Utilising Evidence In Decision Making

It is often the case that bad policy and poor management decisions can arise from the lack of consideration of relevant evidence or even the absence of any evidence at all.

This 'Utilising Evidence In Decision Making Training' course explores how to properly source the right evidence while challenging assumptions made about evidence collection and evaluation. Part of our Policy Skills series, Utilising Evidence in Decision Making is available on request and will help participants understand the importance and benefits of having firm evidence that meets the needs of modern decision making.

At the Civil Service College, we tailor our courses to each participant’s role and organisation, ensuring that each participant gets the most out of the training. Our courses and trainers are continuously updated and evaluated to ensure that we are always delivering the best service possible.

Key Training Features

Who Can Attend

Learning Outcomes

Key Training Features:

• Evidence in policy case studies
• Challenging beliefs, assumptions and values
• Managing processes and organisational barriers
• Seeking and sourcing evidence
• Analysing evidence in context
• Managing risk and uncertainty
• Fitting into the wider policy environment, in particular, institutional constraints

Who Can Attend:

Participants who need to develop their ability to understand, source and deploy evidence for strategic and organisational decisions.

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will gain a finely-tuned understanding of the importance of a firm evidence base as well as the knowledge necessary to recognise where this fits into their typical policy or project cycles.
• The participant will also acquire skills to help them better understand and use evidence in all levels of decision making, as well as develop new ways of looking at what leads to the highest quality decisions being made.

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