Certificate in Policy and Governance

Description

Designed for aspiring policy and program professionals

This certificate is for public servants looking to better understand and impact policy and decision-making processes. Already a policy or program professional or wanting to enter this field? The IOG Policy and Governance learning certificate is for you.  

Comprehensive, yet personalized

Our series of online training webinars have all been updated. With thirteen meticulously crafted virtual training webinars at your disposal, you can shape your own learning journey.

•   Real-world Relevance: The training is pragmatic, engaging, and that is designed to always reflect and adapt to the evolving landscape of public policy.

•   Personalized Learning: Choose individual courses to align with your specific professional and growth objectives, and fit your schedule and training plan.

•   Practical Proficiency: Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in your role while enhancing your confidence as a public sector professional.

•   Reward and Recognition: Follow our carefully designed sequence of webinars and get recognized with the IOG’s Policy and Governance Learning Certificate.

Recognition for your Learning Achievements: Certificate in Policy and Governance

Complete all core webinars and three electives to earn your Certificate in Policy and Governance—in recognition of your commitment to excellence. Participate in a graduation celebration with your peers to mark your achievement.

How it works

You have two options to obtain this certification:

1.  Register to each of the certificate courses one by one, at your own pace. Once you have taken the mandatory and elective courses, please contact us at info@iog.ca and we will register you to the graduation ceremony.

2.  Register to the Policy and Governance Learning Certificate by clicking the registration button above. You will receive a 15% discount code when prompted to pay for the package of courses that make up the certificate. Once confirmation of payment is received, individual course registrations will appear as $0.00 (free of charge). You may register to each course at your own pace and access our client portal to manage your registrations.

Certificate Requirements

To be eligible for this certificate, you must complete each of the following mandatory courses (3h webinars). We recommend that you take them in the following order:

•    How Government Works

•    Briefings 1: Written 

•    Policy 1

•    Policy 2

•    Policy 3

•     Policy 4

  You must also complete 3 elective courses amongst the following courses (3h webinars). These courses can be taken in any order, at your choice: 

•    Briefings 2: Oral

•    Memorandum to Cabinet

•    Treasury Board Submissions

•    Expenditure Management System

•    Project Management

•    Digital Government

 Program Sequence

While there are no formal prerequisites for each course, we highly recommend that you consider taking the courses in sequence. This background knowledge you will gain from each course will greatly enhance your learning experience for the following course. Please be aware that the instructor may not revisit these earlier topics in order to allocate ample time for the current material.