This course aims to develop skills and capabilities for policymakers in working with evidence. By the end of this course participants will have acquired the relevant skills and knowledge and be familiar with tools and methodologies for evidence-informed policymaking for 21st century challenges.  

The course supports the competencies outlined in the Joint Research Centre’s competency framework for policymakers on the working with evidence cluster

The training package includes: 

• Power Points
• Policy Challenges
• Templates
• Overview of Working with Evidence

Disclaimer

This content is offered by the Joint Research Centre of the  European Commission. The Joint Research Centre is the knowledge and scientific service of the European Commission and its mission is to support EU policies with independent evidence throughout the whole policy cycle. The European Commission is the European Union's politically independent executive arm. It is alone responsible for drawing up proposals for new European legislation, and it implements the decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.

The course content offered here can be explored autonomously, it also serves as background material to a presential classroom course (either online or in person), for which the PowerPoint presentations available under “resources” are used.

Should you be interested in delivering this course fully or in part, we can make available background materials (session plans, speaker notes in English) and the original PowerPoint material (in any of the 12 languages the course material is available in) to you. Do not hesitate to reach out to us at EC-SMART-FOR-POLICY@ec.europa.eu.

The use of these materials is free, but the EU should be acknowledged when doing so.

MATERIAL

Power Points

Policy Challenges

Templates

Overview of Working with Evidence