LAUNCH OF A PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY TRAINING PROGRAMME IN ROMANIA

Although the components that define Public Policy Advocacy may be the same in most countries, how they impact policies may be quite different. Public Policy Advocates must begin with an understanding of the broader legal, economic and cultural environment in which government decisions are made as well as the evolution of the system.

Based on request, AALEP has articulated a comprehensive Public Policy Advocacy Training Programme targeting Romania. The programme consists of five modules and completion requires 144 hours over a six month period. The programme will be delivered in Bucharest twice a month on Fridays and Saturdays and upon successful completion, participants will be awarded an Executive Certificate in Public Policy Advocacy delivered by the Association of Accredited Public Policy Advocates to the European Union.

Through class discussion, exercises, simulation and critique, participants will be trained in strategies and skills to influence public policy decisionmaking focusing on a range of substantive policy areas in Romania, and considering local, state, and national contexts. Strategies and skills may include: conducting policy analysis and research; engaging in coalition building and organizing; collecting and analyzing opinion data; drafting and negotiating laws and rules; conducting public policy advocacy; developing public education plans and using media effectively; fundraising etc., The programme will emphasize the relationship among these strategies and skills, including how they interact with public interest. It is expected that the study of the process, grounded in actual experience in the field, will enhance participants' abilities as advocates. Participants will learn to run and support policy reform campaigns by studying theory and real life examples, and by testing solutions through simulation and actual application. The programme will offer participants the opportunity  to examine historical and current approaches to achieving policy reform and to propose and subject to critique their own strategies for reform. As part of the programme, participants will be integrated into real-time research and analysis of policy problems and advocacy for particular solutions. Participants will be asked regularly to submit short written assignments, including simulation documents, essays, reports, and other work relating to field work or other policy issues.

 

 

 

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