This training course is designed for a wide range of Public Sector, Government and Non-Government Officials involved at various levels and different stages of the policy-making process and who must connect the dots between public policy, governance and administration
Course Contents
Module 1 – Introduction to Public Policy and Administrative Governance
Key Topics
- What is public policy?
- Concepts of public policy & administrative governance
- The purpose of public policy and its use by governments
- Public policy theories, ideologies and context today
- Public policy positioning
Module 2 – Public Bureaucracy in Theory and Practice
Key Topics
- Problem identification and definition
- Policy formulation
- Information research
- Information analysis
- Policy design
- Policy recommendations
Module 3 – Government, Bureaucracy & Accountability
Key Topics
- Government governance
- Do policies determine politics?
- Classification of public policy types
- Dimensions distinguishing policy-politics relations
- Policy institutions
Module 4 – Administrative Governance & the Challenge of Policy Implementation Today
Key Topics
- Social diversity’s impact on public policy features and governance
- Keeping pace with change
- Aligning governance frameworks with public management structures
- Public policy, governance and administration interplay
- Performance delivery agreements
- Accountability and compliance requirements
Module 5 – Code of Practice for the Governance of Public Bodies
Key Topics
- Oversight arrangements with parent departments
- Alignment of statements of strategy
- Business and reporting obligations
- Audit and risk committees
- Role and composition of boards and the role of the Chairperson
- Board and Committee effectiveness

