Making Policy More Effective-Evaluating the Effect and Impact of Policy Decisions Course

Course Description

This Making Policy More Effective Course provides a comprehensive overview of policy analysis, development and implementation taking an in-depth look at how to use research and other types of evidence to evaluate the effect and impact of policy decisions.

What the course will cover

• Understanding of the meaning, potential and development of evidence-based policymaking
• Understanding different meanings of impact
• How to use research evidence, including from other countries, to develop policy strategically and operationally
• Critical appraisal techniques to identify higher and lower-quality evidence
• How to compile high-quality evidence in performance-managed government and resource allocation
• The role of ex-ante and post hoc impact assessments in the decision-making process of an organisation
• Commissioning appropriate economic, social and environmental impacts of a policy, programme or project
• The importance of cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis in determining the feasibility of a policy, programme or project.

How participants will benefit

The training will enable you to:

• Make better policies and decisions about policies and services by using the best available evidence to form your judgments
• Make critical judgments about evidence from research, evaluation and other sources, and understand the factors that influence and inform policymaking

• Procure and manage research and evaluation, and professional analytical services, effectively and efficiently
• Improve the planning, procurement and management of impact evaluations and assessments
• Use methods of impact evaluation to identify the most effective, efficient and value-for-money policy initiatives.