Courses

IOG's Customized Course for Senior Public Servants

Build your skills, explore key tools, and practice writing effective briefing notes.

Explore and practice skills and tips on how your oral briefs can support your senior decision-makers.

This comprehensive certificate program focuses on practical leadership skills essential for frontline leaders. Through a blend of core and elective courses, participants will gain valuable insights and tools to excel in their roles and drive their teams towards success.

We will lead you through interactive discussions and real-life case studies, and take you through the guide to preparing Treasury Board Submissions.

Explore concepts and practical applications of design thinking, integrative thinking, lateral thinking and other creative ways of re-imagining policy problems.

Master the essentials of digital government, data science, global trends, technology policies, innovation, ethics, and remote team collaboration in this comprehensive course.

Giving feedback is a key skill. Learn these skills to enhance trust and avoid the minefield caused by poor communication.

How do principles of good governance work in Canada? How is citizens trust impacted? Why is it important? Join us for a dynamic and engaging exploration of how public sector governance works and why it matters so much.

If you work in government or in an organization that often deals with government, this webinar is a must-take to guide you through the structures, players and processes that make up government.

This webinar acts as a “user guide” for scientists and researchers working with or in the federal government. Learn the foundations of how the federal government works, and your unique role as a science-based public servant.

Be an innovative public servant and learn how to use experimentation to explore new ways of designing and delivering public policy and services.

Join a two-day intermediate-level exploration of the integration of science, innovation, and policy to drive evidence-informed decisions.

The contract (or compact) between science and society is changing. The interface between science, innovation, and policy making must change, too.

Emerge as a leader in challenging times with the tools, skills, and confidence needed to lead through major transformations and crises.

Review and practice the process employed in the development of MCs, as well as gain an appreciation of the purpose, structure and mandate of Cabinet and its key committees.

Metaverse 101 Workshop

Build the foundations and expand your knowledge as a skilled and confident policy analyst in a complex and changing policy environment.

Join us for the next step in our Policy webinar series! This session is all about enhancing your policy-making skills to help you confidently navigate complex policies. We'll dive into evidence-based policy-making, environmental scanning, and effective collaboration & engagement practices.

In this third step of our policy webinar series, you will gain the crucial knowledge and skills to enhance your policy-making skills and confidently navigate intricate policy paths. We will dive into diverse policy formulation models and understand the art of providing effective advice to decision-makers.