Evidence-Based Decision Making

Overview

Delivery method

Classroom

Virtual Classroom

Duration

12 hours

Audience

Employees

Description

This course will help participants learn how to make better use of evidence and data to make strong and supported policy recommendations. It will introduce a data analytics methodology using specific examples and then follow up with a practical component including group work designed to solve a real-life problem that the department is facing.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• examine the role of data in the policy making process
• conceptualize data analytics methodology
• identify practical applications for using evidence to support policy making
• design a policy recommendation based on a specific set of data provided

Notes: This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis.

For more information, please contact Learning-Apprentissage@international.gc.ca 

Legacy course code: 00027512