Policy Drafting: Where Concept Meets Approval

Policy Drafting: Where Concept Meets Approval


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Start Date 03 Jun 2024, Mon
Start Date
End Date03 Jun 2024, Mon
Time9.00am to 5.00pm
Mode
FeeSGD 680.00 (excluding GST)
Contact Rina | 6720 3333 | training.aventis@gmail.com
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Starting from Scratch: What You Need to Know About Policy Drafting

Writing a technical paper may not be easy but it is relatively straightforward because of a clear focus. Writing a report may be demanding but there is (usually) enough research data and information lying about to support a decent submission.

But how about writing a qualitative policy paper? Well, even for the best of staff writers (in government or major corporations), it is a tough task because there is neither clarity of objective as afforded by a technical paper nor an abundance of evidence as supplied for a standard report. How worse, then, would it be for a young officer plying the trade of policy writing for the first time?

Importance of Well-Written Policy and Procedures

Policies and procedures communicate expectations and explain how organizations should conduct their operations. The larger the organization and more regulated the industry, the greater the need for a system of documenting what should be done and how.

How To Craft Clear And Easy-To-Understand Policy And Official Documents

A policy draft, which can take the form of a strategy, doctrine or popular concept paper, is an arduous writing challenge because its objective may be unclear or multi-faceted; its direction may be ambivalent, and its content is devoid of quantitative support. The overworked policy writer has to summon her imagination, forward her qualitative arguments and sting with her persuasive summation just to get the attention of her approving authority. Skip a beat, and the whole argument is flawed. Burden it with details and the paper is deemed overloaded. Surely there is a (short cut?) way to write smart without writing hard?

This hands-on workshop is designed to improve your capacity to evaluate policy documents and build your ability to write effective policies. You will enhance your policy writing skills and your policy development capacity through effective writing and project management-styled approaches to strategy and thinking. You will also acquire practical knowledge about the format of a policy document and how to ensure any policy documents you write are well-structured, persuasive and comprehensive.

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