This potential and development of evidence-based policy making, and implementation course will focus on how to find and use the best available evidence from research and evaluation to develop and implement policy successfully

It is intended to support better decision-making using policy analysis throughout the different stages of the policy process (preparation and planning, decision-making, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation). The course considers what constitutes evidence for policy-making purposes and how robust research evidence can be used to improve policymaking.

What the course will cover

During the training you will be able to:

• Gain a better understanding of the meaning, potential and development of evidence-based policymaking
• Understand how to use research evidence to develop policy strategically and operationally
• How to use evidence to implement and monitor policy effectively and efficiently
• Review critical appraisal techniques to identify higher and lower-quality evidence
• Know how to compile high-quality evidence in performance-managed government and resource allocation
• Develop your understanding of cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis (economic appraisal)
• Learn how to draw upon examples of evidence-based policymaking from different countries.

How participants will benefit

The course 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 and evaluation, and understand how this fit with other factors that influence and inform policymaking
• Mentor colleagues in evidence-based policymaking and in how to use research evidence
• Procure and manage research and evaluation, and professional analytical services, effectively and efficiently.