Upcoming Programs and Courses

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.

This course equips mid-to-senior level policy leaders with the practical skills and knowledge needed to successfully navigate government transitions.

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

Understand your organization, understand the role of corporate units, understand decision making and governance, aligning to organizational priorities.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 three-afternoon webinar will give you insight into the world of an executive. It will enable you, in a safe space, to practice your skills and ascertain your state of readiness for the next step in your career.

Our flagship Executive Leadership Program (ELP) prepares federal public sector leaders across departments, and across Canada, to navigate the rapid and complex changes of our times. As leaders, you will be called to develop and implement complex new policies and programs for emerging public sector challenges. The ELP will challenge your strategic thinking, will expand your understanding of complex and challenging issues, and give you practical insight and skills to help you succeed.

Includes a mix of in-class modules, a travel study tour, and group coaching sessions.

In this concluding webinar of our Policy series, dive into cutting-edge policy-making techniques rooted in human-centered design and behavioral insights, often known as "Nudge." Immerse yourself in hands-on exploration of innovative policy strategies and discover how to effectively apply behavioral insights to your own projects.

Understanding change dynamics, key success factors for change, dealing with resistance, supporting your team through change.