Upcoming Programs and Courses

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

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

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

Join us for a hands-on workshop on storytelling in the public sector! This session will show you how to use storytelling techniques to make your insights more impactful and memorable. Learn how to structure information for senior decision-makers, reinforce data with compelling narratives, and sharpen your message using proven storytelling strategies. Perfect for analysts, advisors, and anyone who prepares briefings or reports!

This course equips emerging and current frontline leaders with practical insights and tools to enhance leadership and management skills. Participants will review what is expected of them in their role as a frontline leader, approaches to personal and professional development and a pragmatic approach to delegating, managing their time and workload.

Join us for this engaging session on how AI is transforming public sector work! Explore the latest AI trends, learn how governments are adapting, and gain practical skills in prompt engineering to work smarter with AI. Whether you're new to AI or already using it, this session will help you navigate risks, harness opportunities, and enhance your day-to-day work.

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.

This targeted course is specifically designed for federal public servants in Canada to enhance their proficiency in human resources management within the public sector framework.

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

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

Gain practical tips and strategies for understanding, addressing and working with the reporting and accountability requirements of the current Expenditure Management System.

Governments around the world are struggling to keep pace with the unprecedented disruptions of the digital era. This program is for any leader who wants to better understand how technology is pushing the public service to modernize in order to meet rising expectations. Our premise is that in today’s world, “digital” impacts everyone in government!

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

Understand performance management, giving effective feedback, setting realistic performance objective and continuous conversation, developing a coaching approach

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.

This dynamic course is designed specifically for frontline leaders who seek to strengthen their team leadership skills. It offers practical insights into team building, motivation, conflict resolution, and trust-building. Participants will learn effective coaching and mentoring techniques, enabling them to foster a resilient and high-performing team environment. The course covers a comprehensive set of leadership skills essential for managing and inspiring teams effectively.

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.

This course for frontline leaders enhances capabilities in managing relationships with their management and peers. It covers manage you professional relationship with your boss, developing your organizational influence, developing your understanding of the organizational perspective, and handling conflicts with your supervisor and your colleagues. Through exercises, discussions, and case studies, participants will also learn practical briefing skills and meeting management skills.

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

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.