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CPED conducted two separate policy analysis courses for the senior officials and technical staff of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). The three-day senior executive course program precedes the eight-day course for the technical staff of the Department.

The course for DILG’s technical staff (junior to middle level) provides basic concepts and practical methods in public policy analysis. It covers important considerations in the process of policy analysis. It also explains accessing data sources and weighing the utility of policy relevant information. It will also introduce the participants to the use of computer resources in policy analysis, particularly in searching electronic repositories of information, such as the Internet. This course provides an overview of the types of policy issues on decentralized delivery of public services. By the end of the course, the participants are expected to write a policy paper and to know more about opportunities for further study in public policy analysis.

On the other hand, the course for DILG’s senior officials is an appreciation course on policy analysis. Specifically, it introduces the senior officials to the basic concepts and important considerations in the process of policy analysis process such as assessing policy alternatives, choosing among policy options, and monitoring policy implementation. The course also introduces the senior officials to the broad range of policy issues being confronted by sub-national units of government in the delivery of efficient and responsive public services to the people. This three-day course walks the senior officials through the principles, steps, and techniques of public policy analysis. The general format of the course is a roundtable discussion involving practitioners, policy analysts, and academics. The course incorporates the presentation and discussion of policy issue papers on decentralization and local development.