Ideas for a Better World: Leading Change Through Policymaking
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Duration 4 weeks
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Weekly study 2 hours
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Learn Free
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Digital upgrade Free
Become a leader and start making a difference in the world through policymaking
Policy change can affect billions of lives. What if you could create policies to enhance societies, transform lives and change the impact we have on the world? On this course supported by the Møller Institute at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, you will build knowledge and awareness about policymaking and leadership.
You will learn from global policy experts and hear innovative perspectives from policy leaders creating change all around the world. Listen to guest speakers from the United Nations, UK House of Lords, and The Elders, and learn to create your own policy action plan.
What topics will you cover?
Turning passion into policy
- What is policy?
- Who makes policy change?
- How to use passion and purpose
- Your role in making policy change
Learning from experts
- Hearing from experts, world leaders and young people who have made change in the world
Insight and evidence
- Evidence in policymaking
- How to use evidence
- Different kinds of evidence
- Policy creation processes
Collaborating and influencing
- Policy making tactics
- “Policy windows” and the best time to take action
- What are stakeholders?
- How to understand and influence others to make change
- Communication and influence
- How to define and communicate your “vision” for change
Creating your policy action plan
- Actions, tools and tactics to help you plan your policy
- How to achieve long-term impact
- Key things to consider as you are planning your path to change
When would you like to start?
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What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
Who is the course for?
This course is aimed at people who see themselves as future leaders in the field of policymaking.
Who will you learn with?
Richard Hill
I'm an experienced leadership facilitator who specialises in helping people understand how they can make positive difference in the world.
Hasiba Begum Amin
I am the National Convenor of SM dept of Congress, India's oldest political party. I started as a student activist and have worked in the fields of mental health, education and women empowerment.
Lusine Manukyan
I am an Improvement and Innovation a adviser at the Local Government Association and an alumna of Newcastle and Cambridge Unis.
I am passionate about helping local communities improve places and lives
Matthew G. O'Neill
I am a final year Political Science PhD Student with The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at Queen's University Belfast.
PHILIP GICHANA
Philip currently heads policy and legislative engagements at Transparency International Kenya. He is passionate about good governance and an alumni of #FutureLeadersConnect2019.
Who developed the course?
The British Council is on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries connecting the best of UK culture with a global audience and providing high-quality English language courses.
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What's included?
British Council are offering everyone who joins this course a free digital upgrade, so that you can experience the full benefits of studying online for free. This means that you get:
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