaction between government and governance; politics and economics; and how these relate with public policy.
To transmit knowledge and skills for policy analysis, advocacy and research as well as strategically communicating findings to policy makers in a politically sensitive terrain.
Familiarize participants with the basic principles and methods of research, developing research hypotheses and action plans for policy research.
Course Content
Understanding Government and Governance
Understanding Advocacy
Public Policy: Its definition, policy cycle
Policy analysis, policy work in constrained political space,
Political economy of policy work.
Research Approaches and Types: Theory and practice
Learning outcomes
Participants to acquire skills and knowledge on how to:
Analyze public policies and use identified gaps to advocate for policy reforms
Design and carry out scientific research studies that can inform evidence based policy analysis
Utilize communication skills more strategically
Communicating Policy Research in a Politically Sensitive Political Terrain
Target Group
Public and Private sector leaders and programme staff whose work interacts with policy analysis and advocacy
How to register:
Go to the website http://www.mstcdc.or.tz/application/application-public-policy-research-skills-0